BRYAN BJORNDAL

Assure Controls is a company founded by Bryan based on patented technology which provides fast and accurate testing of harmful contaminant levels in water samples.  The innovation was developed by the US Navy researchers in San Diego, and uses sensitive marine plankton as a biosensor, indicating biologically harmful levels of inorganic and organic chemicals in water samples; much faster than laboratory methods that have been used for over 30 years. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology from Santa Clara University and studied at the University of California, Berkeley’s Bodega Marine Laboratory.  Bryan has a Master’s Degree in Business Administration from the University of Oregon. He served as a Marine Researcher for the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources as a member of the United States Peace Corps in the Philippines.

• Bryan is the Chairman of the Board of Directors for The Maritime Alliance (in San Diego), and serves on the Board of Directors for CleanTECH San Diego, and is on the Biotech Industrial Advisory Board for Mira Costa College.
• In 2016, Bryan became a director of Blue Ballast Solutions, based in France; a company based on ballast water comprehensive services for France and the Mediterranean; he founded the BlueTech Expert Team (BTET) an environmental consultancy based in the UK; and he helped establish the Consortium for Invasive Species Management (CISM), a non-profit organization for the business of ballast water management initiatives to the maritime industry.