Itsuo Camargo

Master Hydrogeology and Environmental Engineer with six years of combined experience undertaking environmental and hydrogeological studies for mining projects. Experience as a team leader in sample collecting (including physical, biological, social and cultural aspects) to monitor and characterise environmental parameters of study areas. Knowledge of different tools to assess hydrogeological studies and groundwater models, such as Surfer, Flopy, Modflow-6, PHREEQC, AQTSOLV. Innovating processes to increase efficiency and reduce errors by implementing scripts in Python and R. Excellent proficiency in ArcGIS and QGIS to manage and modify spatial datasets.

• Professional groundwater modeller, EMM Consulting, 01/2023, Now, Geological model building in Surfer and LoopStructural., Implementation of numerical models using Modflow 6 and Flopy., Managing datasets of monitoring and production wells in Excel and Python., Conceptual and numerical modelling using Python., Collaborations for setting up groundwater models.
• Environmental services engineer, Anddes, 10/2020, 12/2021, Creation of closure plans for important mining projects in Perú, such as Toquepala, Contonga, Casapalca and Condestable., Leading teams in field, undertaking environmental monitoring to describe baseline conditions before the implementation of exploration mining projects., Creation of VBA scripts to automate data analysis and creating automated text to increase efficiency and reduce errors., Managing proposals for projects such as closure plans, environmental impact assessments, and environmental monitoring plans.
• Environmental consultant, WSP, 05/2019, 07/2020, Coordinating and managing environmental studies such as environmental impact declarations for exploration projects., Organising exploration projects’ technical reports and environmental impact assessments., Coordinating fieldwork for identification of mining environmental liabilities., Coordinating with clients and government entities to manage environmental studies., Developing tools to process immense amounts of data using programming languages such as Visual Basic and R.
• Environmental analyst, Insideo, 05/2018, 05/2019, Organising and supporting, environmental studies related to mining projects., Leading fieldwork in the collecting of air, noise, groundwater, water and soil samples., Processing and analysing large data sets of laboratory results of samples collected in field to describe the physical environment around a project's study area., Collaborating in the creation of proposals for environmental studies.
• Coordinator, NASAO CORPORATION, 10/2017, 03/2018, Coordination of fieldwork collecting soil samples to characterise soil quality., Creating thematic maps for the production of technical reports.
• Environmental Assistant, RMG-INGENIEROS, 05/2016, 02/2017, Leading solid waste management compliance and monthly monitoring of environmental parameters., Monthly environmental reporting.
• Environmental Assistant, ENMODEL, 09/2015, 02/2016, Supporting environmental studies and the creation of thematic maps., Digitalising and processing of information for several projects.

• Dr Sarah Bourke, Lecturer, Course Coordinator Master of Hydrogeology, UWA, Perth, +61 8 6488 4704, sarah.bourke@uwa.edu.au
• Mr Luis Santamaria, Environmental Services Manager, Anddes, Lima, Perú, +511 975581895, luis.santamaria@anddes.com
• Mr Alvaro Montenegro, Environmental Manager, WSP, Lima, Perú, +511 962344140, alvaro.montenegro@wsp.com
• Mr Roberto Parra, CEO, Insideo, Lima, Perú, +511 998850848, rparra@insideo.org

Master of Hydrogeology

Environmental Engineer

Python for Data Science

FloPy and Modflow-6