Baris Yazgan

Questioner
DISC Type : c

Subject Matter Expert - Concentrator at Rio Tinto

United States

Overview

Baris Yazgan is a Subject Matter Expert in concentrators at Rio Tinto, focused on boosting performance and efficiency through technical excellence. His expertise is grounded in a Ph. D. in Mining and Minerals Engineering from Virginia Tech and a certification in Grinding Process Management, which he applies to operational improvement and geometallurgy.

His post about boosting the safe production of copper, one of the most essential resources of our time, highlights his passion for the industrys impact.

Personality Overview

Cautious & Analytical

Systematic

Value Seeker

It is quite likely of them to ask for pricing or other concessions.  They prefer to do thorough analysis of any situation. While they don't hesitate to ask questions, they are generally risk-averse and tend to be late adopters.

Topics They Care About

Mineral Processing
His entire career and Ph. D. are centered on mineral and metal processing, with a specific focus on concentrator performance and operational improvement.
Operational Efficiency
A core theme in his professional headline is delivering performance, efficiency, and growth through strategic operational analysis and process improvements.
Metals Recovery
His doctoral research at Virginia Tech focused on modeling eddy current separators to improve the recovery and recycling of non-ferrous metals.

Media Appearances

Baris has no verified media appearances

Work History

2-2026
Subject Matter Expert - Concentrator at Rio Tinto
1-2025 - 2-2026
Single Point Accountable - Concentrator at Rio Tinto
1-2023
Senior Metallurgical Engineer at Rio Tinto
5-2022 - 1-2023
Mining Market Manager at STEINERT US
7-2021 - 4-2022
Interim Superintendent - Metallurgy & DCS at Capstone Mining

Education

2015 - 2017
Ph.D. from Virginia Tech
1998 - 2002
B.Sc. from Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi / Middle East Technical University

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Insights For Selling To Baris

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Keep some extra margin in hand as they will likely negotiate the pricing
  • Back up any claims with data and numbers
  • Emphasize on objective proof of ROI, help them do a thorough evaluation

DONT's

  • Don’t overhype the product/pitch, keep it measured
  • Avoid rushing them, be polite and patient
  • Don’t depend too much on anecdotal evidence, it reduces their confidence

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Baris is

  • Ensuring that the product delivers ROI, cost-effective pricing and process compliance are very important for them.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Baris

  • It doesn’t come naturally to them but they can say no if they are not convinced.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Baris move?

  • If they have the information that they need, they can move fast at making their decisions.
  • Can Baris take some risk or not?

  • They can take some risk if they are confident that they have analyzed the circumstances well.


You And Baris

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