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Ferdinand Rizzuto, P.Eng.
President

Mettalurgical / Materials Engineer specializing in Extractive Metallurgy and Operations. He has over three decades of extensive experience with base metals, precious mineral and oil sands processing in production environments.

Robert Ungerer
Secretary

Robert has been serving the supply chain industry for 15 years in various capacities. He also has extensive experience in customer relation management. He has been with Multotec Canada since 2012 and is responsible for various tasks within the company.

Dragan Pejic, M.Eng., P.Eng.
Treasurer and Sales Director

Chemical Engineer with an extensive experience in Oil Sands and mineral processing. Key roles include areas of Process Engineering, Process Safety, Project Management, Facility Commissioning and GHG Emissions for Conventional Oil and Gas.

Benjamin Xie
Director

 

Victor Maries
Technical Program Director

Professional Mineral Processing Engineer with a Doctorate Degree and more than thirty years of applied experience in mineral processing research, commissioning, operations and design. Victor was leading cross-functional teams, implementing cutting-edge technologies, and driving efficiency across diverse projects.

Dr Lucy Xia
Presentation Director

Assistant Professor in Chemical and Materials Engineering at the U of A. Applied research and development career also at Central South University in China and Surface Science Western at the University of Western Ontario followed by the Saskatchewan Research Council (SRC) developing expertise in rare earth processing.

Tatjana Pejic
Conference Program Director

Biomedical Engineering graduate student at the University of Calgary and researcher at the McCaig Institute. Tatjana has comprehensive experience as Events Director and Commissioner in various academic committees.

Niel Lourens
Sponsorship Director

Neil has a Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering (Extractive Metallurgy). He currently serves as Vice President – Cyclones and Spirals, for Multotec, leading the global growth of these two core product lines world wide.

Marco Rizzuto
Marketing & Website Director

Jayden Hart
Conference Social Program Director

Sales Manager at Univar Solutions, a global chemical distributor, supporting Oil Sands, Refining, Pulp & Paper, Mining, and Chemical Manufacturing. He holds a BComm from the University of Alberta and is pursuing his MBA.

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