Board of Directors
Directors
John Pinela
Civil Mining Engineer with a Master in Administration (MBA) from the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. He has 30 years of experience in large mining, specifically in the explosives and blasting industry, covering specific areas such as Technical Consulting, Operations Management and General Management at Orica Mining Services. In his professional career, he has stood out for his participation as a member of the Instituto de Ingenieros en Minas de Chile and the International Society of Explosives Engineers; in addition to being the author of the book, “Gestión del Proceso de Gestión y Voladura en Operaciones Mineras a Rajo Abierto”, published in 2016.
Carlos Scherpenisse
Civil Electrical Engineer with 30 years of experience in which he has made more than 40 technical publications in the area of blasting in various mining congresses and magazines in Chile, United States, Australia, France, Spain, Austria, Colombia, Peru, Ecuador and Argentina. In addition, serving as rapporteur of multiple blasting courses in Chile, Peru, Argentina, Panama, Guatemala, among others. Within his career he has worked in the field of blasting, both in subway and open pit mining. He is currently a member of ISEE and ASIEX.
Miguel Herrera
Mining Engineer with 28 years of experience in the industry and about 14 years in operations, production, marketing and distribution in multinational companies of explosives products and services. Within his professional career he has worked in areas such as Operations Assistant Manager, Contract Administration, Blasting Supervisor and General Management, in mines such as Los Bronces, Romeral, Manto Verde, Quebrada Blanca, El Salvador Codelco, among others.