Fernando Castillo

Background

About Fernando Castillo

In my career I have more than 18 years of experience working on projects for the large copper, gold and tin mining in leading engineering companies, as well as in technology, software and digital transformation companies. He has assumed the positions of Strategic Account Manager and Sales Manager in the commercial area of the companies Schneider Electric and Outotec, and the positions of Project Discipline Leader, Regional Leader of the Simulation Team, Process Consultant, Specialist Engineer and Engineer of Processes in leading engineering companies, including SKM, Fluor and Hatch. I have experience in the areas of crushing, grinding, classification, flotation and solid-liquid separation in the field of concentrator plants. It also highlights the participation in leaching projects in dynamic piles and ROM, cyanidation, solvent extraction, electrowinning, in the field of hydrometallurgy and mention the recent experience in copper and tin smelters. Among the activities developed in the field of Process Engineering, the development of mass and energy balances, flowsheets, PI & Ds, sizing of process equipment and process spreadsheets. The projects carried out range from profile engineering to detail engineering, working with multidisciplinary team, with high interaction with all the engineering disciplines that participate in the projects and adjusted to the procedures of each company. It also highlights the use of process software, statistical analysis, simulation and Machine Learning tools (Data Science, Multivariable Regression, Neural Networks, statistical models, SVM, etc.). The clients are BHP-Billiton, Anglo American, Newmont, Barrick, Codelco, Antofagasta Minerals, Volcan, Miski Mayo, SQM and Vale