Brie Levitan · See you at DEMA, Nov 3 to 6
I'm a rEvo and cave diver who tinkers, tests and goes looking for adventure.
I've spent my career testing systems, showing them off, training users and writing the manual. I tested and demoed project management software for buyers like NASA and Umbra. At the DOJ I wrote the internal guides for, and supported, litigation applications including Concordance, Summation, CaseMap/TimeMap, Sanction and TrialDirector, and I worked on the Enron Task Force supporting the FBI. Most recently I ran technology projects from beginning to end at two AmLaw 100 firms. Now I'm ready to bring all of it to my next chapter in the dive community, wherever it fits best.
IN THE WATER
rEvo CCR and cave diver, explorer at heart, happiest on a rusty wreck that's turned into an artificial reef
ON THE BENCH
Lifelong tinkerer who tests gear hard and writes down every detail
SYSTEMS
25 years of experience in software testing, training and technical writing
SAFETY
PADI Open Water Instructor #424868
MEMBERSHIPS
- Women Divers Hall of Fame, associate member
- Caribbean Speleological Society (CARIBSS), founding member
- National Speleological Society Cave Diving Section (NSS-CDS), member
The Stone Soup idea
Everybody brings something to the pot.
In the old story, a traveler starts a soup with nothing but a stone, and the whole village adds what they have. That's my dream for Stone Soup Diving.
Experienced divers have good gear sitting in their garages. Meanwhile, dive guides, divemasters and conservation divers around the world are doing real work with worn-out equipment. I want to get that retired gear serviced and back in the water with them.
- 01 / COLLECTRetired gear from experienced divers who've upgraded or moved on.
- 02 / SERVICEEvery piece inspected and serviced properly before it goes anywhere.
- 03 / EQUIPInto the hands of local divers around the world who need it.
The goal
Getting local divers the equipment they need to become Ocean Ambassadors™.
Dive guides, divemasters and conservation divers in places where good gear is hard to come by get serviced equipment from experienced divers. With gear they can count on, they can protect their own reefs and wrecks and show their communities why it matters.
About me
Underwater, I'm the SlothDiver.
The sloth is my spirit animal, and I dive. So, SlothDiver. It fits better than you'd think. On a rebreather there are no bubbles and no rush, so I can hang off a wreck for ages and find the tiny things everyone else swims right past.
On land I'm Brie, a nerd who takes things apart to see how they work. Underwater I just take my time.
SHARKS
Anything with sharks. I'll be the last one back on the boat.
MACRO
Nudibranchs, shrimp, toadfish. The smaller it is, the happier I am.
LIONFISH
I hunt them, then I eat them. Get my ceviche recipe.
RUSTY WRECKS
The rustier the better, especially once they've turned into reefs.
Get in touch
Stone Soup Diving is my dream. What's yours?
Working on something interesting in diving? Want to help get gear where it's needed? Tell me about it. I'll be at DEMA in New Orleans, November 3 to 6.