10 Newmont engineering leaders
Head of process engineering, director of mechanical engineering, director of geotechnical open pit and director of reliability are among the current titles held by these ten Newmont engineering leaders. A reader can learn how engineering leaders work at Newmont from people who have held the role.
Professionals to explore
Chris Ryan P.Eng.
LinkedInExperience: Director - OP Engineering Standards & Governance · Newmont Corporation
Chris Ryan P.Eng. has been Director - OP Engineering Standards & Governance at Newmont Corporation since September 2025, and the headline reads Director - Open Pit Engineering Standards & Governance. Chris Ryan was Director - Surface Mining at Newmont Corporation in 2025 and Manager - Surface Mining and Technical Services there from 2023 to 2025.
Dan Curry
LinkedInExperience: Head of Process Engineering, Global · Newmont Corporation
Dan Curry has been Head of Process Engineering, Global at Newmont Corporation since October 2025, based in Brisbane, Queensland. Dan Curry was Head of Technical (APAC) at Newmont Corporation in 2025, Head - Productivity (PNG) there in 2024 and General Manager - Group Technical Services (Newcrest) there from 2021 to 2024.
De Wet Strydom
LinkedInExperience: Director of Mechanical Engineering · Newmont Corporation
De Wet Strydom has been Director of Mechanical Engineering at Newmont Corporation since September 2025, based in Australia. De Wet Strydom was Principal Mechanical Engineer at Anglo American from 2024 to 2025, Principal Condition monitoring there from 2022 to 2024 and Principal Reliability Engineer, Anglo Converter Process there from 2020 to 2022.
Javier Galvez
LinkedInExperience: Director, Structural Engineering · Newmont Corporation
Javier Galvez has been Director, Structural Engineering at Newmont Corporation since April 2025, based in Aurora, Colorado, and has also held the role Director, Asset Management Systems and Governance there since 2021. Javier Galvez was Principal Advisor, Asset Management at Newmont Corporation from 2016 to 2021.
PULKIT PATEL
LinkedInExperience: Director Reliability · Newmont Corporation
PULKIT PATEL has been Director Reliability at Newmont Corporation since April 2025, based in Australia, and the profile describes a global leader accountable for driving reliability, asset health and performance improvement. Pulkit Patel was Global Team Lead - Reliability Engineering at Newmont Corporation from 2021 to 2025.
Raimundo Almenara PhD
LinkedInExperience: Director Geotechnical Open Pit · Newmont Corporation
Raimundo Almenara PhD has been Director Geotechnical Open Pit at Newmont Corporation since June 2021, a role the profile lists at the director level in the engineering department. Raimundo Almenara was Principal Geotechnical Engineer at Newmont Corporation from 2019 to 2021 and Chief Geotechnical Engineer at Kinross Gold Corporation from 2016 to 2018.
Ricardo Arenas
LinkedInExperience: Director EPC - Water Treatment Project - Newmont Yanacocha · Newmont Corporation
Ricardo Arenas has been Director EPC - Water Treatment Project - Newmont Yanacocha at Newmont Corporation since May 2023, based in Castle Rock, Colorado. Ricardo Arenas held the role Director EPC - Yanacocha Sulfides Project there from 2018 to 2023 and was Director - Project Engineering Management there from 2014 to 2018.
Rudi Pope
LinkedInExperience: Director Project Engineering - Red Chris Block Cave Project · Newmont Corporation
Rudi Pope has been Director Project Engineering - Red Chris Block Cave Project at Newmont Corporation since September 2025, based in the Greater Brisbane Area. Rudi Pope was Principal - Engineering at Newcrest Mining in 2023, Engineering Technical Lead there from 2019 to 2023 and Lead Mechanical Engineer at Wafi-Golpu Joint Venture from 2015 to 2019.
Ryan Skidmore
LinkedInExperience: Director of Reliability · Newmont Corporation
Ryan Skidmore has been Director of Reliability at Newmont Corporation since April 2025, a role the profile lists at the director level in the engineering department, based in Denver. Ryan Skidmore was Senior Manager Strategic Planning-Mobile at Newmont Corporation from 2022 to 2025 and Maintenance Superintendent at OceanaGold Corporation from 2015 to 2020.
Tony Joseph
LinkedInExperience: Director (Global) Electrical Engineering · Newmont Corporation
Tony Joseph has been Director (Global) Electrical Engineering at Newmont Corporation since October 2025, based in the Greater Perth Area. Tony Joseph was Engineering Manager - Asset Management & Engineering at Hancock Iron Ore from 2023 to 2025 and Senior Electrical Engineer at Rio Tinto from 2015 to 2019, and the profile lists power systems and control systems design.
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Pick the person whose engineering area is closest to your question, since process, mechanical, structural, electrical, open pit, geotechnical, project and reliability engineering leaders each solve different problems. Check when each person started the role to judge how recent the experience is.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01What did you focus on first when you took on your engineering leadership role at Newmont?
- 02How do you decide which engineering standards to set centrally?
- 03What has your own work taught you about improving plant reliability and asset health at a mining operation?
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