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Ocean Enterprises  Meet Our InstructorsOcean Enterprises Dive InstructorsMeet Our Team of Dive Instructors!
Our dive instructor team currently consists of 47 PADI certified dive instructors capable of teaching a vast array of PADI specialty courses in addition to all levels of PADI certification and instructor courses. Learn a little bit about each of our PADI scuba instructors below!
Werner KurnFounder and CEO of Ocean Enterprises & PADI Course DirectorWerner Kurn has owned and operated Ocean Enterprises since 1979. In addition to his B. A. in Law, Werner leads by example with his Instructor Certificates in CMAS and NAUI as well as being a PADI Course Director, all of which can be taught in German. Werner has also served...Read Full Bio Top ^ 
Denise CableOcean Enterprises Director of Training & PADI Course DirectorDenise was certified in San Diego in 1993 and has enjoyed local diving ever since then. In addition to her OE students, she has trained all three of her own children to scuba dive and especially enjoys diving and traveling with her family. Denise holds credentials as a PADI Tec... Top ^ 
Ian MartinMaster SCUBA InstructorIan was first certified in 1979 and earned his first professional rating with NAUI in 1982. He has focused on rebreathers for the past decade and is one of the First Rebreather Instructors certified by PADI. He has received ratings from all major agencies, choosing PADI/DSAT as his agency of...Read Full Bio Top ^ 
Tony SoMaster SCUBA InstructorTony was first certified in 1998 on the Great Barrier Reef. He's been diving in San Diego since 2001 with over 700 logged dives. Tony's special interests include actively volunteering with the San Diego Oceans Foundation and anything else that gets him in the water.Top ^ 
Curt ThompsonMaster InstructorCurt has certified over 700 student divers and logged over 1500 dives throughout the Caribbean, Southeast Asia, the North Pacific, the Sea of Cortez, the South Pacific and the Central Eastern Pacific Ocean. Dr. Thompson holds technical diving credentials (Tec 40, Tec 45, Tec 50), is a closed circuit rebreather... Top ^ 
Ed LavinMaster SCUBA InstructorEd worked as a Divermaster at Ocean Enterprises before becoming an instructor here in 1999. He completed his Open Water dives off Catalina Island, and has since logged over 1200 dives throughout California, Hawaii, Mexico, Caribbean, Australia, Thailand and the South Pacific. His special interests include underwater photography and underwater...Read Full Bio Top ^ 
Andre OdermattIDC Staff InstructorAfter moving to Southern California in 1997 a trip to Hawaii in 2001 changed Andre's life forever. Within weeks of the trip he was certified as an Open Water Diver and has been an avid diver ever since, logging more than 1000 dives in his first 8 years. More than...Read Full Bio Top ^ 
Patrick BradleyIDC Staff InstructorDr. Bradley became a certified diver in 1981 and PADI Instructor in 2010. He is a Ph.D. physiologist for a San Diego biotech firm and loves to dive in La Jolla and Catalina. Other locations he often dives include the British Virgin Islands, Hawaii, and Mexico. Patrick is a former...Read Full Bio Top ^ 
Scott WelchonsIDC Staff InstructorScott was certified in 2001 shortly after getting out of the Navy were he spent 9 1/2 years as a Rescue Swimmer. He has logged over 500 dives though-out the Caribbean, Hawaii and Southern California waters. He has enjoyed the ocean most of his life being raised in San Diego....Read Full Bio Top ^ 
Sean ClarkMaster Scuba Diver TrainerSean first became a certified diver in 1986, after moving to San Diego. After spending some time out of the water, he returned with a passion a decade ago and has been an avid diver ever since. Sean joined the Ocean Enterprises staff as a Dive Master in 2007, before...Read Full Bio Top ^ 
Doug GueldnerMaster Scuba Diver TrainerDoug has been part of the Ocean Enterprises Instructional Staff since 2002 and has logged over 1000 dives since first being certified in 2001. His special interests include underwater photography, exploring historic military wrecks and leading exotic dive trips. He has dived and taken groups of divers all over the...Read Full Bio Top ^ 
Stan KimMaster Scuba Diver TrainerStan Kim has been certifying students for over 10 years, with over 2000 logged dives.Top ^ 
Kym LarsenMaster Scuba Diver Trainer & Dive Club CoordinatorKym has logged over 500 dives, primarily in the waters off of San Diego. She is a Master Scuba Diver Trainer and an EFR Instructor. She was certified here at Ocean Enterprises in 2006 and joined their instructional team in 2008. Kym's special interests include working with children, sharing her... Top ^ 
Blair HallIDC Staff InstructorBlair grew up in Delaware and always had a passion for the ocean. After joining the US Navy, he was certified as an open water diver in 2003 while stationed in Hawaii and earned his instructor certification through Ocean Enterprises in Oct 2011. During that time he has logged more... Top ^ 
Rick LastMaster Scuba Diver TrainerRick began diving while vacationing in Hawaii. Instantly hooked on the sport he decided to get certified at Ocean Enterprises. He always enjoyed teaching so set his sights on becoming an Open Water Scuba Instructor. After completing his education and 100’s of dives he joined the Ocean Enterprises Instruction Team... Top ^ 
