Jeff Bunker , Is a PADI Course Director in his second Decade as part or Ocean Enterprises professional dive team , with extensive experience teaching all diver level courses as well as training PADI professional’s in   Instructor Development,  Divemaster and Master Scuba Diver Trainer courses. Jeff has certified well over 1000 divers. Receiving PADIs elite instructor and frequent trainer awards annually. Jeff Is a San Diego Native and runs a local apartment building company when he is not Diving .

PADI Course Director
Freediving Instructor
EFR Instructor Trainer
DAN Instructor
HSA Instructor

Sheen is a Southern boy, turned Marine, turned businessman whose passion for traveling and all things outdoor and water related led him to loving and teaching SCUBA. He started with Ocean Enterprises as a Divemaste and currently teaches all levels of SCUBA certifications, including Open Water, Advanced Open Water, Rescue, Divemaster’s and staffing the Instructor Development courses.

Growing up I loved watching the old Jacque Cousteau films of the underwater world. Diving has always been a passion of mine to explore new things, to go into places I’ve never seen before such as a wreck. I was always drawn towards being able to go underwater for extended periods of time and breathe air from a tank but could never afford the training. That changed in 1994 when I first became certified as an open water diver through a different diving organization. 

Diving has opened the door to aquatic exploration and the sky became the limit. Over the years I wanted to gain more experience with training, and to go deeper for longer and to explore a specific area so I turned my attention to the Professional Association of Diving Instructors (PADI) who are internationally known for training programs suited for all types of divers. 

As I gained more technical training and knowledge for scuba diving I decided I wanted to be able to share my passion and experiences with other divers, so I became an instructor in 2017 and progressed through the PADI Instructor Training Courses. 

Guy Boccia is qualified as a PADI Instructor Development Course Staff and Technical Deep Instructor.

Ed began as a Divemaster at Ocean Enterprises before becoming an Instructor here in 1999.

Jaime Felix is an MSDT and has been diving since 1979, he teaches, full face mask, deep dive, boat diver, digital underwater photography, Drysuit, O2 provider, nitrox, navigation, night diving, search and recovery, and wreck, and he is always looking to learn something new.

Eddie joined Ocean Enterprises Dive Team in 2019 and currently teaches all levels of SCUBA certifications from Open Water to Instructor Development, along with various Specialty certifications. During the day Eddie works as an Engineer but at night works on his real passion as a SCUBA Instructor

Matt joined the OE team as a Divemaster in 2009 and has been fortunate to dive with many skilled and talented instructors, as well as help develop students while they pursue their diving adventures. 

Matt’s dive-related interests include underwater photography, technical enriched air snorkeling, redundant P-valve theory, temporary dive float installation, and he holds the world record for the most Aquaseal used on a single exposure suit (46.2 gallons).

A graduate of San Diego State University with a degree in Marine Relationship Studies, Matt has done extensive research proving that sand dollars (Dendraster Excentricus) are monogamous.

Matt also holds certifications through Global Underwater Explorers (GUE) although he still has a quick release hidden somewhere on his harness.

Joe has been a member of the OE instructional staff since 2004 and has had over 600 dives since being certified in 2001.

Open Water Scuba Instructor

Kym Larsen is a Padi IDC Staff and HSA Instructor.  Certified at Ocean Enterprises in 2006 she fell in love with the ocean and joined the instructional team in 2008.  

Curt Thompson, Ph.D. - Master Instructor / TecRec Deep Instructor 

Curt joined the OE team in 2003 and has certified over 1200 student divers since becoming a PADI instructor in 2006. He has logged over 2000 dives throughout the Caribbean, Southeast Asia, the North Pacific, the South Pacific, the Central Eastern Pacific Ocean, and the Sea of Cortez. Curt teaches both recreational and technical diving, is a lifetime member of the San Diego Oceans Foundation and was a volunteer diver at the Birch Aquarium at Scripps for 15 years. 

A physiologist by training, Curt works in the SD pharmaceutical industry. 

Tim joined the OE team as a Divemaster in 2014, and since then has been fortunate enough to dive with many skilled and talented instructors and help develop students as they pursue their diving adventures. My favorite part about working at Ocean Enterprises is being able to share my love of the ocean and scuba diving with new and long-time divers.

Hubert is a native of Switzerland (French part). He was scuba certified in 1996 in Maldivian Islands. 

Andy joined OE as a Divemaster in 2022. He loves sharing his passion for the ocean and diving with new students. He has been diving since the early nineties and his favorite dive spots are in Palau and Mexico. When not teaching classes Andy is President of PCX Aerosystems, an avid traveler and BJJ black belt. 

Ray Grant is a Self Employed Native San Diegan.  After becoming Open Water certified in October of 2021. He fell in love with diving

Victor has been certified as a scuba diver since 2010 and is now a professional diver by trade. He is a Navy veteran, having served as a Mineman and shipboard surface rescue swimmer. He has been with the Ocean Enterprises Dive Team since 2019, and when he isn’t teaching others how to dive, Victor dives for the U.S. Navy as a contractor.

Victor first became certified because long dives at the beach sounded like more fun than long walks on the beach. In the water, he enjoys self-reliant diving, taking photos and videos on his GoPro, jet fins, and telling anyone who will listen how great drysuits are.

His personal heroes include Matt Cerezo and Seth Tufvesson.

Katherine Mauser (aka Kate, Katy and Katie - all okay!) is a Southern Califonian native who lives in Carlsbad and most frequently dives at La Jolla Shores.  She is a PADI Dive Instructor as of Feb. 2023 but has been diving off of Southern California since 2001 (and got her DM in 2009).  She is also a member of the SDUPS and uses her Olympus TG6 in an attempt to capture the wonderful local underwater critters which also helps her document unique finds for regular Reef.com surveys.  When not diving, Katy stays busy with her family, traveling, birding, hiking and has a day job in communications in the Software Industry.  

Matt Wilbur learned to dive in the Seychelles in 2009 and is now an avid southern california diver, who took up teaching scuba, and underwater photography to attempt to share the incredible beauty we see in our waters. Between diving, taking videos and pictures, and teaching scuba, Matt holds down an actual day job as an engineering fellow in the defense industry, and is raising a wonderful pre-teen kiddo.  He is a PADI master scuba diver trainer. He can currently teach nitrox, deep, wreck, underwater photography, underwater naturalist, drysuit, self-reliant, fish ID, and night specialties

Hayden is an easy-going adrenaline seeker who has been a certified diver since 2013 and considers Scuba Diving his meditation time. Hayden also loves competing in triathlons, backpacking, white water rafting, and setting floats for our instructors.