Ester Silva

Ester Silva serves as the Mine Production Manager at Alcoa since January 2020, overseeing the mine infrastructure and operational control. Responsibilities include managing the mine infrastructure team, focusing on access construction and maintenance, dry and wet season preparation planning, mine signaling, and productivity enhancement projects. Previous positions encompassed roles as Mining Infrastructure Supervisor and Pleno Mining Engineer, where Ester successfully implemented cost-reducing methodologies and developed KPIs monitoring dashboards. Ester's academic qualifications include a Bachelor's degree in Mining and Environmental Engineering, a Master's degree in Mineral, Environmental, and Extractive Metallurgy Technology, and ongoing MBA studies in Production and Operations Management at USP. Additional credentials involve a postgraduate degree in Geotechnical Engineering and various technical and executive training programs, including the forthcoming specialization in Risk and Sustainability Management.