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Walt "Butch" Hendrick

P.O. Box 548 Hurley NY 12443 USA

(845) 657-5544, Email: butch@teamlgs.com www.teamlgs.com www.rip-tide.org

DOB: March 21, 1947 Hartford, CT

As President & Founder of Lifeguard Systems, Butch has been teaching, developing rescue procedures and performing surface and subsurface water rescues for over 30 years in 15 countries. He and his family started and ran one of the first scuba resorts in the Caribbean in Puerto Rico. They were innovators, pioneers, and leaders in the sport diving industry. They installed and ran the only nonmilitary hyperbaric chamber in the Caribbean. Hendrick performed many rescues of divers and other people in the water, and he started the first diving rescue team in the area. Butch had his boat Captains license before he had his driver’s license. He went on to develop many of the procedures used and taught today such as the rescue do-si-do and in-water mouth to mouth for scuba accidents. He developed many Island safety emergency management plans and safety protocols, such as those used today by the Cayman Islands and Bonaire.

In the 1970's Butch established the training program, and conducted the dive training for FDNY Rescue Companies dive teams, including, in 1991, the FDNY diver instructor training course. He has trained other noted teams such as FDNY Rescue Companies, U.S. Parks Dept., Washington DC FAA, South African Paramedics Dive Team, and hundreds of other fire, police, EMS, and military teams.

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Published over 300 times, Hendrick is a noted International public speaker, and expert.

Hendrick has been training public safety dive teams, sport divers, and rescue personnel for over 35 years in over 15 countries. He is a major innovator and contributor to the water rescue industry. He is one of the most important fathers of diver safety education, always striving for increased safety standards.

President and founder of Lifeguard Systems, Inc., an international rescue and recovery training company. Lifeguard Systems is the oldest Public Safety Diving and Ice Rescue Training company with the same continuous owner and President in the United States.

President and founder of RIPTIDE, Inc, a nonprofit organization dedicated to drowning prevention, drowning victim recovery, and homicidal drowning investigation.

Certifying Agencies

l American Canadian Underwater Certifications Master Course Director #501US

l (1968) National Association of Underwater Instructors #1724L and NAUI Course Director

l (1969) Professional Association of Diving Instructors #2382

l (2008) PADI Master Scuba Diver Trainer MSDT-64142, as of March 19, 2008.

l Divers Alert Network Oxygen Provider Instructor #068 (inactive)

l NASAR Water Rescue Instructor

l American Red Cross Basic Life-support Instructor (expired)

l New York State EMT (expired)

l 15-Ton U.S. Coast Guard Approved Captain (expired)

l Ulster County Deputy Sheriff, part time

l State of Connecticut Law Enforcement Trainer

l Arkansas Commission Certified Law Enforcement Instructor, as of April 25, 2008

Past Positions

l 1966-68 U.S. Navy

l 1968 San Juan Rescue Squad, Puerto Rico Developer and Training Director

l 1968-70 Puerto Rico International Undersea Laboratories Training Officer and Safety Coordinator

l 1969-70 University of Puerto Rico Safety Back-up and Recompression Chamber Tender

l 1978 U.S. Green Berets Safety Coordinator for the Diver Trainer Program

l 1978, 1981-86 NASAR Contributor, Lecturer and Eastern Regional Director

l 1981-85 Sports Rites Club & British Sub-Aqua Club Safety Advisor

l 1978-88 Trainer for FDNY Rescue Companies’ Dive Team

l 1988-1995 Underwater Society of America Safety Chairman

l On the Board of Directors for several agencies including NAUI, and ANSI.

l 1998-9 Technical Editor for SORTIE magazine

l 1998-9 Co-producer of Operation Water conferences

l 1998-present Founder and President of RIPTIDE (501C3)

l Founder and current President of Lifeguard Systems (over 18 years)

Received:

l The International Leonard Greenstone Award for Major Contribution to Diving Safety

l Four NAUI Outstanding Contributions to Diving Awards

l The first Divers Alert Network/Rolex Diver of the Year Award for Diving Safety

l Beneath the Sea/Underwater Society of America Diver of the Year Award for Diving Education

l Underwater Canada Rogues’ Gallery inductee

l British Sub-Aqua Club Outstanding Contribution to Diving Safety Award

l Ontario Underwater Council Outstanding Recognition Award

l South African Paramedics Achievement Award

l Boston Sea Rover Lifetime Achievement Award

l Ulster County Sheriff’s Dept. Life Saving Award 2003: an act performed in the line of duty