Jason OhrelPADI Open Water InstructorJason earned his open water certification through Ocean Enterprises in 2010. Since that time, he has logged over 600 dives. Jason first spent a year working as a Divemaster before becoming an instructor. Jason has been diving all over Southern California and into Mexico, and has a passion for wreck... Top ^ 
Donovan LewisPADI Open Water InstructorDonovan was certified here at Ocean Enterprises in 1998, and has since dove across the world on OE trips with his family and Werner Kurn. After moving to Hawaii in 2007 he finished his instructor qualification and taught at Dive Oahu for over a year. He moved back to California...Read Full Bio Top ^ 
Andrew FernandezOpen Water Scuba Instructor & OE Online SalesAndrew entered the world of diving in 2005 during a human powered submarine competition in High School. Andrew has seen everything here at OE; having worked in the Rental Department, Retail Sales, PADI Instruction and now managing OE’s Online Store. Andrew feels these experiences in the diving industry have given... Top ^ 
Justin KurnMaster Scuba Diver TrainerJustin has been scuba diving for as long as he can remember. I guess that is what happens when you have been in the diving business as long as his family has! Before he turned 18, he had already been diving in some of the most incredible, untouched dive locations...Read Full Bio Top ^ 
Nicole KurnPADI Open Water InstructorNicole was certified in 1999 at the age of 12 and became an instructor in 2007. She has since logged an extensive amount of dives in areas including: Palau, Fiji, Bali, Wakatobi , Sipadan , Malaysia , Catalina , Mexico and of course San Diego :) Nicole enjoys meeting new...Read Full Bio Top ^ 
Mario KurnPADI Open Water InstructorMario was first certified in 2000 at the age of 10 and became an instructor shortly after he turned 18. Mario finds himself privileged to have been diving in places like Palau, Fiji, Malaysia, Bali, Indonesia, Mexico and Hawaii.Top ^ 
Kaylie KrausCourse Coordinator & PADI Open Water InstructorKaylie has been an Instructor at Ocean Enterprises since October 2010. Her diving career began when she got certified here at Ocean Enterprises in 1997. Kaylie grew up mostly diving in warm water places such as Fiji, B.V.I., Palau, Belize, Honduras and Australia. After Graduating from California State University of... Top ^ 
Jonathan HowardIDC Staff InstructorJonathan is a PADI IDC Staff Instructor, and has been Instructor certified since 2007. While currently an Instructor in San Diego, he has taught over 1000 students in Palm Springs, Catalina Island and San Diego. Although Jonathan has been on over 1200 Cave, Technical and Instructional dives, he is still...Read Full Bio Top ^ 
Bill MoffatPADI Open Water InstructorBill has been diving since 1975, with about 2000 dives from California, the East Coast, and Maui. He was first certified while in the Army and did another OW class in San Diego in 1976. He really enjoys Dry Suit diving, because he likes to stay warm. Bill's diving philosophy...Read Full Bio Top ^ 
Taylor WrightPADI Open Water InstructorTaylor grew up in the Midwest, so it was not until moving to San Diego that she fell in love with the ocean and caught the scuba diving bug. Her lovely aunt offered to certify her in 2009, and she has been hanging around OE ever since. After continuing her... Top ^ 
Jeff BunkerMaster Scuba Diver TrainerJeff is a San Diego native. He started diving with his father for lobster and halibut in Mexico in 1968. He was scuba certified with his 15 year old son Dylan so they could dive together on family trips to Hawaii. After becoming certified Jeff quickly advanced through the PADI... Top ^ 
Kat MillageOpen Water InstructorKat was first certified with OE in 2009, and has since logged over 500 dives mostly in the cold waters off of California, Oregon, and Washington. She was lucky enough to move to the Turks and Caicos Islands in 2011 to conduct research on coral reefs, during which time she... Top ^ 
Reid MoehnOpen Water InstructorI started diving in 2002, and moved to Florida where I fell in love with diving. Soon after getting scuba certified, I was able to convince my family to get certified and have four rescue divers who join me on family dive trips. With trips from shark diving in Grenada... Top ^ 
Luke ShearerPADI Open Water InstructorAfter years of wanting to learn to dive, Luke was first certified through Ocean Enterprises in 2008. It would be a life changing experience as he immediately fell in love with the sport and continued his diving education here in the kelp forests of San DIego before moving to Boston... Top ^ 
Alan HasfjordIDC Staff InstructorAlan was first certified while serving in the U.S. Army in Okinawa. After 9 months and more than 200 dives in the waters of the South Pacific and the East China Sea, Alan and his family relocated to San Diego and, although he has had the opportunity to dive some...Read Full Bio Top ^ 
Richard SheltonDigital Underwater Photography Instructor
For Richard Shelton diving and photography are synonymous, "Why would anyone dive without a camera?" Recently hired by Ocean Enterprises as our new underwater photography instructor, Richard has high hopes of sparking a new interest in underwater photography in the San Diego area. Certified as an open water scuba...
