Thiago Marques Baptista Teixeira is Geologist graduated in the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (2005) and have a
Master in Geotechnical Engineering by the Federal University of Ouro Preto (2017) during his career Thiago concluded a specialization in Underground and Surface Geomechanics – International Geotechnical Center - Peru (2022) and Professional Development Courses – Slope Performance Monitoring – University of Arizona (2023) and Water in Mine and Slope Stability also in the University of Arizona (2023). Geotechnical Geologist with 18 years of experience in the mining and infrastructure projects. worked on iron, carbonate and nickel commodities projects, as well as slope stabilization and modelling. Thiago is currently coordinator of Geotechnics and Hydrogeology at Santa Rita Nickel Mine, Atlantic Nickel.