Speaker at the following conferences:

l Beneath the Sea, NY & NJ

l Boston Sea Rover, MA

l Our World-Underwater, IL

l NAUI North Atlantic Annual Conference

l NAUI Underwater Education Conference, FL, PA, and various other locations

l British Sub-Aqua Club annual conference, UK

l Camden University of Medicine and Dentistry Rescue Operations Conference, NJ

l Diving Equipment Manufacturer Association Annual Convention, CA, NV, FL, …

l International Police Diver Symposium, Hamilton, Ontario

l Let’s Get Wet Montreal Show

l The Living Seas - EPCOT Center/Disney World

l Diving conference, AZ

l New Jersey Dive Council

l NASAR Annual Conference

l Dive Med, South Africa

l Marine Medicine Conference, San Diego

l International Association of Dive Rescue Specialists, FL

l European Life-Saving Association International Congress on Rescue

l NAUI Asia International Conference on Diving Education, Kuala Lumpur.

l SRDR, TN

l Fire Department Instructor Conference (Fire Engineering), IN

l New York Fire Chief’s Show

l USCG Surface Ice Rescue Conference 2004

l 2005: 32^nd New England Seminar in Forensic Sciences, Colby University, ME

l 2005, 2006: United States Coast Guard Ice Symposium, Saginaw MI

Has written and produced the following audiovisual programs:

l Blackwater Contingency Procedures

l Flooding of a Drysuit

l Rapid Drysuit Dressing

l Training of a Rescue Diver

l Scuba Instructor Readiness Series, a ten-hour audiovisual and 700 page Workbook/Answerbook

l Buoyancy Control

l Surface Ice Rescue

l Field Neurological Evaluation

Publications

Publishes an average of 12 articles annually. Journals Include, but not limited to:

l The Dive Journal -Contributing Editor

l Fire Engineering - former Contributing Editor

l Technical Rescue

l Sources, the NAUI Instructor Journal – Former Contributing Editor

l Undersea Journal, the PADI Instructor Journal

l Northeast Dive Journal

l ACUC Instructor Journal

l SORTIE

l Immersed-International Technical Diving Magazine

l Scuba Times

l Blueline Canadian Police Magazine

l California Diving News

l Underwater USA

l Skin Diver Magazine

l Fire Rescue UK

l Advanced Rescue Technologies

l Frontline First Responder Disaster Management & Domestic Preparedness. “A three part series on Mass Casualty Water Disasters”. 2004-5

Manuals and Books (some co-authored with Andrea Zaferes)

l How to Drownproof Yourself , for U.S. Coast Guard

l Oxygen and the Scuba Diver

l Field Neurological Guide and Workbook

l Scuba Instructor Readiness Series Workbook and Answerbook

l contributed to the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration Manual, Second and Third Editions

l Surface Ice Rescue Pennwell Publishing, 1999 (220 pgs)

l Public Safety Diving, Pennwell Publishing, 2000 (340 pgs)

l Ice Diving Operations, Pennwell Publishing, 2004 (454 pgs)

Certification Training Programs Written and Currently Taught

Surface Rescue Programs:

l Surface Ice Rescue Awareness

l Surface Ice Rescue Operations

l Surface Ice Rescue Technician I, II, III

l Surface Ice Rescue Technician Instructor

l Small Boat Handling Surface Rescue

l Swiftwater Rescue I, II

l Surf Rescue I, II

l Ocean Rescue

l Drownproofing Turnout Gear

l Rescue Swimmer

l Personal Watercraft Rescue Operations

l Advanced Free Diving

Diving Rescue and Recovery Programs:

l Rapid Deployment Search & Rescue I, II

l Underwater Vehicle Extrication I, II

l Large Area Search I, with Sleds, II

l Blackwater Search Operations

l Fastwater Search Operations

l Ice Diving Rescue/Recovery I, II

l Ice Diving Underwater Vehicle Extrication

l Deep Water Rescue/Recovery

l Ocean Rescue/Recovery

l GPS, DGPS, Sonar training

l Rapid Deployment Drysuit Training

l Shark Attack Rescue

l Field Neurological Evaluation

l Underwater Investigations

l Buoyancy Control for Underwater Crime Scene Investigation

l Oxygen Administration Programs for Divers (Begun in the early 1970’s)

