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Team Members

Peter Ehren

Peter Ehren

Process and Lithium Expert

Peter Ehren is an independent Lithium Consultant with over two decades of experience in the lithium, boron, and potassium industries. He specializes in solar evaporation systems, phase chemistry, and process development. Peter has worked globally on lithium projects, advancing several from the lab scale to industrial production. A Chartered Professional and Qualified Person for NI-43-101 and JORC, he emphasizes the importance of teamwork and careful equipment selection in minimizing project risks.

Robert Roeloffs

Robert Roeloffs

Principal Analyst

Robert Roeloffs has 25+ years in Marketing, Sales & Business Management. MBA. BS Industrial Engineering from California Polytechnic State University.

Macarena González

Macarena González

Environmental Expert

Macarena is an Industrial Civil Engineer with a focus on Environmental Engineering from the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile. Since 2000, she has specialized in sustainable lithium project development and was the first environmental engineer at SQM, where she established key Environmental Impact Statements. Now a consultant, she has worked on major salars in the High Andes, including Salar de Atacama and Maricunga.

Matias Ehren

Matias Ehren

Circular Engineer

Matias Ehren is a Circular Engineer who recently graduated from Maastricht University where he focused on learning how innovation and engineering meet sustainability. His interests during his studies sparked in the area of material science, technology, and Life Cycle Assessment (LCA). His Bachelor Thesis research comprised conducting a Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) for the production of Lithium Hydroxide Monohydrate and Lithium Carbonate battery grade.

Rodrigo Rivas

Rodrigo Rivas

Process and Operational Expert

Rodrigo Rivas is a Metallurgical Engineer from the University of Concepción, with more than 20 years of experience in leading operations, processes, projects and quality of lithium chemical plants, and in-depth knowledge of lithium carbonate and hydroxide processes.

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