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Ocean Enterprises  Meet Our InstructorsOcean Enterprises Dive InstructorsMeet Our Team of Dive Instructors!
Our dive instructor team currently consists of 31 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 1978. 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 CableCD and OE 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. She especially enjoys diving and traveling with her family. Her favorite local dives include the Pt....Read Full Bio 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 InstructorDr. Thompson has certified over 400 student divers and has logged over 1200 dives throughout California, Hawaii, the Caribbean, Southeast Asia and the South Pacific. Dr. Thompson is a lifetime member of the San Diego Oceans Foundation (SDOF), is a volunteer diver at the Birch Aquarium at Scripps, and is...Read Full Bio 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 ^ 
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 ^ 
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 ^ 
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 ^ 
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 ^ 
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 ^ 
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 ^ 
Stan KimMaster Scuba Diver TrainerStan Kim has been certifying students for over 10 years, with over 2000 logged dives.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 ^ 
Sherrie MurphyMaster 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 ^ 
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 ^ 
Aliesha KurnPADI Open Water InstructorAliesha was first certified at age 10, eventually becoming an instructor in 2004. Being able to travel all over the world with her family Aliesha finds herself privileged to have dove in such diverse places as Palau, Fiji, Malaysia, Bali, Mexico, Hawaii and Indonesia.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 KrausPADI 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...Read Full Bio 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 ^ 
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 ^ 
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 ^ 
Kym LarsenPADI Open Water InstructorKym has logged over 275 dives, primarily in the waters off of San Diego. She is a Master Scuba Diver 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 passion...Read Full Bio 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 ^ 
Jackie FlynnDivemasterJackie first tried scuba diving in the Red Sea on a trip to the Middle East in late 2009. Upon moving to California the following spring, she immediately signed up for an Open Water course with Ocean Enterprises and immersed herself in the San Diego dive community. She joined the...Read Full Bio 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 ^ 
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 ^ 
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...Read Full Bio 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...Read Full Bio |
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San Diego, CA 92111 • 858.565.6054
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