Chemical Engineer from the University of Chile and M.Sc. and Ph.D. in Materials Science and Mineral Engineering from the University of California at Berkeley. WIth a large experience in the mining and metallurgical field, where has held executive positions in several mining companies, currently is Associate Professor and Director of the Mining Engineering Department at the School of Engineering of the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, in Santiago, Chile. His research interests are in the area of metallurgical processes, mainly in electrometallurgical processes, impurity management, data based modeling using machine learning and artificial intelligence, and model based process control.