Liz Taylor has been involved with DOER Marine from its inception, becoming President in 1994. DOER designs and builds submersibles and other subsea technology for applications ranging from ocean exploration to infrastructure inspection. The Deep Ocean Explore Store @DOER provides community ocean education and SCUBA instruction. Taylor has been involved in projects relating to ocean exploration, coastal resilience, water managment, levees, and watersheds. She advocates for public access to the water and water compentency. She is an advisor to Cal Maritime, Wild Oyster Project, and served on the Deep Water Horizon Study Group. She has participated in more than 60 scientific diving and ocean exploration projects including three Explorer's Club flag expeditions. Taylor co-hosts the Dive In with Liz and Sylvia series produced by the Ocean Elders. DOER actively works with 11 of the 17 UN Sustainability Development Goals and  has recieved muliple innovation awards including an East Bay EDA award for engineering and design and an AMBayArea manufacturer of the year in 2024. Taylor is the recipient of the prestigious Wings Women of Discovery innovation award, a Fellow of the Explorers Club, and a Women Divers Hall of Fame inductee. She was named a 2024 Sea Hero by Scuba Diving Magazine and an ambassador for the Ocean Love Innovation awards. In 2024 Taylor founded Area41Alameda to assist startups in the blue-green-clean tech space with prototyping, testing and early stage manufacturing.