l Scuba Instructor Training

l Scuba Instructor Trainer Training

l Phase 1 Public Safety Diver Instructor Training

Other Programs

l Homicidal Drowning Investigation

l Teaching the teacher

l Ice Drowning Prevention program for children

Equipment Design

l Lifeguard Systems Public Safety Diver Buoyancy Compensator

l Lifeguard Systems Tethered Diving Contingency Line

l Lifeguard Systems Diving and Surface Ice Rescue Harness

l Lifeguard Systems Rescue Throw Rope Bag

l SOSä portable hyperbaric chamber consultant & instructor trainer

l Past Consultant for the Ocean Edgeä Full-Face Mask

l Design consultant for MARSARSä water rescue equipment

l Consultant for Simulaidsä Mannequins

Procedures: Hendrick has developed hundreds of widely used, effective, state-of-the-art, rescue techniques and procedures. To just name a few:

· Do-si-do tow and In-Water Rescue Breathing, first demonstrated at Temple University

· Blackwater Contingency Hand Signals and Procedures

· Rescue Throw Rope Bag

· Bolting Diver Rescue Technique (how to stop and rescue a panicked, rapidly ascending, out-of-air diver)

· Rapid deployment ice diving SAR procedures for thin ice.

· Designated Area Diving for Ice Diving Operations

· Swiftwater surface rescue quick-release, diagonal hanging strap system

· The Lifeguard Systems Field Neurological Exam for diving accidents

· and so much more!

Expert Legal Witness

For diving and other water-related incidents

Homicidal Drowning Investigation

Assists law enforcement and private citizens with homicidal drowning investigations

Media Interviews – started documenting April 2005, many occurred prior to this date.

Does not include the frequent interviews during training programs by local newspaper and television news reporters.

6-21-05 WOR Morning Show w. Ed Walsh, NYC Radio 710 AM 0740 hrs re: Rip Currents

Many water and ice accident victims around the world are alive today because of Walt Hendrick’s innovations, training programs, publications, audiovisuals, equipment designs, public speaking, and actual rescue efforts.

Andrea Zaferes

E-Mail: az@teamlgs.com

P.O. Box 594 Shokan NY 12481 USA

(845) 657-5544, www.teamlgs.com www.rip-tide.org www.wateroperations.com

DOB 15, August, 1965, New York, NY

Andrea began teaching diving with Dr. Lee Somers and Karl Huggins at the University of Michigan’s Scientific Diving Program. She served as a Diving Safety Officer for the American Museum of Natural History’s Animal Behavior Research Department, and had three research papers published by the age of 22. She took her first diving rescue course at age 16 with Walt Butch Hendrick. Since that time she has become Vice President of Lifeguard Systems Inc. and RIPTIDE Inc, a course director and instructor trainer, a well published author, a noted public speaker, an award winner, a program designer, and is one of the leading trainers in the international water rescue and recovery industries today.

Andrea teaches over hundreds of police, fire, EMS, military, and USCG personnel annually throughout the U.S., Canada, Asia, and Caribbean.

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Certifying Agencies

l American Canadian Underwater Certifications: Master Course Director #502US

l National Association of Underwater Instructors: Instructor #10533 and Course Director

l Professional Association of Diving Instructors: Instructor #64142

l Master Scuba Diver Trainer MSDT-64142, given March 19^th, 2008

l Divers Alert Network Oxygen Provider Instructor #069 (inactive)

l American Red Cross Basic Life-support and First Aid Instructor (expired)

l New York State EMT-D #141330

l State of Connecticut Law Enforcement Trainer

l Arkansas Commission Certified Law Enforcement Instructor, as of April 25, 2008

Education

· 1979-1983 Bronx H.S. of Science

· 1982 Newfound Harbor Marine Institute, FL, 1 month

· 1988: University of Michigan, BA in Psychology, graduated with Highest Honors and Distinction

· 1988 NAUI Instructor Training Course, certified as Instructor #10533, and PADI Medic First Aid Instructor

· 1988: Emergency Medical Technician Certification Course, New York State

· 1989: National Association of Underwater Instructor Training Course, FDNY Rescue

· 1990: Nitrox Diver Course (Ed Betts), NY

· 1991: NAUI Instructor Trainer Course, certified as a NAUI I.T.

