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Brayhan Salazar

Brayhan Salazar

Helensvale,QLD

Summary

Four-year experienced Mining Engineer dedicated to integrating technologies and innovation to improve business performance and people's wellness. Highly competent communicator skilled in multitasking and problem solving. Excellent time management skills combined with knowledge of mine operations, mine planning, operational technologies, business intelligence and decarbonisation technologies.

Open to work in different types of mines, varied ores and developing and implementing innovation in mining


https://www.linkedin.com/in/brayhan-salazar/

Overview

5
5
years of professional experience

Work History

Mining Engineer

Glencore
01.2025 - Current
  • Delivering safe and optimum drill & blast designs for operation.
  • Applying different technical blast methods to meet schedule and on field conditions.
  • Completing and communicating safety information in Drill and blast matters

Mining Engineer

Thiess
08.2023 - 12.2024
  • Drill & blast

Patterns designs

Blast designs

Tie-ups

Blast notifications

Constant communication with Senior mining engineer, Drill and blast supervisor, blast crew and Drill operators

  • Short term engineer

Optimisation of mine designs, schedules and fleet mix across the planning horizon to deliver for the business and client

Work with key stakeholders on short term planning & operational issues

Communicate any changing plans across the wider team regarding short term

Coal reconciliation analysis

Mine rehabilitation designs

Production reporting

Mine management engineer

Thiess
02.2023 - 07.2023
  • Coordinating Start-up of Llanos Project
  • Budget control, Scheduling and Stakeholders Management
  • Reporting to Centinela Mine (AMSA) and internally to Corporate
  • Inserting Sustainability and innovation in the operation through the integration of technologies and data analytic
  • Governance systems, training, and project strategy
  • Digitisation and automation of management processes
  • Dispatch management

Graduate Mining Engineer

Thiess
02.2021 - 02.2023
  • 1st rotation, Centinela copper mine, Sierra Gorda. Chile: Mining operation: Dispatch, cost control, KPIs assurance, continuous improvement, and accountability, fulfilling company and client expectations
  • 2nd rotation, Office: Business development: Preparing tender documents that involve Execution plans, infrastructure, technology, ESG and project planning
  • ESG leader in Thiess Chile
  • Change management and Governance Systems Leader
  • Stakeholders management: Providers and Managers reporting
  • Hydra representative in Chile
  • Member of AUSCHAM innovation Committee

Project Engineer

Mining3
12.2019 - 01.2021
  • Second Employee of the company in Chile
  • Stakeholder management: Business development to finance company projects in the mining industry in South America Region
  • HYDRA Consortium: Engaging with energy, OEMS, research, and mining companies such as Engie, AMSA, CSIRO, Mitsui, Ballard, Thiess, among others
  • Techno-economic models for integration of Fuel cell- Hydrogen truck into mining (CAEX)
  • Project Management
  • Standards and regulations for hydrogen in mines
  • Clean Technologies Institute: Supporting ASDIT proposals based on a sustainable strategy for research in mining and energy subjects

Undergraduate Student

CSIRO
01.2019 - 10.2019
  • Thesis Topic: Investigating the parameters governing the rate of stope leaching of primary sulfides copper deposits in In-Place mining
  • Involved in the Pre-feseability study of an Underground Mine located in Chile

Room attendant and Houseman

Nugget Casino Hotel
12.2017 - 03.2018
  • Cleaning 14 hotel rooms per day

Education

Mining Engineer -

Universidad de Concepción
04.2020

Business Intelligence -

Universidad Catolica de Chile
03.2025

Lean Project Management -

Universidad Catolica de Chile
09.2021

Skills

  • Microsoft Office- WORD, POWER POINT, EXCEL, PROJECT
  • FMS systems- WENCO, ICONTROL
  • Vulcan
  • Blastlogic
  • Deswik
  • Viewshot
  • Power BI
  • Looker Studio
  • Salesforce

Languages

Spanish
English

Extra-Curricular Activities

Basketball Referee, Gedeb, Santiago, Santiago, RM, 123456, Chile, 02/01/18, 06/30/21, Passionate basketball referee with experience referring games in Chile and Australia, working closely with referees nominated to World-cups and other important competitions.

Job Title

Mining Engineer

Personal Information

Date of Birth: 11/06/96

Diplomas

  • Lean Project Management, Universidad Catolica de Chile, 07/01/20, 09/30/21
  • Business Intelligence, Universidad Catolica de Chile, 03/01/23, Present

Hobbies and Interests

  • Basketball
  • Football
  • Biking
  • Hiking
  • Traveling

Timeline

Mining Engineer

Glencore
01.2025 - Current

Mining Engineer

Thiess
08.2023 - 12.2024

Mine management engineer

Thiess
02.2023 - 07.2023

Graduate Mining Engineer

Thiess
02.2021 - 02.2023

Project Engineer

Mining3
12.2019 - 01.2021

Undergraduate Student

CSIRO
01.2019 - 10.2019

Room attendant and Houseman

Nugget Casino Hotel
12.2017 - 03.2018

Business Intelligence -

Universidad Catolica de Chile

Lean Project Management -

Universidad Catolica de Chile

Mining Engineer -

Universidad de Concepción
Brayhan Salazar