The KAMNI chain team is diverse in their areas of expertise, but unified by a vision: to bridge the knowledge gap between mining and blockchain. We believe that with our help, the mining industry can be more efficient, interconnected, and ethical.
TANYA MATVEEVA Geologist and founder
Tanya is a geologist by vocation with over 25 years of experience. She’s worked all over the globe, and focused primarily on exploration and data management. Since learning about blockchain technology Tanya realized its potential for the mining industry and is working on solving mining industry challenges using blockchain-based solutions.
Tanya started her career as a keen young geologist with BHP Exploration , roaming the mosquito-infested forests in Northern Russia exploring for nickel, and snow-covered steppes of Kazakhstan, in search for gold and IOCG deposits in Australia. She then spent 11 years in Canada, working on diamond and gold exploration in Nunavut, base metals in British Columbia with APEX Geoscience, and uranium, coal and shale gas with Alberta Geological Survey.
Seeking new adventures, Tanya moved to the Netherlands, and started working in Africa, evaluating opportunities for rutile in Cameron, tin in Rwanda, bauxite in Guinea and iron ore in Tasmania. After move to the UK Tanya worked with Behre Dolbear Minerals Industry Advisors till 2019 and is now running independent consultancy out of Canterbury, Kent, UK.
GUSTAVO HAMU Geologist and data analyst
Gustavo is a Brazilian geologist who obtained his masters degree in International Business at Hult International Business School, in Shanghai, China. He worked in exploration and mining projects in Brazil, until he transferred to a mining operation in Chile, where he was responsible for research and production of ore exported to China. Gustavo then specialized his career in international business and moved to China, where he worked as a data scientist and was involved in development of IoT applications for ore supply chain management and optimization.
Gustavo is currently based in Amsterdam working as a consultant focused on market Intelligence for the global energy industry.
Gustavo is currently based in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
DINA KLIMENTYEVA Data science and machine learning
Dina has dual background in management and geology and 9 years of experience in consulting. She is currently pursuing her PhD at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH Zurich), where she studies the processes of massive sulfide ore formation in porphyry copper – epithermal systems. She has a keen interest in data science and application of machine learning methods for exploration; her team received special prize at Copa de Cobre challenge organized by OZ minerals.