Mexico Office

Martin is our Senior Partner overseeing and supervising the service delivery of all offices in the Americas, namely: Buenos Aires, Rio de Janeiro, Asuncion and Panama.

Martin is also carrying out all type of marine casualty work for major H&M Underwriters and P&I Clubs. He is carrying out auditing and risk assessment processes for various marine clients in the area, as well as delivering consultancy services and expert advice for clients and before courts in various countries in Latin America.

Martin is also developing and delivering marine training to various Owners and other marine clients on ISM Code aspects, Incident Investigation and root cause analysis tools and techniques, as well as on various marine technical aspects.

With his background as a Principal Engineer Surveyor and various management roles he performed in Lloyd’s Register for more than 16 years, in dealing with ship’s in service and new construction in Far East shipyard, that took him through offices in Buenos Aires, Busan, Shanghai, Hong Kong and Singapore, Martin brought a wealth of marine surveying experience in all ship types and both in-service and new construction fields.

Martin has also expertise in condition/loss prevention surveys and risk assessment such as JH 2013/007A (Engine Room, Machinery and Bunker Fuel Risk Assessment), JH 2013/007C (Crew and Office Management Assessment) and also having an in-depth knowledge of shipyards in Latin America and the Caribbean area, including carrying our Risk Assessment of yards (JH 143).

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE and QUALIFICATIONS:

• Class Surveyor (17 years)
• Superintendent Engineer (7 years)
• ISM/ISPS/ISO 9001 certified Lead Auditor (LR/RTD)

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS:

• MSc Naval Architect & Marine Engineer, National University of Buenos Aires, Argentina
• MSc in Occupational Safety & Health, National Examination Board in Occupational Safety & Health (NEBOSH), UK

Juan Pablo is leading our operations in Brazil by overseeing and managing Surveyors of Rio de Janeiro office and often providing his support to our Panama office operations, allocating surveying work and managing the service delivery to all clients in Brazil. He also accumulated a significant experience in a wide range of casualty surveying for major H&M Underwriters and P&I Clubs, including major main engine damages, fire damages, engine room flooding, groundings and wreck removal operations.

He is leading our technical team in Warranty Surveys such as Towage Approval, Heavy Lift/Project Cargo operations, often undertaking projects for the energy sector. In this capacity, Juan Pablo has developed towage calculation tools and risk assessment techniques, to the highest recognized international standards.

Juan Pablo also possesses a vast knowledge of the LATAM shipyards and repair facilities in Brazil and the major South/Central America geographical region, combined with strong relationship with Brazilian Maritime Authorities at top level and the local maritime and energy sector community in general. In this context he has also carried out a number of JH143 Shipyard Risk Assessment Warranty surveys in the region, including a submarine building yard in Brazil.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE and QUALIFICATIONS:

• Manager of major offshore logistics company (3 years).
• Certified Operator for Ultrasonic hatch cover tightness testing with Class Type Approved Sherlog TA

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS:

• MSc in Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Jose is a Naval Architect / Marine Engineer, who graduated with a BSc from the Engineering Faculty of Veracruz University, Mexico, after completing his education as a Mechanical / Automotive Engineer at Bachillerato Technical Polytechnic at Veracruz.

Since graduating, Jose has worked in ship repair / conversions and shipbuilding for local yards/contractors both in Mexico & Panama, as Project Manager and Cost Estimator in mega yacht repairs, tugboats and commercial ships of various types and has acquired experience in planning and monitoring both engine & hull repairs, including the supervision of relevant material supply chain and labour costs.

He is attending and reporting upon a variety of H&M casualties of all types as well as condition surveys, as surveyor in charge of our Mexico Office.

He is fluent in English.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE and QUALIFICATIONS:

• Project Manager/ Cost estimator and Head of mechanical engineering department at Gran Peninsula Yacht Center, Mexico (2years)
• Internship and Project Engineer/Supervisor, for Talleres Navales del Golfo (2 years)

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS:

• BA in Naval Architecture / Marine Engineering – Engineering Faculty of Veracruz University – Mexico

• Mechanical / Automotive Engineering – Bachillerato Technical Polytechnic, Veracruz -Mexico

WORK EXPERIENCE

 2024 – to date  Surveyor

Evdemon & Partners

• Carry out casualty and condition surveys.

2021 – 2024 Commercial Executive.

Fermaca Marine.

As a commercial executive of a small branch of the company, I hold a multifaceted role with broad responsibilities, my key activities were the following:

• Participated in the dry-docking planning for vessels in the Offshore sector as owner’s representative.
• Guided clients on the technical challenges that they presented to us and provided them with the optimal solutions.
• Handled all necessary documentation to meet the requirements for the submission of tenders in the private and public sectors.
• Successfully engaged with key players in the offshore, port, and naval industry to build new partnerships and expand our presence in these sectors.

2018 – 2021  Co-Owner and COO

MRM

• Oversaw the company's production area by analyzing processes, managing project resources, and leading a team of over 30 technicians.
• Identified inefficiencies in the production area and optimized work by analyzing processes, work teams, and workshop distribution.
• Changed workshop layout to minimize accidents and rework.
• Reduced time to purchase spare parts by 50%

2016 – 2018  Internship

Fermaca Marine 

• Participated in the construction of a frigate at the Navy shipyard in Salina Cruz Oax.
• Performed technical surveys for repais in offshore facilities on the Gulf of Mexico, resulting in efficient project cost estimation.
• Participated during the construction of Damen vessels at the Navy shipyard in Tampico, Tamaulipas.

EDUCATION

 2014-2020   Universidad Veracruzana Facultad de Ingeniería Veracruz- México.

 Naval Architect.

• Student Vice President SNAME 2017
• SIMNAVAL 2016
• Designo f Advanced Marine Vehicles Course

ADDITIONAL SKILLS

Languages:   Spanish, English.

Skills:

• Advanced proficiency on MS Office Suite
• Basic knowledge of Autocad, GeniE and Primavera
• Intermediate proficiency on Maxsurf
• Leadership
• Adaptability
• Analytical and Strategic thinking.

Juliana provides general administrative assistance to Rio surveyors as well as being responsible for all receivables from invoicing to fee collection supervision for all our offices in South America.

She holds a BA from UVA (Universidade Veiga de Almeida) and concurrently with her job works towards acquiring an MBA in Foreign Trade from IBMR University Center.