Cheers Oceaneers! OCTOBER: Tim Perry of Clear Blue Sea

Cheers Oceaneers! OCTOBER 2025

Our main presenter is: Tim Perry, and he will be speaking about Clear Blue Sea, its history, showing the iterations of their Floating Robot for Eliminating Debris (FRED) over the years, and how the company is expanding from cleaning debris to include continuous environmental monitoring of all pollutants that affect the health of our waterways. Tim will be bringing their latest version, Micro FRED, which uses stereo cameras, computer vision, a modular payload space, and RTK GPS to enable constant monitoring of any parameter. He will also be speaking about some of their open positions, as Clear Blue Sea is a 100% volunteer organization.

Biography:
Tim Perry is the President of the Board for Clear Blue Sea, and has also served as their Chief Engineer to lead project teams through the development and integration of FRED's systems since its founding in 2016. He is a mechanical engineer and the owner of Perry Mechanical Design, a product development consultancy. He is passionate about technology, getting students involved in hands-on engineering, and buying volunteers beers at Cheers Oceaneers!

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Welcome to the monthly event for the IEEE Oceanic Engineering Society (OES), San Diego Chapter, which is hosting this meeting jointly along with TMA BlueTech (The Maritime Alliance), and MTS (Marine Technology Society).

Please join us for the main presentation and also plenty of time for networking and friendly conversation about everything oceanic, engineering, science, Blue Tech, and more. No need to be an IEEE or OES member, or TMA, or MTS. Everyone is invited!

For this event, we really need everyone to register, so we can get an accurate count.

When:
Wednesday, October 8, 2025
5:30pm - 7:30pm

Where:
Quantum Brewing
5375 Kearny Villa Rd #116
San Diego, CA 92123

Cost:
No ticket required, but please order something for yourself from the bar (beer and non-alcohol options avail).
Please note, there are numerous tasty restaurants next to Quantum (e.g., Anny's Burger, Chinese, Pho, Taco shop, Lao, Filippis) and there is no problem bringing your food in (some places will even walk it over).

Agenda:
5:30pm: Arrival and networking, order food/drinks for yourself.
6:15pm: OES and other hosting group announcements.
6:20pm: Main Presentation
6:40pm (approximately): “open mic” for any other attendees to present anything they like (ocean-related, of course).
Examples: employers presenting opportunities for employment, job seekers presenting a quick bio, internship program opportunities, promoting other events, seeking funding, “show and tell” of any cool technology you are working on, etc.
7:00pm to close: enjoy some drinks and chatting with fellow oceanic engineering enthusiasts.

RSVPs are appreciated for planning purposes.
https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/504336