· 1992: PADI Instructor Training Course, certified as Instructor #64142

· 1993, Professional Association of Diving Instructor Training Course, Bonaire, Netherland Antilles

· 1993: Diving and Hyperbaric Medicine National Certification Course, Dr. Eric Kindwall, NY

· 1994, audited, Human Pathophysiology, SUNY New Paltz

· 1996: NAUI Course Director Course

· 1997: PADI Cavern Specialty Course, Akumel, Mexico

· 1998: COSAR Swiftwater Personal Watercraft Program, CA

· 1998: Underwater EOD recovery course, Edmond, OK

· 1999: Underwater Investigation 1-day course by Corporeal Teather, FL

· 2000: Criminal Justice 101, Ulster County Community College, NY

· 2000: Statement Analysis: Five-day program, Ocean County Police Academy, NJ

· 2001: Underwater Investigator 2-day course, Toronto, Canada

· 2001: Water-related death Investigator 1 day, Toronto, Canada

· 2002: World Drowning Congress, 3 days, Amsterdam, Netherlands

· 2003: OTS AGA full face mask Repair Technician

· 2004: Medicolegal Death Investigator Training Course, 5 days, St. Louis University

· 2004: Reid Interviewing and Interrogation Training 3 day class

· 2004: Reid Interviewing and Interrogation Advanced 1 day class

· 2004 31^st Annual New England Seminar in Forensic Sciences, 26 CME credit Category I, AMA, PRA, August 8-12

· 2004 County of Los Angeles Dept. of Coroner seminar “Recreational and Occupational Deaths” 14 hrs CMA category I credit. November 3-5

· 2005 Homicide: Behaviors, Motives, and Psychology, Specialized Training Services, 19.5 CE credits, April 4-6, San Diego CA.

· 2005: Incident Command Course ICS Orientation (1-100), NYS Emergency Management Office

· 2005: 11^th Masters Conference, Death Investigation, St. Louis University, MO (5 days)

· 2005: 32^nd New England Seminar in Forensic Sciences, Colby University, ME (5 days)

· 2005: Advanced Symposium for Coroners, CA State Coroner’s Association. (2 of the 4 days)

· 2005: Basic Death Investigation, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology. Nov. 15-18, MD

· 2005: Mandatory Reporter Chid Abuse Recognition, Ulster County NY, Dec 13

· 2006: NYS Incident Command System basic I-200, Dutchess Cty NY (12 hrs), Feb 22-23

· 2006: Sexual Assault Forensic Training, Dutchess County NY, Feb 28

· 2006: Finding & Processing Clandestine Graves, Necrosearch, Colorado (5 days), June

· 2006: NYS Coroner and Medical Examiner Conference (1 day), Sept.

· 2006: CSI: Los Angeles County Coroner’s Conference (1 day) Los Angeles, CA, Nov 1

· 2006: International Forensic Nurse conference, Southern CA chapter, Long Beach CA Nov 3

· 2007: Forensic Medicine nondegree Graduate Course – Arizona State University

· 2007: Sacramento Coroner’s Office Death Investigation Conference, May 7-8,

· 2007: Ohio Coroners Annual Conference, Cleveland, May 10-12

· 2007: Arizona School of Health Sciences Medical Forensics APA644, 48 contact hours, completed June 2.

· 2007: St. Louis University ABMDI Masters Death Investigator conference, St. Louis, May 23-26

· 2008: American Academy of Forensic Sciences Annual Meeting February 18-23, Washington DC. Including: 8-hr Workshop #7, Sex Related Homicide Investigation, Vernon Gerberth, 8-hr Workshop #19; The Devil is in the Details, Homicide Investigations, Trial Preparation, and Testimony, Rod Englert et al.; 1-hr Breakfast The Zodiac Killer Ciphers; 1-hr Luncheon #2, Healthcare Serial Killers, Ramsland. In addition, attended 26 hours of presentations at the conference over 4 days.

Research Experience

· 1981-82: African cichlid fish fry behavior, The American Museum of Natural History, NY

· 1982: Precopulatory behavior of Aplysia, field study Puerto Rico, AMNH

· 1985: Independent study: literature review and data analysis of Aplysia Research, Univ. of MI

· 1985: Precopulatory behavior of Aplysia, field and lab study Puerto Rico, AMNH

· 1986 Independent study – Cross-cultural comparative study of factors influencing human fertility rates, Univ. of Michigan

· 1987: 4 month field study and 4 month lab study of Aplysia, Puerto Rico and AMNH

· 1988: Independent study: adolescent attitudes on the value of having children, Univ. of MI

Received:

· 1987 Recognition for over 1,000 hours to the American Museum of Natural History Comparative Psychology Laboratory – as a researcher and diving safety officer in NY and P.R.

