TOM EBRO: AQUATIC RISK MANAGEMENT
Thomas C. Ebro — Professional Profile

Aquatics Director for the Multnomah County (Oregon) Parks & Recreation Department in Portland. Served as head lifeguard and county’s aquatics director for swimming, diving, lifeguard and safety courses, boating, and military survival training programs. Developed and managed Blue Lake Aquatic Center, one of the nation’s earliest multi-faceted water parks.

Responsible for aquatic programming at more than 50 regional public swimming pools (including lakes and beaches) for Los Angeles County. Administrator of SCUBA certification standards and safety legislation. Oversaw aquatic education programs, safety training, and public relations dealing with the media and aquatics industries. Served for 10 years as LA County Medical Examiner’s Deputy Coroner and Aquatics Accident Invetigator under Chief Medical Examiner Dr. Thomas Noguchi. Responsible for forensic investigation of aquatic fatalities and testifying in coroner inquests.

General Manager of Spanish Bay Reef Resort in the Cayman Islands responsible for operations and expansion. Created for advanced SCUBA-divers and underwater photographers, this remote dive operation featured luxury bungalows, gourmet dining, nightly entertainment, a training pool and marina, with daily  (four dive boats) instructor-supervised scuba-tours. Trained staff, supervised the dive operation, built a freshwater training basin, created a state-of-the-art air-filling system, photo-processing lab, classrooms, equipment repairs and permanent buoyage at dive sites. Resort was voted “Best of the Lot” by Undercurrent Magazine and Ebro earned the government’s award of Cayman Islands’ “Outstanding Hotel Administrator.”

Chief designer and developer of Rum Cay Club, a remote (private air-transportation) Caribbean beachfront luxury-resort in the Bahamas. Developed advanced SCUBA programs and instruction, underwater tours, recreational boating, sailing, windsurfing, swimming, beach and spa activities. Designed resort’s custom 34’ tri-hull dive boats and system for filling 200 SCUBA tanks. Trained personnel in operational and safety procedures and developed all aspects of resort’s aquatics programs.

 

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Tom Ebro

Tom Ebro has been a nationally featured aquatics expert on NBC's "Dateline," ABC's "20/20" and "Inside Edition," plus cable TVĂs "The Discovery Channel" and "Court TV."