Ruben Vargas

Background

About Ruben Vargas

Ruben Vargas is actually the Knight Piésold Engineering Manager with more than 25 years’ experience in civil-geotechnical design and site supervision. In his current role, in the Lima office, Ruben is operating as a senior design engineer where he has been involved in most facets of mining infrastructure design, with specialization in risk management of water and tailings dams, geotechnical design and instrumentation, particularly in relation to tailings facilities, water reservoirs, foundations analysis and heap leach pads. Ruben has managed the design of several large and complex mining infrastructure projects. He has been involved in all stages of the engineering project development process including scoping studies, alternative assessments, feasibility studies, site investigations, detailed civil / geotechnical design, and quality control / assurance. Ruben has worked on various mining projects throughout Peru and South America. Ruben is EoR of San Rafael and Mina Justa TSF; also, Ruben have had a technical roll to support the emergency with two water reservoirs with high potential of failure. He has excellent written and oral communication skills and is proficient in English and French.