· 1992 NAUI Outstanding Contributions to Diving Award

· First woman to receive the Beneath the Sea/Underwater Society of America Diver of the Year Award for Diving Education

· Underwater Canada Rogues’ Gallery inductee

· 1997 nominated for the International Leonard Greenstone Award

· 1999 NAUI Pacific Rim Outstanding & Supporting Service Award

· 1999 EMT of the Year Award, Marbletown First Aid Unit

· 2000 Charter Member Inductee to the Women Divers Hall of Fame

· 2001 Malaysian Fire & Rescue Recognition Award for Education

· 2003 Diver’s Alert Network – Rolex Diver of the Year Award, received a Yacht Master Rolex

Speaker at the following conferences, multiple years for many of these, (not all inclusive):

· Third conference of the International Society of Comparative Psychologists, 1986, Costa Rica

· Annual ISCP research seminar at the Collegio Universidad de Humacao, Puerto Rico 1987

· Eastern Psychological Association Annual Scientific Meeting, 1989

· Specialized Rescue Operations Annual Convention, Univ. of Medicine and Dentistry, NJ 1990, 1991

· Spec-Ops Exposition and Trade Show, NC, 1991

· International Conference on Underwater Education, NAUI, FL, CA, and other locations starting 1992

· Council for National Cooperation in Aquatics, North Carolina, 1995

· Somerset County Fire Academy Med Rescue 1994, NJ

· Emory University Conference on Underwater Education, GA, 1994

· Instructor in the Underwater Explosive Recovery Specialist Course, Edmond PD, OK

· International Association of Dive Rescue Specialists, NY

· Beneath the Sea, NY, NJ

· Boston Sea Rover Dive Show. MA

· Our World-Underwater, Chicago, IL

· Underwater Canada, Toronto

· NAUI North Atlantic Annual Conference, RI

· NAUI Underwater Education Conference, PA, FL

· Camden University of Medicine and Dentistry Rescue Operations Conferences, NJ

· Eastern Psychological Association, Boston

· International Comparative Psychological Association, Costa Rica and Puerto Rico

· Diving Equipment Manufacturer Association Annual Convention, FL, NV, TX, LA

· Diving Equipment Marketing Association Annual Convention NV, FL

· Pittsburgh Fire Chief Convention

· New Jersey Winter Emergencies Conference

· Undersea Hyperbaric Medical Society Great Lakes Chapter Conference, Canada

· Spec Op Military Expo, Little Creek, VA

· Fire Department Instructor Conference (FDIC), Fire Engineering Magazine, Indianapolis

· Hyperbaric Medicine Workshop, Advanced Wound Therapy and Hyperbaric Center, NY

· Undersea Hyperbaric Medical Society, Great Lakes Chapter, Toronto

· New York State Fire Chiefs Expo, Syracuse, NY

· NAUI Asia International Conference on Diving Education, Kuala Lumpur

· 2003: Westchester Medical Center Dive Safety Conference – Dive Accidents

· 2004: University of Missouri Fire Science Annual Conference, Columbia MO – Surface Ice Rescue

· 2004: North Memorial Medical Center EMS Education Conference, Minneapolis, MN, - Immersion Hypothermia & Drowning

· 2005: FDIC (Fire Dept. Instructor Conference) Indianapolis – water rescue

· 2005 FDIC, Atlantic City NJ – surface ice rescue

· 2006 March 22-23 USCG Survivability of Distressed Mariners – I was not a speaker, I was invited to participate in this ‘think tank’ to help the USCG set policy

· 2007: Jan 27, St. Barnabas Burn Center Fire Fighter Safety Conference – ice rescue and diving operations. – NJ

· 2007: National Association of Search and Rescue Annual Conference, Charlotte NC, May 31-June 2 – Drowning and Hypothermia Patient Management, Blackwater Search Operations.

· 2008: Beneath the Sea Exposition, Public Safety diving 8 hours, March 29, Secaucus NJ.

