After a stint of 16 years at sea working as a Chief Engineer, The Technical Superintendent and Technical Manager for various companies like Universal Steamships - Singapore, Zenith Ship Management - Dubai and N.O.L. - Singapore; Mr. Venugopal returned to India in 1991 and set up Gokulam Engineers as a proprietary firm in 1992. In 1997 Gokulam Engineers India Private Limited was incorporated as a company.