Mr Mascarenhas has over 41 years of experience in the Marine Industry. He has sea experience of 40 years in various capacities, including 21 years of experience as a Chief Engineer. He acquired his Certificate of Competency from the Newcastle MMD in the United Kingdom.

During his vacation period, Mr Mascarenhas has worked as an independent Marine Consultant and has dealt with trouble-shooting areas of marine automation. He has supervised repairs of marine turbochargers ashore for various vessels. He has also worked as a visiting faculty at the Mangalore Marine Engineering College and Technology, Mangalore. The Hull and Machinery Underwriters Survey and Inspections of the firm are handled by our Principal Surveyor.

Mr Mascarenhas is a Member of the Institute of Engineers, and a Fellow of the Institute of Marine Engineers.

Mr Shanker has over 30 years of experience in the Marine Survey Industry. As a Field Surveyor, he is specialised in measurement surveys of LPG, Liquid and Dry Bulk Cargoes, Container and General Cargoes. Independently handles and executes Loss Prevention, On-Hire/ Off-Hire and Bunker Surveys at the New Mangalore Port and other ports on the South-East and West Coasts of India. He has been a part of the P&I Investigation team with the Principal Surveyors in most of the claim matters and holds fort of the port activities 24×7.

Ms Uchil has been with Menezes and Associates since inception and has 27 years of experience in the industry. She is responsible for the entire office administration including payments, collection, communication with clients and service providers, payroll and HR functions. Community social responsibilities and welfare contributions to society by the firm are handle by Ms Uchil. She coordinates with the CEO and field staff at all times to ensure that the highest standards are met with utmost satisfaction.