Ernesto is a mechanical engineer with over 25 years working in the minerals and metals industry. He has experience in mechanical design and project engineering, with expertise in material handling equipment for the mining and processing industry across various commodities. His other areas of expertise include dry and wet plant design from mills to flotation, as well as recovery and managing of tailings.
As discipline leader, Ernesto provides technical guidance to our energy and resources mechanical team. He particularly enjoys solving complex engineering problems and finding a solution to projects that are difficult to navigate. An example of this was a particularly complex tailings pipework project. The window of opportunity for plant shutdown to complete the work was so short that it seemed unlikely that Ernesto and his team could deliver in the timeframe. However, the team realised that a partial redesign would accommodate the situation and reduce costs.
In his free time, Ernesto enjoys cycling and sneaking in an early morning surf before helping with daily parenting duties.