· 2008: FDIC, April 10, Public Safety Diving – tricks of the trade, 1 hr 45 minutes.

Forensic Speaking Engagements

· 199 9:International Police Diving Symposium (first woman speaker), Hamilton, Ontario

· 2001: Nov 7, Water-Related Death Investigator, Toronto, Canada

· 2001: International Police Diving Symposium Hamilton, Ontario – Homicidal drowning.

· 2002: World Drowning Congress, Amsterdam - Homicidal Drowning; Children and Diving

· 2003: International Police Diving Symposium Hamilton, Ontario, Master of Ceremonies (first woman to be the MC)

· 2004: Short Evening presentation: 2004 Annual New England Seminar in Forensic Sciences. ME – Bodies-found in the water

· 2004: 75 min, Nov 3, County of Los Angeles Dept. of Coroner seminar “Recreational and Occupational Deaths” “Investigating open water drowning.”

· 2005: 1 hr, New York City Medical Examiner’s Monthly Training session – Bodies found in the water

· 2005: 1 hr, 11^th Masters Conference, Death Investigation, St. Louis University, MO – Homicidal Drowning Investigations

· 2005: 3 hrs, 32^nd New England Seminar in Forensic Sciences, Colby University, ME – Bodies found in water investigations, Homicidal Drowning Investigations

· 2005: Medicolegal Death Investigators Annual Dinner Presentation- water-related investigations

· 2005: 4-hrs, Annual Advanced Training Symposium for Coroners, CA State Coroner’s Association. – Bodies-in-water investigations

· 2006: 4- hrs, Annual Indiana State Coroner’s Conference - Bodies-in-water investigations

· 2006: 3 hrs, Finding Clandestine Graves, Necrosearch, Colorado

· 2006: 2-hrs, Annual Advanced Training Symposium for Coroners, CA State Coroner’s Association. – Bodies-in-water investigations – Aquatic Eroticum & Aquatic Sexual Sadism

· 2006: CSI Los Angeles County Coroners Conference Nov 1, - 15 minutes on diving fatality investigations

· 2006: Int’l Forensic Nurse Conference Nov 4, 8 hrs, Long Beach CA

· 2007: New York State Association of County Coroners & Medical Examiners – 3 hours on aquatic eroticum, homicidal drowning, body-found-in-water investigations (March), Verona NY

· 2007: Alabama Coroner Conference – 5 hours on aquatic eroticum, homicidal drowning, body-found-in-water investigations (April)

· 2007: Fire Department Instructor Conference – 1 hr 45 min Foul Play Drowning for first responders (April), Indianapolis, IN

· 2007: Sacramento Coroner’s Office Death Investigation Conference, May 7-8, - 6 hours on body found in water investigations

· 2007:, Ohio Coroners Annual Conference, Cleveland- 3 hours on body found in water investigations

· 2007: International Coroner’s Association Annual Conference, Boise Idaho May 10, 5 hours on body found in water investigations

· 2007: St. Louis University ABMDI Masters Death Investigator conference, St. Louis, May 26 – 1 hr 15 min Aquatic Eroticum and Aquatic Sexual Sadism

· 2008: American Academy of Forensic Sciences Annual Meeting February 23, Washington DC, 20 minute presentation: Aquatic Erotic Asphyxia, Accident or Homicide?

· 2008: Sacramento County Corners Office Death Investigation conference, March 25, 0900 hrs 1700 hrs. Held at Fulsom PD.

Publications – journal articles, audiovisuals, and books:

