Rafael Eduardo Martinez Plata

Rafael Eduardo Martinez Plata is an experienced mining engineer specializing in dragline planning and operation within Drummond Ltd. since December 2016. Currently serving as Dragline Planning Engineer III, Rafael has been involved in the scheduling and design for new open pit mines, managing dragline sequences, and conducting technical analyses to optimize performance across multiple mining operations. Previously, Rafael held roles as a Reviewer and Editor of Reports at the Ministerio de Minas y Energía, and as a Short-range Plan Engineer during a practical training period at Drummond Ltd., where a thesis on shovels performance was developed. Educational qualifications include a Mining Engineering degree from Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia and a Master in Project Management from Universidad EAFIT, alongside ongoing professional development in Project Audit at Politécnico de Colombia.