Endimeni yakhe entsha, uzoba nesibopho sokumela iphothifoliyo yomkhiqizo owine imiklomelo yamaholide okuvakasha eNyakatho Melika, okuhlanganisa ne-Rivers, Lakes & Oceans kanye nolwazi lwe-Expedition.
U-Yates ujoyina iqembu ngeminyaka engaphezu kwe-12 yesipiliyoni semboni yezokuvakasha. Ngaphambi kokujoyina i-AQV, ubenguzakwethu wemvume esebenza neRoyal Caribbean International, Holland America Line, kanye neDisney Cruise Lines. Muva nje, ubengumphathi wemikhumbi ye-Park West Gallery. Ngaphambilini u-Yates wayengumqondisi ophethe izimoto ku-PPI Group kanye nomphathi womkhiqizo kwaDanyal Paraiba ngaphambi kwalokho. Waqala umsebenzi wakhe wokuhamba ngomkhumbi esebenza olwandle, lapho ayeyingxenye yeqembu lezokuzijabulisa eCarnival Cruise Line.
UYates uthweswe iziqu eVictor Valley College, lapho athola khona iziqu zakhe. Ngaphandle komsebenzi, uyasazisa isikhathi asichitha nesoka lakhe elinothando namadodakazi amabili asemancane.