Dr. Alex Brylske is the author of many diving and marine education programs as well as several books and hundreds of articles. Combining his training as a professional educator and marine conservation biologist, he has forged a highly diverse career serving both the diving industry and marine conservation community. He retired in 2019 as Professor of Marine Science at the College of the Florida Keys, where he developed and taught numerous field-based courses on coral reef ecology, conservation, management, restoration and assessment. He currently operates a consulting company, Ocean Education International, LLC which specializes in marine environmental education and sustainable tourism.