Dr Matthew Deutsch is a mining engineer and software developer building decision support systems for Mine Planning and Geostatistical Modeling. He has worked at Maptek on Vulcan, and is currently at Resource Modeling Solutions building the Resource Modeling Solutions Platform (RMSP). Matthew continues to be interested in applying advanced optimization techniques to large realistic mining problems.

Based in Montreal, Canada, Jérémy André is Regional Customer Success Lead for Mine Engineering at Maptek, where he works closely with clients to improve product adoption and maximise value from Maptek solutions. He also serves as Global Technical Lead for Evolution, Maptek’s mine planning optimisation software. Previously, Jérémy was part of Maptek’s Technical Services team in North America, delivering software implementations, technical presentations, and consulting support to mining operations. With a background in Operations Research, he completed a research master’s degree at Polytechnique Montréal, focusing on constraint programming for tactical underground mine planning. His work included developing a stochastic optimisation model to reduce tactical scheduling uncertainty in a sub-level stoping operation in Nunavut, Canada.

Will Reid is a Global Development Strategy Manager at Maptek, where he supports software teams across blast management, mine scheduling, and geospatial data operations. With a background in Software Engineering from the University of Adelaide, Will's career has spanned both major tech and the mining technology sector. Will is passionate about applying new approaches to solve complex challenges in mining. He is also driven by the potential of cloud services to improve accessibility and connect teams across the industry.

Iain Rudge has been a contributor to Geovia's Mine Planning and Optimization team for the last four years. His primary focus is the GMX scheduling engine.