Interindividual activity and reproduction in Aplysia dactylomela. A Zaferes, A. Skolnick, E. Tobach. Journal of Marine Behavior and Physiology, 1988
Predation of Aplysia E. Tobach, A Zaferes, L. Megenez. Marine Ecology Journal, 1990
Individual identification of A.brasiliana. A. Zaferes. Journal of Comparative Psychology 1991
Several articles published annually
Co-authored several books with Hendrick:
Field Neurological Guide and Workbook
Oxygen & the Scuba Diver
Scuba Instructor Readiness Series 10 hour video and 700 page workbook
Public Safety Diving Operations, by Walt Butch Hendrick, Andrea Zaferes, and Craig Nelson) Fire Engineering Pennwell Publishing, 2000, 351 pgs
Homicide by Drowning, by Hendrick, Zaferes, Nelson, 2000, 275 pages
Surface Ice Rescue by Walt “Butch” Hendrick and Andrea Zaferes, (1999) Fire Engineering PennWell Publishing, Tulsa, 214 pages
Ice Diving Operations by Hendrick & Zaferes (2003) PennWell Publishing, 540 pages
Public Safety Diver Standard Operating Procedures and Guidelines, (1994, 1998) by Hendrick, Zaferes, & MacKay (45 pages)
Contributing Editor for Sources Magazine and the Dive Journal
Managing Editor for SORTIE, rescue & recovery water operations
Co-wrote and produced several audiovisuals with Hendrick including Surface Ice Rescue, Field Neurological Evaluation, Blackwater Contingency, and Training of a Rescue Diver.
Reviewed the National Fire Protection Agency water operations Document 1670, with several accepted review suggestions.
Reviewer for Underwater Forensics, Brady-Hall Publisher, and Forward Author
Editor and publisher of RIPTIDE e-zine
Zaferes, A., and Hendrick, W. Frontline First Responder Disaster Management & Domestic Preparedness. “A three part series on Mass Casualty Water Disasters”. 2004-2005
Germain C, Zaferes A. (2005) Ice Rescue, in Handbook on Drowning, Editors Branche et al., Springer publishers, Amsterdam, p. 249-254
Zaferes, A., and Hendrick, W. (2005) Homicidal Drowning, in Handbook on Drowning, Editors Branche et al., Springer publishers, Amsterdam, p. 633-635
2006: Wrote the Foreword for Underwater Forensic Investigation, Ronald Becker, Prentice Hall Publications, Saddle River NJ
2006: reviewed a chapter on ice rescue written by Dr. Gordon Giesbrecht.
Zaferes, A, And Hendrick, W. “Homicidal Drowning- what first responders can do.” FireRescue 1, Sept 12, 2007, http://www.firerescue1.com/fire-ems/articles/310457/
Zaferes, A., and Hendrick, W. “How Prepared Is Your Safety Diving Team for a Bridge Collapse?” Fire Engineering, December, 2007, Vol. 160, No. 12, pp 75-84.

· Ask for complete list of publications

Work on Legal cases for scuba diving and bodies found in water investigations

For other cases please call. This list is not complete.

1992: Dukelow v. Holzeburger: research assistant

1991: Sullivan v. Smith: Expert Witness

2002: Schiner v. Riz-Carlton Hotel: (Diving Injury)

2003: Granger v. Whitlock: (Diving Fatality)

2004-5: Carson v. Carson (Homicidal Drowning)

2005: ______ v. Old Saybrook PD (civil suit re: police dive operation)

2005-6: People v. Easterling (Homicidal Drowning)

2006-7: People v. Zellmer (Homicidal Drowning)

2007-8: Ostrowiecki & Rubin v. Aggressor Fleet (2 divers lost at sea, never found)

2007-8: Skinner v. Aggressor Fleet (Diving Fatality)

2008: Testified March 28 as a medicolegal death investigator for Dutchess County Medical Examiner’s Office re: a homicide case, 4 year old victim. Dutchess County NY vs. Brian James

Positions

1981-7, Served as the diving safety officer and a researcher for the American Museum of Natural History comparative psychology department, publishing three research papers.

1983-5: Research Assistant: laterality in schizophrenics. Riverside Psychiatric Clinic. Univ of Michigan, Dr. Ronald Suarez.

1985-7: Research Assistant: Taste bid development in rats. The neuroscience Dept. Univ. of Michigan with Dr. Bruce Oakley.

1983-7 University of Michigan Scientific Diver Teaching Assistant

1984-7 Diver’s Inc. Ann Arbor, MI served as a divemaster during open water courses

1989-2, scuba instructor and salesperson for Scuba World, 167 West 72^nd street New York, NY

1988- 2008, squad leader EMT for Marbletown First Aid Unit, Marbletown NY

1989- present, instructor trainer and rescue/recovery instructor for Lifeguard Systems, currently serves as Vice President

1994-6, Served as education chairperson and secretary for the Beneath the Sea Hyperbaric Center at St. Agnes Hospital, NY

1997-8 Managing Editor, SORTIE Magazine1997-present,

1996 to present: Member and trainer of the Ulster County Sheriff Office Dive Team

1998 - present, Vice President of RIPTIDE, Inc. (501C3 corporation) – assisting law enforcement agencies with homicidal drowning investigations

1998 to present: New York State Divers Association Committee Chair: Safety

1998 to present, producer and manager of wateroperations/RIPTIDE public safety water operations, on-line discussion group

1999 to 2003. Managing editor and Producer of RIPTIDE Water Operation e-zine

2004: Scuba Instructor for Univ. of British Columbia Semester Abroad in Kenya, 1 month

2004, April to present: Medicolegal Death Investigator for Dutchess County Medical Examiners Office, NY

2006, November to present: Serve on the National Fire Protection Association Rescue Technician Professional Qualifications Committee.