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Jay DornheggenOpen Water and Photography InstructorWhen I was 16 years old I was given the opportunity to go to Hawaii for the Total Eclipse, which was best seen, from Kona Hawaii in 1991. I was given the option to study oceanography or learn how to Scuba Dive. So I received my open water certification in... Top ^ 
Sherrie MurphyTravel Coordinator & Master Scuba Diver TrainerSherrie has been part of the Ocean Enterprises Instructional Staff since 2008. She can also be found leading divers on exotic dive trips all over the world. Outside of diving Sherrie is a Board Certified Family Nurse Practitioner. Top ^ 
Joe MellodyAssistant InstructorJoe has been a member of the Ocean Enterprises Instructional Staff since 2004 and has over 600 dives since being certified in 2001. His special interests include underwater photography and leading exotic dive trips to various locations around the world like Palau, Yap, Solomon Islands, Thailand, N. Sulawesi, Komodo and...Read Full Bio Top ^ 
Dave SimonAssistant InstructorDave Simon spent most of his life as an avid motocross racer. After 38 years of a straight adrenaline rush and road rash he finally hung up the helmet. His mission to find another sport to occupy his adventurous side lead him to Scuba Diving ... In April of 2010... Top ^ 
Moses OsunaAssistant InstructorMoses was certified in June of 2003, and joined the Instructional Staff as a Divemaster in June of 2006. He has a passion for being part of the new diver’s developing process. As a Safety Officer in the private sector for over 20 years he takes pride in working with... Top ^ 
Matt CerezoAssistant InstructorDivemaster Matt was certified through OE in May of 2007, and joined the Instructional Staff as a Divemaster in June of 2009. He has been fortunate enough to log dives in locations across Malaysia, Honduras, Hawaii, S. California and Florida. Matt's dive related interests include Underwater Photography, dive travel, advanced...Read Full Bio Top ^ 
Megan HolbrookDive MasterMegan was Open Water certified in 2003 and has unsuccessfully tried to kick the habit ever since. She has logged over 400 dives all along the coast of California and Mexico. After traveling the world, Megan moved back to San Diego in 2010. She couldn’t seem to stop hanging around... Top ^ 
Greg SarverDive MasterBorn and raised in San Diego Greg has always had an attraction to the ocean that included anything from kayaking to surfing, so when Greg received for a gift the open water dive class in January 2012 an obsession was born. Top ^ 
Rocio GajonIDC Staff InstructorRocio grew up in La Paz, Mexico where she used to spend most of her time around the many islands of the Sea of Cortez. She became PADI certified at the age of 16 and has logged about 3600+ dives, all along the coast of Baja, Mayan Riviera, Cenotes, Cuba,... Top ^ 
Kelly McGlothlinDivemasterKelly has traveled the world exploring exotic cultures and dive destinations to share the ocean with amazing sea life or climb some of the world's tallest mountains all while making lifelong friends. She frequently dives at many of the local sites and enjoys expanding her experience and skills with challenging... Top ^ 
Davey KennedyMaster Scuba Diver TrainerAs a professional Firefighter/Paramedic for the city of Vista, Davey enjoys being able to certify divers on his down time. Davey first became certified in Monterey over 30 years ago as a junior diver. Davey has since spent many years becoming a well rounded waterman by surfing, free diving and...Read Full Bio Top ^ 
Abi SmigelPADI Open Water InstructorAbi is a Professional Underwater Photographer and Scuba Diving Instructor. She teaches the PADI Underwater Photography Specialty Course here at Ocean Enterprises. She's been working as a photographer, both above and underwater for ten years. She has been published in multiple magazines, including Scuba Diving, Scuba Diver Australia, and Skin...Read Full Bio Top ^ 
Miranda BrettPADI Open Water InstructorMiranda was certified in 2004 with her dad. She was first certified as a NAUI instructor in 2009, then in 2010 crossed over to PADI to expand her options for working and traveling. She spent the summer in the Caribbean, working for Broadreach; a diving, sailing and educational program for...Read Full Bio Top ^ 
Monique RydelIDC Staff InstructorMonique was first certified in 1998 in the Pacific Northwest. Although most of her dives have been in the cold waters off the West Coast she has also been fortunate enough to dive in Belize, Honduras, Costa Rica, and Mexico. Since moving to San Diego in 2009 she has continued...Read Full Bio Top ^ 
Cameron RainsDive MasterCameron has been a certified diver since April of 2010. A local of San Diego, Cameron loves exploring the local waters and taking divers on unique and challenging diving adventures. Diving in both warm and cold water, Cameron has explored the denizens of Hawaii, the Florida Keys, San Diego, and... Top ^ 
Doug WelchonsDive MasterDoug began his diving adventure through Ocean Enterprises in 2007 moving through the diving ranks from Open Water to Divemaster, and continues forward with his eyes on instructor. Things Doug enjoys when he isn't diving include: martial arts, playing soccer, camping/hiking, and just about anything else that gets him outdoors... |
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