The ProTec Team
![Patrick](https://protecdivecenters.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/patrick-temporary-thumbnail.png)
Patrick
Patrick is from Austria and is one of the owners of ProTec Dive Centers. He is a PSAI Instructor Trainer for CCR Cave, DPV, Trimix and Sidemount and holds Instructor Trainer Evaluator Status for certain levels. He is one of the creators of the PSAI CCR Cave class and the co-designer of the XDeep Stealth 2.0 and Sidewinder II.
![Kim](https://protecdivecenters.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/kim-thumbnail.png)
Kim
![Rosalba](https://protecdivecenters.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/skanda-round.png)
Rosalba
![Jake](https://protecdivecenters.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/JAKE-THUMBNAIL.png)
Jake
Jake is originally from Canada and he’s the youngest member of our team, but don’t let that fool you! His drive and dedication inspires the rest of us to be our at best and perform at the highest level every day.
![Skanda](https://protecdivecenters.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/skanda-final.png)
Skanda
![Elliot](https://protecdivecenters.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/elliot-thumbnail.png)
Elliot
![Tamara](https://protecdivecenters.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/tam-thumbnail.png)
Tamara
Born and raised in Quintana Roo, naturally Tamara has grown up in and around the water. The Mexican cave instructor on our team; she has a passion for diving that is infectious. She teaches in Spanish, English and French.
![Toro](https://protecdivecenters.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/TORO-THUMBNAIL.png)
Toro
Toro was born in Chile and is the General Manager of ProTec Dive Centers. Toro has worked as a cave diving instructor before moving into a management role. He oversees all operations for both our facilities.
![Mekan](https://protecdivecenters.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/mekan-thumbnail.png)
Mekan
The man behind the lens! Hailing from Madrid, Alvaro (aka Mekan) is our professional in-house photographer and an awarded international photographer. You can find his amazing work throughout our social media channels.
![Steve](https://protecdivecenters.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/STEVE-THUMBNAIL.png)
Steve
Steve is from the US, has been coming to ProTec for a few years and joined our team in 2022 after several trips as a cave student. Steve has a passion for the less traveled cave lines!
![Maria](https://protecdivecenters.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/MARIA-THUMBNAIL.png)
Maria
Maria is originally from Kamchatka, grew up in Ukraine and first moved to Mexico in 2014 for cave diving. She is passionate about caves both dry and flooded, and always curious to explore the new ones.
![Marc](https://protecdivecenters.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/MARC-THUMBNAIL.png)
Marc
Marc is from Zurich, Switzerland and joined the ProTec team in 2022. Every day you can find him at one of our locations bright and early packing to go on a dive or guiding at one of his favorite cenotes.
![Alessandro](https://protecdivecenters.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/ale-round.png)
Alessandro
![Nelson](https://protecdivecenters.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/NELSON-THUMBNAIL.png)
Nelson
![Melqui](https://protecdivecenters.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/MELQUI-THUMBNAIL.png)
Melqui
![Rebeca](https://protecdivecenters.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/rebe-thumbnail.png)
Rebeca
Rebecca is our housekeeper – the shop, compressor room and Basecamp are always tidy thanks to her. She may be quiet but will always greet you with a smile and will make sure the shop is spotless every day.
![Néstor](https://protecdivecenters.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/nestor-thumbnail.png)
Néstor
Néstor is Rosalba’s youngest brother and Playa’s store manager. He learned to run the shop on the job, with great influence from his siblings and colleagues, he has become essential to the operations in Playa.
![Carlos](https://protecdivecenters.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/CARLOS-THUMBNAIL.png)
Carlos
![Tío](https://protecdivecenters.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/tio-thumbnail.png)
Tío
Tío is in charge of building services and spends his time between Playa and Tulum making sure our facilities are always on point!