Summary
Erik Vanin is a Mine Superintendent with a decade of hands-on experience delivering multi-site mining projects across Africa, Europe and Central America, currently managing operations and 97+ staff at Nyrstar in Spain. Trained in mining and construction engineering and armed with a Lean Six Sigma Green Belt, he blends project management rigor with practical field expertise in open pit and underground environments. He has a track record of implementing best-practice mine standards, reducing MSHA citations, and driving cost savings through initiatives like pump-efficiency programs and targeted development contracting. Comfortable liaising between engineering firms, contractors and regulators, he has led complex works from tailings dam construction to pit-wall control and camp relocations under challenging conditions. Colleagues describe him as safety-focused and solutions-driven, with a lesser-known strength in digitizing workflows and deploying monitoring systems that sustain production during adverse weather and resource constraints.
10 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Supply Chain Operations Management, Supply Chain Operations Management at Concordia University
Professional Short Course, Project Management for Mining, Professional Short Course, Project Management for Mining at Colorado School of Mines
High School, High School at Newton College | Lima, Peru
Pure & Applied Science, Pure & Applied Science at Dawson College
Diploma, Construction Engineering Technology/Technician, Diploma, Construction Engineering Technology/Technician at George Brown College
Bachelor (Honours) of Engineering (BEng), Mining and Mineral Engineering, Bachelor (Honours) of Engineering (BEng), Mining and Mineral Engineering at Laurentian University/Université Laurentienne
English, Spanish, French, Italian, Croatian