Alan Uke

Alan Uke (pronounced UK) is a San Diego businessman, entrepreneur, and community leader. He has provided hundreds of jobs and revenues for the San Diego area for over 40 years and is the architect of the successful federal Automobile Smog Index.

He started his company, Underwater Kinetics, 41 years ago while attending the University of California at San Diego. Uke holds over 40 patents and exports his SCUBA diving, industrial lighting, and protective case products to over 60 countries.

He is recipient of the Entrepreneur of the Year Award for Consumer Products from Entrepreneur Institute, 2004 Patriot of the Year by the Desert Pacific Council of Boy Scouts of America, and the Doctor Lutz Award for lifetime service to the senior community.

Past experiences range from Fundraising Chair for the Boy Scouts of America to Vice-Chair of St. Vincent De Paul Village to President of the San Diego Taxpayers Educational Foundation/North Council on Aging through board member of San Diego County Area on Aging Advisory Council.

He is also a member of the World President's Organization (WPO) where he served on numerous top-level delegations in Washington and represented the voice of American business to our nation’s leadership.

He is also Founder Emeritus/Founding Board President of the San Diego Aircraft Carrier Museum which acquired the USS Midway in June 2004.