Martha E. Villalba, Ph.D.

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Mine Planning Optimisation Specialist Consultant at Whittle Consulting

Canada

Overview

Martha E. Villalba is a Mine Planning Optimisation Specialist with over 24 years of experience in the industry and higher education. A PhD graduate from McGill University, she specializes in geostatistics, resource evaluation, and integrated strategic planning for mining operations, developing optimization algorithms using C++ and Fortran.

Outside of her technical work, Martha is passionate about sharing knowledge and connecting with her roots. She enjoys returning to her hometown of Cusco, Peru, to present her research and insights to students, professors, and professional colleagues at the local university (UNSAAC).

Unique fact: A year and a half after completing her PhD, she successfully published the fourth and final article derived from her doctoral thesis.

Personality Overview

Vision Oriented

Challenger

Self-Confident

They respond well to confident salespeople.  They don’t always try to control the conversation but neither do they like yielding it fully. They can be nudged to make faster decisions by offering what they value.

Topics They Care About

Mine Planning Optimization
Her entire career, from her PhD research to her current consulting role, is dedicated to optimizing strategic mine plans, scheduling, and stope layouts using advanced algorithms.
Geostatistics & Uncertainty
A core theme in her education and publications is quantifying orebody uncertainty through geostatistical modeling to improve resource evaluation and mitigate risk in planning.
Integrated Strategic Planning
Her work at Whittle Consulting focuses on applying holistic techniques like Activity Based Costing and Theory of Constraints to improve the overall economics of mining projects.

Media Appearances

New Americas‑based Mining Consultant for Whittle Consulting – Martha Villalba Matamoros. Featured in Whittle Consulting (Press Release)

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Martha Villalba Matamoros - Whittle Consulting. Featured in Whittle Consulting (Staff Profile)

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Martha Villalba Matamoros, new Americas‑based Mining Consultant joins Whittle Consulting. Featured in Whittle Consulting (Latest News)

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Work History

8-2020
Mine Planning Optimisation Specialist Consultant at Whittle Consulting
11-2018 - 6-2020
Senior Mine Planning Optimization Specialist at DRA Global
8-2014 - 9-2018
PhD Candidate, Research Assistant at Mineral Economics, Mine Reliability and Asset Management Lab at McGill University
9-2011 - 5-2014
Graduate student and research assistant at Stochastic Mine Planning Laboratory (COSMO) at McGill University
1-2009 - 5-2011
Graduate student, research sssistant, and TA at Center for Computational Geostatistics (CCG) at Centre for Computational Geostatistics (CCG)

Education

2014 - 2018
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD from McGill University
2011 - 2014
Master of Engineering (MEng) from McGill University

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Insights For Selling To Martha E.

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Make sure that you you respond to any queries from them quickly
  • Refer to testimonials from others in similar positions
  • Get to the point quickly instead of spending too much time on pleasantries

DONT's

  • Avoid repeating yourself or making generalizations
  • Do not give up if they are not convinced, try again with a different approach
  • Don’t try to be an alpha salesperson, give them equal space

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Martha E. is

  • Confidence in the product plays an important role, followed by powerful testimonials.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Martha E.

  • They might hesitate a little, but they will say no if they are not convinced.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Martha E. move?

  • They are neither the fastest decision makers nor the slowest.
  • Can Martha E. take some risk or not?

  • Once they have analyzed the pros and cons, they can take some risks.

You And Martha E.

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