Alejandro Valladares

Consultant
 Consultant Alejandro Valladares

Educational background
Metallurgical Civil Engineer, Federico Santa Maria Technical University
Federico Santa María award to the best graduate of the generation
Post degree Business Administration, University Adolfo Ibáñez
Seminar Update in Management & Marketing, U. of Berkeley
Technology Transfer Management Program, Kim Talent
Data Processing using Python, U. Nanjing (Coursera)
Labor background
12 years in polymetallic mining and in mining and other industries supplier companies
10 years in consulting for international companies and governmental entities
5 years in RDI projects consulting
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…labor background

International consulting : RDI projects consulting :

▪ market measurements
▪ growth opportunities
▪ competitive dynamics
▪ voice of customer
For govt entities and private companies
from Australia, Canada, Europe, India,
Netherlands and New Zealand, with
interest in Chile as a new market for
their products and or services.
▪ market analysis
▪ technological surveillance
▪ competitive intelligence analysis:
>Assessment of the competitiveness of the idea or
project and determination of the competitiveness
baseline. It allows evaluating whether it is advisable
to adjust the orientation of the development process.
▪ assessments of ideas and projects:
>estimate of the economic impact /benefit of the
idea or project. It provides key information to justify
resource additions. And a solid basis to negotiate the
commercialization of the result.
▪ Business cases
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RDi projects consulting

My value proposition:

▪ Bring the project close to the market

▪ Provide reliable information to make critical decisions
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Job examples

Scope Description

Industry ▪ surveillance to the Offer of Digital Twins

4.0 ▪ feasibility analysis and market entry strategy for RFID Solutions

▪ study of opportunities for the Internet of Things in Copper Mining

▪ market study and economic feasibility of a Robotized System to Recover Metallic Parts

▪ assessment of potential benefit of Device that Integrates Biosensors and AI to Forecast

Occupational Fatigue

▪ surveillance to the competitive scenario for a Deep Learning-based Failure Identification Tool
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Job examples

Scope Description

▪ surveillance to the Offer of Operation and Maintenance Services for Water Desalination Plants

W
Water
▪ market study for Consultancy Service in Sustainable Rainwater Management
▪ market study for a Solution for the Water Purification Sector

▪ identification of opportunities for Climate Chambers

B
Biotech
▪ market assessment for a Biomarker Kit to Detect Heavy Metals
▪ study of opportunities for Biodegradable Organic Nanoparticles
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Job examples

Scope Description

▪ surveillance to the offer of Waterproofing Systems

B
Building
▪ market study of Implements for Construction and Demolition Machinery
▪ feasibility analysis and market entry strategy for Structural Engineering Services

▪ feasibility analysis and market entry strategy for Capacitor Banks

E
energy
▪ market and IP assessment for a Chemical Fluid that Stores Solar Energy
▪ identification of opportunities to offer RD Services to Electromobility Industry
▪ identification of opportunities to offer Certification Services for Nano Lithium for Batteries
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Job examples

Scope Description

▪ assessment of potential market for Coatings with Copper Nanoparticle

M
Mining
▪ market study and licensing model for a Geostatistical Software for Mining
▪ business case: Superconductive Motors for the Global Copper Mining Market
▪ market assessment and IP for a Water-Mud Flow Simulator in Underground Mining
▪ assessment of the potential market of an Online Mineral Monitoring System in Block Caving
▪ validation of challenges for a project oriented to develop New Applications of Molybdenum
▪ study of opportunities in mining and other industries for Graphite and Metal-Graphite Products
▪ estimation of the potential consumption of Molybdenum as Substrate in Platinum-Based Catalysts
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Job examples

Scope Description

▪ Counterpart by SCM El Toqui in pilot tests to define the flotation circuit of the Concentrator

P
pilot plant
plant, carried out at the CIMM Mining-Metallurgical Research Center.

▪ Assistant researcher in the mining area of the INTEC Technological Research Institute,
collaborating in pilot tests to define the optimal process and in assessing the technical-economic
feasibility of recovering values from samples generally from small and medium-sized mining
companies.

▪ Exploratory studies of the offer and demand for pilot and demonstration plants services.
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General methodology (to be customized to each specific case)
1.Web Search: Gathering, filtering, synthesis and analysis of
secondary information available in the professional networks; in
public and private entities related to the subject of the project;
on the websites of companies participating in the value chain,
and on the www. Use of traditional search engines, as well as Tor,
Duckduckgo and others that allow a safely exploration of the less
visible areas of the web.
4.Reporting:
Crossing, validation and synthesis of the information obtained.
Elaboration of learning
Drawing up conclusions
Edition of deliverables:
progress report, usually ppt
final report of the advisory, doc or ppt
executive summary, always presentation-ready ppt
2.Technological Surveillance: Compilation,
filtering and analysis of information obtained
from global patent databases such as
Thompson Reuters, European Patent Office or
others. Use of at least three combinations of
key words agreed with the project team.
3.Exploration to the Value Chain: Unstructured
interviews with people with influence in the
decision-making process of the relevant links of
the value chain in relation to the product,
service or solution under development. It
includes interviewing potential and current
competitors, keeping the data of the contractor
and his idea or project completely confidential.
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Examples of entities served

RDi ecosystem
▪ Telefónica I+D, TID
▪ Impact Innovation Alliance, AIC
▪ National Pilot Center for Mining, CNP
▪ Advanced Mining Technology Center, AMTC
▪ Centro Científico y Tecnológico de Valparaíso, CCTVAL
▪ Programa de Innovación en Manufactura Avanzada, IMA
Contact options
Gob. agencies
▪ Australian Trade Commission alejandro.valladares.consulting@gmail.com
▪ Netherlands Enterprise Agency
▪ Copca, now Catalonia Trade & Investment
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Companies
▪ MIROTONE, New Zealand, Surface coatings
▪ THERMAX, India, Engineering solutions for heating +56 9 6816 6991
▪ NORCAST, Canada, hoy parte de Bradken, Grinding media
▪ SGL GROUP, Germany, Solutions in Graphites & Fiber Composites