About TMA BlueTech
Developing the inventors and entrepreneurs of the future
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TMA BlueTech™ (formerly The Maritime Alliance) 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.
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.
Melissa is TMA Project Consultant focused on education and workforce development programs, and supports the growth of the cluster through project management and implementation. Melissa has an MBA from UC Irvine and 20+ years of industry experience in addition to work for local non-profits.
Shara is a TMA Project Coordinator focused on events, outreach and project management. Shara is also the BlueTech Incubator Coordinator. A native of New York, she participated in an environmental studies program at Stanford University following graduation and decided to move to San Diego specifically to find opportunities in the BlueTech sector.
Tamara is TMA Americas Intern based in Ensenada, Mexico and supports outreach efforts into Latin America & the Caribbean. Tamara is helping the Ensenada Economic Development Council and TMA develop a BlueTech cluster that will likely become a chapter of TMA and one of the first organized BlueTech clusters in Mexico.
TMA BlueTech™ and
TMA Foundation
Partner
Considine & Considine
Partner
Dentons US
Marine Program Manager
Solar Turbines
CEO
Aquacycl
President & CEO
Cardinal Point Captains
President
Gnostech
President
Teledyne RD Instruments
Director
MiraCosta Community College
Vice President
Programs
San Diego Workforce Partnership
CEO
Principle Power
Director
Government Accounts Fugro
Director of Corporate Affiliates
UC San Diego Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Consul
UK Government Office,
San Diego
Vice President
BMT Scientific
Strategic Partnerships
San Diego Unified School District
Ocean Industry Manager
Esri
President & CEO
XST, Inc.
CEO
Planck Aerosystems
