Civil Engineer M.Sc, Ph.D, 16 yrs. of Geotechnical Engineering capacity in Canada, Chile and US in Mining and Civil projects. Geotechnical experience in tailings and embankment dams, seepage collection ponds, waste rock dumps, heap leach pads and process plant foundations. Highlighted experience: Surface geotechnical characterization, deep knowledge of standardized and non-standardized laboratory testing on soils, tailings, geosynthetics and rocks, and seismic assessments. Part of experience in project management, mentoring and training young engineers and students, and academic experience.Specialization in geotechnical characterization of coarse-grained and rockfill materials, and geological engineering focused on geomechanics and underground spaces. Author / co-author of +35 technical papers and a book chapter on mining geotechnics; Nominated by the SOCHIGE to represent Chile in the Bright Spark lecture 2019 (award given to the most promising geotechnical engineer in the Americas under 35 years). https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Leonardo_Doradorhttps://youtube.com/c/LeonardoDorador