GEOVIA R&D Roles Portfolio Senior Manager, Dassault Systèmes

Claver GNAMIEN is a mining professional with over 15 years of experience. Passionate about Resource Estimation, Strategic Mine planning and Mining Project Evaluation. Interested in Business Strategy and Management, Mineral Economics and any Technologies that support a more sustainable mining industry.

GEOVIA R&D Roles Portfolio Senior Manager, Dassault Systèmes

Cristian POBLETE is an App Portfolio Senior Manager and a mining engineer. He is an expert in strategic planning for open-pit mines with 15 years of experience, including 13 years at Dassault Systèmes. He developed the “Robust Strategic Mine Planning” approach. This approach integrates GEOVIA and SIMULIA to analyse thousands of mining project scenarios. Currently, Cristian is leading the definition of the roadmap for new strategic mine planning solutions, ensuring that they meet the evolving needs of the industry.

GEOVIA R&D Strategy & Management Director, Dassault Systèmes

Gustavo PILGER is a Mining Engineer/Geostatistician with over 20 years’ experience in the global mining industry and with a strong background in mineral resource modelling and uncertainty analysis, holding a PhD and a MSc degree in geostatistics and a specialisation degree in Mining Geostatistics from the Paris School of Mines.

Gustavo has worked for large mining corporations and consulting organisations, where he has been working with a vast range of commodities located in several parts of the globe in collaboration with multidisciplinary groups. He has also experience in all aspects of Technology Development for the mining industry.

As Head of GEOVIA R&D within Dassault Systèmes, Gustavo manages the strategic definition and development of GEOVIAs’ portfolio. He provides strategic views to define the technology vision for modelling and simulating the planet in a responsible manner. With leadership teams across Dassault Systèmes he contributes to defining transformational technologies to enable companies to overcome their challenges, improving predictability, efficiency, safety and sustainability whilst maximising shareholder value.

Director, Global Services, Mining & Infrastructure, Dassault Systèmes

Ralph SMITH commenced his career in the mining sector, initially working in geospatial engineering before moving into mining engineering. He is passionate about the need and benefits of business transformation, creating value and solving industry challenges. While the industry focuses on change, he has contributed to transformation for over 25 years.

During his professional career, he has worked on diverse projects, from 100kt to 30Mt production objectives across a range of commodities e.g. gold; copper; lead; zinc; silver; uranium; nickel; iron ore, talc; rare earths; and mineral sands around the globe.

He saw Dassault Systemes as the company with an established record of achieving business transformation in various industries, joining to lead the mining and infrastructure services globally and deliver value and facilitate positive change.

PT Agincourt Resources

Imam Hidayat has a background in Geological Engineering from the University of Gadjah Mada, he has accumulated extensive experience in the mining industry. Since 2013, Imam has been with PT Agincourt Resources, following previous roles at PT Padang Karunia Group (2011-2013), PT Aneka Tambang Tbk (2008-2011), and PT Tanito Group (2005-2007). Specializing in Mine Geology Grade Control and serving as a Senior Mine Geologist, he has significantly contributed to the field. Their latest publication, “Using Geological Analogues And Proxies To Better Determine AMD Risk,” was released in 2021.