Mauricio emigrated from Peru at age 15. In 1984, he graduated from the New York Maritime College, earning a degree in Naval Architecture and a 3rd Engineer’s license. Mauricio started as a Naval Architect and Marine Engineer with the U.S. Military Sealift Command (MSC), responsible for operating more than 125 logistical support, oceanographic, and towing vessels. In 1988, he joined the National Transportation Safety Board, investigating significant casualties, such as the grounding of the EXXON VALDEZ. Since 1990, Mauricio has actively responded to more than 700 major salvage, wreck removal, and pollution cases as a surveyor for Scandinavian insurers and later as a Project Manager or Salvage Master for international salvors.
Garrido maintains a close relationship with maritime authorities, providing advisory services for contingency planning, emergency response, and crisis management. Of note was Garrido’s role in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, where the U.S. Coast Guard commissioned him to act as overall coordinator for salvage operations to support the reopening of the Mississippi River. Most recently, he served as Project Manager during the historic wreck removal of the M/V GOLDEN RAY.
Since 2008, Garrido has been President of Houston-based T&T Salvage and is responsible for managing global emergency response activities.
He is a past President and Executive Committee member of the American Salvage Association (ASA), the International Association of Emergency Managers (IAEM), and the Inter-American Committee of Ports of the Organization of American States (OAS). In addition, Mauricio is an active lecturer and member of the OAS’s Inter-American Committee of Ports.
