Sean I. Waller, P. Eng.
Key Advisor and Director
Mr. Waller is a retired Professional Engineer with 35 years of International experience in mining project management, evaluation, design and operation, with a specific focus on large scale copper projects and gold projects. Mr. Waller was previously a Senior Advisor with Wood Mining and Minerals (previously AMEC), a division of Wood PLC, a global engineering and construction firm. Prior to joining Alta Copper he was with Wood in Vancouver where he held the positions of Vice President of Global Business Development and Senior Project Manager. While at Wood, Mr. Waller managed the feasibility study for Nevsun's Bisha gold/copper mine in Eritrea and the front end engineering for Inmet's Cobre Panama project in Panama.
Prior to AMEC, Mr. Waller worked with SNC-Lavalin's Mining Division in management and senior technical roles. Mr. Waller also previously worked for Freeport-McMoran at its Grasberg copper operation in Indonesia. Mr. Waller is a member of the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum ("CIM"). He was President of the CIM in 2015 and a Member of the CIM Audit and Risk Committee from 2017 - 2021. Mr. Waller previously served on the CIM National Executive Council as Vice-President of District 6 (British Columbia and Yukon).
Mr. Waller has a B.Sc. in Geology from the University of British Columbia in Vancouver and a Masters Degree in Mineral Process Engineering from The Montana School of Mines in Montana.