2007 to present, Los Rios Community College District faculty, Sacramento CA: Teach in Death Investigation Courses. Sacramento, CA

Internships

1981-1987 American Museum of Natural History, Comparative Psychology Laboratory New York, NY. Researcher, Dr. Ethel Tobach supervisor. Included laboratory and Field work research on marine organisms.

2001 Dakota County Coroners Office, MN – 60 hours interning as an apprentice Medicolegal Death Investigator and autopsy diener.

Memberships

Underwater Society of America

Lifetime: Women Diving Hall of Fame – charter inductee

1995 – current: Undersea Hyperbaric Medical Society (associate member)

1999 – current: Undersea Hyperbaric Medical Society Great Lakes Chapter (associate member)

2005 Reid Interviewing and Interrogation

2006 – current: New York State Association Coroners & Medical Examiners

Public Safety Certification Courses – wrote with Hendrick and currently teach (not all inclusive)

Public Safety Diver Phase I Instructor Training Course

Public Safety Diver Phase II Instructor Training Course

Rapid Deployment Search & Rescue/Recovery I, II

Homicidal Drowning Investigations

Underwater Investigations

Underwater Vehicle Extrication

Large Area Search & Boat Operational Diving

Ice Diving Operations I, II

Surface Ice Rescue I, II

Surface Ice Rescue Instructor Training Course

Small Boat and Personal Watercraft Surface Rescue Operations

Field Neurological Evaluation and Instructor Training Program

Drownproofing Turnout Gear

STAT (anti-terrorism hull/bridge searching) - pending

Sport Certification Courses – wrote with Hendrick and currently teach

Instructor Training Course for NAUI and ACUC

Instructor Preparatory Program

Advanced Teaching Techniques

Diving Rescue Techniques I, II

Oxygen Administration and Field Neurological Evaluation

Buoyancy Control I, II, III

Buoyancy Control Instructor Training

Resort and other Professional training programs – wrote with Hendrick and currently teach

Amusement Park Water Show Safety and Water Rescue

Shark Attack Rescue Training

Rescue Challenge – Leadership Level Rescue for divemasters and instructors

Resort staff basic life support and first aid

Resort emergency action planning

Assist on homicidal Drowning investigations since 1999

For specific cases please call

Media Interviews- started documenting on 6-05, others prior to this date.

Not included here are the frequent interviews that occur during our training classes by local newspaper and television news stations.

6-21-05 Kareem for New York Times re: NYPD dive teams and their operations

7-28-05 National Public Radio re: Homicidal Drowning

6 & 8-05 Christine Jewett, Sacramento Bee re: a deep lake drowning and the DART team.

10-26-05 Corey Kigannon New York Times re: drowned kayaker

3-15-06 Women’s World re: swiftwater and other dangerous water situations

Andrea, Vice President of Lifeguard Systems and RIPTIDE, a NAUI & ACUC course director, and a PADI, DAN, and Red Cross Instructor, teaches approximately 1000 surface rescue and dive personnel annually. She co-authored with Walt Hendrick such videos and books as Surface Ice Rescue, Scuba Instructor Readiness Series, Field Neurological Evaluations, Public Safety Dive Operations, Blackwater Contingency, and Homicidal Drowning Investigator, was the managing editor of SORTIE Magazine, she manages the www.wateroperation.com discussion group, and has over 100 published articles. She is a noted public speaker, is an award winner, and is a NYS EMT. Her main mission is to keep you alive and well.

Certification Training Programs Written and Currently Taught

Public Safety Certification Courses – wrote with Hendrick and currently teach (not all inclusive)

Sport Certification Courses – wrote with Hendrick and currently teach

Lifeguard Systems, Inc. Box 594 Shokan, NY 12481

Phone: 845-657-5544

Fax: 845-657-5549