Kiriaco Jarami MBA, CPEng is a seasoned engineering professional with extensive experience in value engineering, strategy optimization, and data analysis in the mining and manufacturing sectors. Currently serving as Principal Value Engineering and Superintendent of Strategy Optimization for Coal & Copper at BHP, Kiriaco has previously held leadership roles at Caterpillar Inc. as a Business Analyst and Senior Engineer, and at Hatch as an Operations Consultant Engineer. Kiriaco's early career included significant positions at Johnson & Johnson, Codelco, and BHP Billiton, focusing on maintenance engineering and production improvement. Kiriaco holds an MBA from Macquarie Graduate School of Management and has completed certificates in Statistics and Linear Models from Harvard University, alongside various other professional qualifications in project management and occupational health and safety.