OUR STAFF
We select only the best to join our team. Meet some of them below…
25 full-time skydivers are currently employed by NZONE Skydive, plus other staff in very diverse roles, ranging from tandem skydive personnel, freefall photographers, aircraft manifestors, reservations, administration, courtesy coach drivers, video editors, ground support crew, parachute packers, aircraft pilots and sales & marketing.
Adam Jones
Group General Manager
Adam Jones is the Experience Co Group General Manager for Marine and Skydive operations in Australia & New Zealand.
With over 25 years in the North Queensland tourism industry, Adam brings extensive knowledge of strategy leadership, stakeholder management and business acumen to NZONE. New Zealand has a special place in Adam’s heart, as it’s his favourite holiday destination. In his spare time he likes going mountain biking, hiking and skiing
Ken Stone
Operations Manager NZ
Ken manages our parachute operations after having joined us in 2018, and has made 11000+ skydives. In his past life, he completed 26 years of service with the Australian Army, where he first started parachuting. Ken is an Accelerated Free Fall Instructor, Tandem Instructor, Camera Flyer, Display Pro skydiver, and holds skydiving instructor ratings in multiple countries. He has skydived around the world and worked for drop zones in Australia, Fiji, and the USA to name a few. In his spare time he likes hiking and photography.
Jack
Tandem Master
Camera Flyer
Origin: Isles of Scilly
Skydives: 8,000+
Uros Sumar
Master Rigger
Tandem Master & Camera Flyer
Origin: Serbia
Skydives: 24,500
Sotero Medley
Tandem Master/Camera Flyer
Operations Manager Parachutes and Training Manager Parachutes
Origin: Portugal
Skydives: 9,000+
Eddie Silva
Tandem Master
Camera Flyer
Origin: Brazil
Skydives: 3,500+
Ingamar
Tandem Master
Camera Flyer
Origin: Sweden
Skydives: 25,800+
Sam
Tandem Master
Camera Flyer
Origin: New Zealand
Skydives: 4,500+
Steve
Tandem Master
Camera Flyer
Origin: Germany
Skydives: 8,500+
Tim
Tandem Master
Camera Flyer
Origin: New Zealand
Skydives: 1,500+
Jason (Taco)
Tandem Master
Camera Flyer
Origin: Ireland
Skydives: 9,500+
Scott
Tandem Master
Camera Flyer
Origin: New Zealand
Skydives: 24,500
Cai
Tandem Master
Camera Flyer
Origin: New Zealand
Skydives: 2,000+
