Jamie Obern
Lead Auditor
Jamie has been diving since 1988 and instructing since 1997. He is a keen technical diver with an avid interest in cave and wreck penetration. He has held diving and instructor ratings with GUE, TDI, BSAC and PADI, including Instructor Trainer, Tech 2 and Full Cave Instructor.
He has worked full time in the New Zealand diving industry since 2007, beginning as the owner of Dive HQ Greenlane, moving into wholesale and technical diving in 2009, and doing dive auditing and technical expert work since 2014. He is currently the General Manager at Dive! Tutukaka. Between 1998-2001 he worked on a remote Fijian Island running a scientific diving project and has also taught dive classes in the UK, France, Australia, Mexico, the USA, and Croatia.
Prior to moving into diving full time he worked for various investment banks, including stints in London, Frankfurt and New York.