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EuroTek Presenter
Casey Mckinlay
Casey McKinlay is a renowned aquatic explorer
with more than 20 years of active research and discovery experience.
Casey is currently responsible for directing all operations
for the Woodville Karst Plain Project (WKPP) which is the most
active and successful cave diving exploratory project in the
world with more than one hundred members. Casey serves on the
GUE Board of Directors, is a fellow of the Explorers Club and
serves as an advisor to the Wakulla Springs Water Quality
Working Group and Unit Management Planning Committee, promoting
responsible use,
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issues. Casey’s professional experience includes various
positions within JC Penney-Eckerd Corporation, a Fortune 100
company, from 1997-2004 and his current position as Vice President
and Chief Operating Officer for Halcyon Manufacturing, Inc.;
directing daily operations and strategic planning. Casey received
an MBA in 1997 at Florida State University and a BS in finance
in 1991 at the University of Central Florida. |
Above:- Casey Mckinlay on a deep US
cave dive click image to see original larger version Photo by David
Rhea
Diving Experience
Board of Directors – Global Underwater
Explorers
Fellow – The Explorers Club
Project Director- Woodville Karst Plain Project (WKPP)
Responsible for all project operations including planning, logistics,
reporting, permitting and government relations.
Member of the Wakulla Springs Water Quality Working Group and
Unit Management Planning committees. |
WKPP member since 1993
Exploration and support efforts include:
1993 – 1995: Manatee Springs, Indian Springs, Sally Ward
Spring, and Wakulla Springs exploration
1996 – 1999: Wakulla Springs exploration and Big Dismal-Leon
Sinks cave system connection
2000 – 2004: Wakulla Springs flow-meter installations
and research support
2005 – 2006 Chips Hole cave system exploration –
16,500ft penetration and Wakulla Springs Q-Tunnel discovery
2007 – Wakulla Springs and Leon Sinks exploration
World record penetration from Wakulla Springs – 22,788ft
– June 23, 2007
Wakulla Springs and Leon Sinks cave system connection –
July 28, 2007
Turner Sink to Wakulla Springs 35,672ft traverse – December
15, 2007
2008 – Wakulla – Leon Sinks Cave System exploration
World record penetration from Wakulla Springs – 25,766ft
– June 13, 2008
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Current Operations (2008)
Wakulla-Leon Sinks cave system, St. Marks/Natural Bridge and
Spring Creek cave systems
Expertise:
Exploration, support, video, survey, decompression, rebreather
and mixed gas logistics
Extreme exposure exploration planning and logistics
5-10 hours at 300ft, 10-16 hours decompression, 15-27 hour run
times
Diver development, dive planning, equipment design, development
and testing
Cave Diver certified 1989, Halcyon Rebreather certified 2000
750 Cave Dives / 350 Wreck Dives / 600 Decompression Dives |
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Professional Experience
2005-Current – Halcyon Manufacturing, Inc, High Springs,
FL.
Vice President, Chief Operating Officer
Responsible for strategic planning and all aspects of manufacturing
operations including management team, forecasting, financial
targets, legal, domestic/international account relations and
product development/testing. |
1997-2004 – Eckerd Corporation,
Largo, FL
Supply Chain Systems Project Manager / Buyer, Category Development
Category management, retail strategy, supply chain systems and
financial analysis responsibilities. Fortune 100 Company.
Education
MBA – 1997 Florida State University / BS Finance –
1991 University of Central Florida
For more information on Casey's achievements as well as the
entire WKPP team & GUE exploration see these links
http://www.wkpp.org &
http://gue.com/?q=en/Projects/WKPP/index.html
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Casey Mckinlay is a fellow international
member of the Explorers Club
www.explorers.org |
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