Ma kāna kuleana hou, ʻo ia ke kuleana no ka hōʻike ʻana i ke kōpili o ka hōʻailona lanakila o nā hoʻomaha holo moana ʻAmelika ʻAmelika, i loaʻa i nā Rivers, Lakes & Oceans and Expedition experiences.
Ua hui pū ʻo Yates i ka hui me ka ʻoi aku o 12 mau makahiki o ka ʻike ʻoihana holo moku. Ma mua o kona komo ʻana i AQV, he hoa hana ʻo ia me Royal Caribbean International, Holland America Line, a me Disney Cruise Lines. ʻO ka mea i hala aku nei, he luna ʻauwaʻa ʻo ia no Park West Gallery. ʻO Yates ma mua he luna hoʻokele moku ma ka PPI Group a he luna hoʻomalu ma Danyal Paraiba ma mua o kēlā. Ua hoʻomaka ʻo ia i kāna ʻoihana holo moana e hana ana ma ke kai, kahi ʻo ia i ʻāpana o ka hui ʻoliʻoli ma Carnival Cruise Line.
He puka puka ʻo Yates mai ke Kulanui ʻo Victor Valley, kahi i loaʻa ai kāna kēkelē laepua. Ma waho o ka hana, mahalo ʻo ia i kona manawa me kāna kāne kāne aloha a me ʻelua mau kaikamahine ʻōpio.