TMA BlueTech™ is the non-profit industry association and cluster organizer for the San Diego ocean and water technologies community. Its tag line is Promoting BlueTech and Blue Jobs®.
We bring education, policy and technology resources together to promote innovation and economic development in the Blue Economy. We create a strong “Blue Voice” via unique events, information sharing, national and international outreach, networking, research, and workforce development.
We believe that in order to promote sustainable, science-based Ocean and Water industries, the BlueTech community must collaborate with all members of our society. Diversity and inclusion is critical to the success of the planet and the BlueTech industry. As an organization, we seek to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool that possess the required skills, experience and education to succeed. We support efforts of our member companies and partners to select from a diverse candidate pool. As part of our ongoing efforts, we encourage diversity within our internal practices, the voices we feature and amplify, and the partners with whom we engage. We encourage presenting companies to help provide a diverse speaking panel during BlueTech Week.
Promoting the economic development in the Blue Economy allowing it to flourish and provide the foundation for sustainable growth, and international outreach which fortifies global networks spanning the breadth and depth of the oceans.
TMA BlueTech promotes collaboration in the region combined with active national and international outreach.
Michael Jones is President of TMA and TMA Foundation. He founded TMA in 2007 after noticing that San Diego has a strong cluster of maritime technology companies. His background is finance and international relations, having spent 8 years as a commercial lender and 31 years as an investment banker. He is an angel investor, member of the Board of Directors of the Maritime Museum of San Diego, and a member of the Board of Governors of the Southern California Coastal Ocean Observing System (SCCOOS). Michael speaks five languages and travels extensively.
Graduated with a B.S. in Marine Biology from the Scripps Institution of Oceanography in 2019 with a passion for nature conservation through scientific communication.
Tamara Kahn is the Program Manager focused on promoting water and ocean technologies. She holds a BS in Geological Sciences from the University of Texas at Austin, and a master’s in Climate Science and Policy from Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Tamara’s time as a Geophysicist and Vessel Supervisor in the oil & gas industry exposed her to the need for innovative tech as well as collaboration within the Triple Helix to reach sustainable solutions.
TMA BlueTech™ and
TMA Foundation
Partner
Considine & Considine
Partner
Dentons US
CEO
HALO Maritime Defense Systems
San Diego GM & Operations Manager
Pacific Maritime Group
CEOTraining Resources Limited Maritime Insistute
Training Resources Limited Maritime Institute
VP, Business Development
ION Geo
Consul
UK Government Office, San Diego
President
BioLargo
CEO
Intellecy
Partner Manager
ESRI
Director
Scripps Institution of Oceanography
President, CEO
Quartus Engineering
Marine Program Manager
Solar Turbines
CEO
Earthwise Sorbents
CEO
Principle Power
Director
Miracosta Community College
Professor
University of San Diego
Strategic Partnerships
SDUSD, Office of College, Career & Technical Education
CEO
Pacifico Aquaculture
CEO
Aquacycl
Co-founder and COO
ThayerMahan Inc
Director of Business Development
Deep Trekker
Vice-President & General Manager Teledyne RD Instruments
Teledyne Marine - Poway
Business Partnerships Specialist
San Diego Workforce Partnership