José is a Mining Engineer from Universidad de Chile, focused on mineral processing, energy efficiency and optimisation through process modelling and simulation. He has experience in data processing and analysis of laboratory tests and metallurgical processes at SGS Minerals Chile, where he worked as an intern and thesis student.

He currently works at SMI-ICE-Chile as part of the Productivity team, involved in the Complex Orebodies program, digital transformation and energy efficiency projects working with different mine sites in Chile.