Geologist (UnB) and Master in Mineral Exploration (Queen's University/Canada). Over 40 years of professional experience in companies such as Cominco, Rio Tinto, SNC Lavalin, Golden Star, Minères du Nord, Aura Minerals, Highland Copper, and Reunion Gold, managing gold and base metal projects in diverse geological environments in Canada, the USA, South America, and Africa. Currently, he is VP of Research at Highland Copper and a consultant working in Brazil and South America. He is recognized as a Professional Geoscientist by the Association of Professional Geoscientists of Ontario, Canada, and is a Fellow of the Society of Economic Geologists of the USA.