07Feb
SSI Drysuit Diver
CCAC Allegheny pool + White Star checkout $325
3 seats left
Sec. 01 / Bio
Who you'll be diving with
Devon learned to dive in a flooded Pennsylvania quarry in February, which is a strange way to fall in love with the ocean, but it stuck.
Two decades later, cold and low-vis is still where Devon is happiest. After eight years on staff at Steel City Scuba, Devon went independent in 2022 to teach the way that always made the most sense: small classes, a lot of water time, and zero rush to push a card across the counter.
The teaching style is patient and unglamorous. Skills get drilled until they're boring, because boring is what keeps you calm when a mask floods at 25 metres in a Bainbridge winter.
As an SSI Instructor Trainer, Devon also certifies the next generation of pros, with a particular focus on drysuit and cold-water teaching skills.
When not in a wetsuit, Devon is usually fixing somebody's regulator, leading the Lab's annual Bonaire trip, or trying (again) to get decent visibility footage out of the Three Rivers confluence.
Sec. 02 / Highlights
The short version
2024
Authored the Lab’s drysuit specialty
Now taught by three other regional instructors as the standard cold-water track.
2023
Crossed over to Instructor Trainer
SSI IT rating. Has since mentored 6 new open-water instructors.
2014 / Present
148 divers certified
From first-time Open Water to Divemaster, with a 100% checkout pass record.
Annual
Leads the Bonaire group trip
PGH Dive Labs’ flagship warm-water week. Eight years running, never lost a fin.
Sec. 03 / Schedule
Upcoming classes
22Feb
Enriched Air Nitrox
Online + Steel City Scuba 1 evening $185
6 seats left
Sec. 03b / Trips
Upcoming trips
No upcoming trips.
Sec. 04 / Reviews
From the logbook
Lina ParkAdvanced Open Water · 2026
★★★★★
Devon never once made me feel rushed or stupid for being nervous about the night dive. By the checkout weekend I actually felt ready instead of just certified.
Class: AOW · Gilboa QuarrySec. 05 / Gallery