About the Captain

It all started back in the eighties, when Captain Kujo was just a young adventurous soul looking for ways to feed his inner adrenaline monster. A small dive shop owner, his passions included Scuba diving, hunting, fishing, boating and more: it was all a part of a lifestyle that personified the phrase, "Work hard and play harder."

It was live fast and die hard as the thrill seeking began hitting new peaks when Captain Kujo began to notice a frustrating trend: his equipment just didn't hold up to his demanding way of life. Dry suits were leaking and falling apart, tote bags were inadequate and flimsy and everything was getting soaked. There had to be a better way.

Never one to back down from a challenge, Kujo decided to take it upon himself to make better, more durable gear. That's when USIA (UnderSea Institute of Aquatechnology) was born. It was a perfect scenerio: he could test his own suits in real world situations, exposing them to the harsh, cold waters of the Northern Pacific Ocean. Then he could bring the results back to the factory to design and implement improvements and new innovations. To keep warm in the frigid sea, Kujo developed a whole line of thermal undergarments to wear inside his suits. And to solve the problem of all of his important gear getting wet all the time, he made a series of waterproof bags, many of which can be submerged to over 100 feet.

Over the years of this constant real world quality control, Captain Kujo has developed some of the world's toughest, most durable yet most comfortable dry suits. His waterproof containers and are also incredibly dependable. The bags are highly versatile and have become a big hit with military and law enforcement agencies from all over the planet.

These days Kujo is president of USIA and owner of USIA Marine, which the designs and builds the SAV series watercraft as well as their latest marine masterpiece, the Midnight Rocket. He's an Avid fisherman, still teaches diving (holding a PADI Master Dive Instructor Certificate) and is a US Department of Interior Motorboat Operator Instructor plus a US Coast Guard licensed inland master/operator of uninspected watercraft for over 16 yrs. with more than 1000 documentable hours in the North Pacific and over 100 Columbia Bar crossings. For Captain Kujo, truly, it's not just equipment, it's a lifestyle.