About Me
Who is the Water Safety Guy?
To the left is a recent picture of Ron Arendas, the Water Safety Guy.... Do I look tired? Nothing could be further from the truth!
Sure I get more exhausted teaching Lifeguarding, WSI, and water safety courses today than I did 10 years ago, but I still love this work...teaching, researching, writing, developing courses/presentations....
Here is a picture of me in my prime (circa 1974).
A Brief Aquatics/Safety Resume
The following is my brief aquatics/health and safety resume:
- A swimming pool lifeguard/swimming instructor from 1973-1974, 1977, 1985, and 1990-1992
- A head lifeguard in 1978 and from 1992-1995
- A pool manager from 1979-1984
- 36 years as an American Red Cross WSI
- 36 years training lifeguards
- 31 years teaching first aid and CPR courses
- 30 years as an American Red Cross WSIT
- 25 years as a American Red Cross Lifeguarding Instructor-Trainer
- 12 years as an Authorized Provider of American Red Cross Health & Safety Courses
- 6 years as a State of California Health & Safety Specialist for the American Red Cross
- 4 years as the Health & Safety Chair for the Greater Long Beach Red Cross
- Experienced technical/business writer, editor, analyst, and researcher, 1984-present
- Member of the National Faculty for the American Red Cross Lifeguard Training Program, 1995
- Recipient of the following awards:
- Golden Bear, California Red Cross Council, 1995
- Citation Award, Southern California Public Pool Operator's Association, 1995
- BRAVO Award, City of Bellflower, 1995