Zygi Zurakowski

Zygi Zurakowski is a Principal Engineer specializing in Tailings and Dams at Newmont Corporation since February 2022. Prior experience includes serving as a Senior Geotechnical Engineer at MWH Global from April 2011 to February 2022, where expertise encompassed Tailing Storage Facility design, slope stability, and civil engineering QA/QC. Zygi held the position of Lead Geotechnical Engineer at Archangel Wines from 2004 to 2015 and worked as a Geotechnical Engineer at SRK Consulting between 2007 and 2011. Earlier roles include Exploration Geologist at Newmont Mining Corporation and Geoscience at Shell Todd Oil Services. Zygi holds a Master of Science and a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from the University of Colorado Boulder, as well as a Bachelor of Science in Geology and Physics from the University of Otago.