Chemical Engineer and strategic executive with more than two decades of international experience across the mining, energy, critical minerals, and industrial technology sectors. Proven track record leading project development, process engineering, operational management, and business strategy for mining and resource companies throughout the Americas, with particular expertise in lithium brines, critical minerals, hydrometallurgy, and sustainable resource development.
Qualified Person (QP) under the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum (CIM), with executive leadership experience spanning the full mining value chain, from exploration and project evaluation to construction, commissioning, operations, and international business development. Founder and executive leader of engineering, consulting, and technology-driven companies focused on advanced process solutions, critical minerals, and industrial innovation.
Founder, director, and professor of postgraduate programs in Lithium and Sustainable Mining at Universidad Austral and Universidad Católica de Salta, with extensive academic, institutional, and international consulting experience. Recognized internationally for leadership and innovation, including distinctions such as Safety Executive of the Year (Chile, 2001) and Mining Company of the Year (Argentina, 2012).
Over the last year, professional efforts have increasingly focused on the United States, combining critical minerals development with emerging technologies related to space resources and advanced industrial systems. Currently pursuing graduate studies in Space Resources at Colorado School of Mines, with work centered on in-situ resource utilization (ISRU), strategic materials, lunar industrial systems, and the intersection between terrestrial mining expertise and the future space economy.
Actively engaged in building strategic partnerships and technology initiatives in the United States through Alchemia, a Houston-based company focused on critical minerals, process engineering, advanced industrial technologies, and resource innovation for both Earth and space applications.