I'm a Mining engineer and PHDwith a in mining engineering at the University of Chile, Chile. Initially, I worked at BCTEC a mining engineering company in Chile. Then, I started working as an assisstant professor in the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Concepción, Chile. I have participated in different research projects related to underground mining, particularly, in block caving. I focus in geomechanics, underground mine design, and risk in underground mining.