Project and risk management for decisions that shape mining
Experience in mining consulting, business leadership and innovation connecting technical evaluation with project strategy and sustainability.
Experience in evaluation, control and innovation since 2017.
Global recognition by the Project Management Institute.
Consulting through Riskmark to assess uncertainties and support decisions.
Strategic direction and project management for the mining sector.
Fred Ignacio Camus Yeomans is a mining engineer with a master’s degree in Project Management. His career connects mining project management, risk assessment and innovation with professional education and industry–territory relationships. He is founder and CEO of AdapVector Consulting and was included in the 2023 PMI Future 50 list.
His mining project experience dates to 2017, when he worked on an FIC-R initiative at Universidad de La Serena. His responsibilities included data collection, technical analysis and analytical and statistical modeling for mining, innovation and sustainability studies, connecting data interpretation with engineering problems.
At Minera San Gerónimo he worked in project monitoring and control, covering progress, operating indicators and costs. Later, through Mantelech Ingeniería, he supported projects associated with Minera Escondida in risk and economic uncertainty analysis, planning, cost estimation and baseline control with MS Project.
Since November 2025 he has provided business and project risk consulting for Minera Escondida through Riskmark Consultores. This work includes uncertainty assessment, support for technical and economic analysis, and mitigation strategies informing mining project decisions.
As founder and CEO of AdapVector Consulting since 2023, he works in strategic direction, project management and process improvement. His consulting addresses adaptation and sustainability challenges in mining-related organizations. Since 2024 he has also been co-founder of Minenovate, a mining communication project.
From 2022 to 2025 he undertook academic and project coordination work at Universidad Central de Chile in Coquimbo. His experience included the role of Secretary of Studies in the Faculty of Engineering and Architecture and connecting university initiatives with industry, covering investment evaluation, mining innovation and interdisciplinary collaboration.
His involvement in Convivencia Sinérgica Sustentable addressed relationships between mining, other economic sectors and communities in Coquimbo. He has taken these discussions to educational and international settings, including presentations on Green Project Management and sustainability at Universidad de La Guajira, Colombia.
His practice also includes technical-scientific writing and professional communication. He co-authored a comparison of mineral resource estimation using kriging and neural networks and has written columns on PMOs, communities, regional development and critical minerals. His perspective brings technical analysis and management together to examine how project decisions affect operations and their surroundings.
His perspective on project management, innovation and applied learning in mining.
January 2023 – present
Consultancy leadership, organizational strategy and process improvement.
November 2025 – present
Consulting for Escondida through Riskmark: risk and uncertainty assessment, support for technical and economic evaluations, mitigation strategies and project decision support.
February 2024 – present
Coordination of a communication project discussing mining, innovation and entrepreneurship.
June 2022 – October 2025
Coordinated academic initiatives and mining industry engagement. Worked on sustainability, innovation and investment evaluation projects. His career included service as Secretary of Studies of the Faculty of Engineering and Architecture.
June 2020 – March 2021
Supported risk and economic uncertainty analysis, planning and cost estimation in mining engineering. Contributed to scheduling and baseline control using MS Project.
January – June 2020
Monitored progress, operational indicators and costs. Supported project planning and control and prepared technical and operating progress reports.
March 2017 – November 2019
Collected data and conducted technical analysis, developed analytical and statistical models for mining studies, and contributed to innovation and sustainability initiatives.
Project evaluation requires connecting technical data, costs, schedules and risks before making decisions.
The challengeIdentify uncertainties that can affect the viability or delivery of a mining initiative.
His applied experienceConsulting for Minera Escondida through Riskmark, covering business and project risks, technical-economic analysis support and mitigation strategies.
The learning connectionExamine assumptions, compare alternatives and understand the information needed for investment or delivery decisions.
Uncertainty assessment, mitigation and decision support.
Scheduling, progress monitoring, costs and indicators.
Analysis of alternatives and assumptions for projects.
Organizational direction and continuous improvement.
Analytical models, technology and initiative development.
Relationships between projects, economic sectors and communities.
Universidad de Barcelona / OBS Business School · 2021–2022
Universidad Central de Chile · 2017–2019
Universidad de La Serena · 2013–2016
Universidad Central de Chile · 2024
Additional education in economic leadership for mining at BRIMM–University of British Columbia, team coaching for sustainability and innovation projects at Tampere University, and agility with Scrum Master, Product Owner and Scrum@Scale Practitioner.
Participation in a Universidad Central initiative on relationships between mining, other industries and Coquimbo communities.
Explore the initiative ↗Presentations at Universidad de La Guajira on project sustainability and mining’s coexistence with other economic sectors.
Explore the initiative ↗Founder of an initiative supporting new generations’ participation in mining.
Explore the initiative ↗Co-founding of a communication project on mining, innovation and entrepreneurship.
Explore the initiative ↗Technical-scientific writing and professional analysis on projects, technology and mining sustainability.
Technical-scientific article · co-authored with Heber Hernández Guerra · Ingeniería al Día · Universidad Central
View publication ↗Professional column · G&M Gestión Minera · 115 · pp. 14–15
View publication ↗Professional column · G&M Gestión Minera · 114 · p. 41
View publication ↗Opinion column · Salta Mining
View publication ↗He also served as a reviewer for Prospectiva in 2025. Editorial team and reviewer acknowledgment ↗
His experience connects technical analysis with risk management, project control and strategic business understanding.
A perspective developed across industrial consulting, business leadership and university education.
Which uncertainties can change the decision to proceed with a project?
How can a variance be interpreted to decide what action to take?
What evidence supports deciding whether an innovation adds operating value?
How can territorial effects inform project evaluation?
How can decisions be coordinated between technical teams and business leaders?
His experience relates closely to the themes of the program below.
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