Award winning freelancer Andrew Jalbert has been a professional archaeologist and scuba instructor for over 15 years. During that time, he has worked throughout the Great Lakes region, the Caribbean, Central America, Southern Africa, the Florida keys, and Hawaii. His written and photographic work focuses on tropical subjects-both above and below the water-and he is a regular contributor to scuba diving, natural history, fitness, and travel magazines. Andrew recently published his first work of fiction, West Across the Board, an historical novel set in the Florida Keys during the 1930s. Currently based out of Madison, Wisconsin, Andrew is vice president of Strata Morph Geoexploration, Inc., a firm specializing in geo-archaeological research and consulting.