Maria Alejandra Franco Montoya

Maria Alejandra Franco Montoya is currently a Staff Geotechnical Engineer at Call & Nicholas since August 2023 and previously held the position of Geotechnical Engineer Intern at Rio Tinto from May to August 2023. Maria is also a Graduate Research Assistant at the University of Arizona, where studies for a Master of Science in Mining Engineering are ongoing from August 2022 to May 2024. Prior experiences include a Mining Engineer Intern role at CEMEX from February to August 2022 and a Research Assistant position at the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology in late 2021. Maria holds a degree in Mining and Metallurgical Engineering from Universidad Nacional de Colombia and has also studied as a Mining Exchange Student at the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology.