Meet the Team

Stefan founded Minpraxis and led the design and development of the Minpraxis Tester. He has 21 years in mining, starting with an HPGR supplier on early installations in Australia. His later work in mine-to-mill integration, energy efficiency, sensor-based sorting and mining technology laid the groundwork for the MPT. He holds a PhD in Mining Engineering from UBC, focused on cave mine and mill integration.

Mahir is a mining engineer specializing in bulk ore sorting for copper-gold mines. His background includes engineering consulting, sensor test work and Python development. He holds a PhD in Mining Engineering from UBC, with several peer-reviewed publications. At Minpraxis, he leads data and test work.

Connor leads prototyping at Minpraxis and carries out project design across the full product development process. His work covers engineering design, 3D modelling, FEA simulation and machine manufacturing. He holds a BASc in Mechanical Engineering from UBC Okanagan, where he focused on materials selection, manufacturing processes and CAD/CAM design.

Alex works on research and development, CAD modelling, quantitative design and product manufacturing at Minpraxis. He holds a BASc in Engineering Physics with a Minor in Commerce from UBC, where he studied dynamic system modelling, communication systems and automatic control. He received the Edward G. Auld Prize for his capstone project on high-voltage wireless power transfer.

AJ develops the main Minpraxis software package and also works on research and development and product manufacturing. He coordinates project-based work with other computer engineers and integrates their developments into the core software. He holds a BASc in Computer Engineering from UBC.

Yohan designs and coordinates test programs at Minpraxis and analyzes the results to find trends and optimum settings. He also works on machine learning models and research and development. Before Minpraxis, he interned as a product designer and R&D engineer, focusing on product development and data analysis. He holds a BASc in Mechanical Engineering from UBC.

Max is a mechanical engineer with experience across mineralogy, geology, mining and mineral processing, especially comminution technology. Recently, he has worked on developing transcritical carbon dioxide technology for comminution and on HPGR testing at UBC. He previously led research projects on ores and aggregates at TU Bergakademie Freiberg, and his PhD focused on the selective comminution of ores.