Mauricio Herrera Kahn, Mechanical Engineer graduated from the Technical University of Ecuador (UTE) in 1975, with more than 45 years of experience in the mining engineering and project development sector. He has held positions such as General Manager, Project Manager, and Head of Engineering at national and international companies, where he led studies and project execution under the EPCM (Engineering, Procurement, and Construction Management) model. He is currently General Manager at HyB Ingenieros, developing studies and analyses of new plants and processes with Capex and Opex at the engineering profile level. For several years, he has been writing articles and columns on national and international social, political, and economic analysis.