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Our clients enjoy direct access to our founding partners and the sum of their knowledge and experience working with mining developers, operators, engineers, financers, and technology providers.

mining recruitment

David Rempel

Partner | Linkedin →

A search industry “lifer” whose career began at a Bay St generalist agency in the mid-1990’s, Dave’s since worked with and for many of the world’s most prominent companies in the mining industry, developing a deep understanding of the unique talent issues in today’s volatile market, strong relationships with “A” players in every mining jurisdiction and vertical and a keen desire to evolve the conventional recruitment model. Dave directly oversees leadership and board advisory searches for key clients as well as providing high level strategic guidance to our entire portfolio of work.

joseph krengel

Joseph Krengel

Partner | Linkedin

Joe is our resident data, technology, and business intelligence specialist responsible for optimizing our overall delivery capacity. With over 15 years recruitment program development experience for small, specialized practices to large global Fortune 500 companies. Joe ensures we’re best equipped to provide the most effective, proactive, and timely solutions possible and to anticipate and respond to ever-changing client needs and market trends. Plutonic’s not-so-secret weapon.

shane parrish

Shane Parrish

Partner | Linkedin →

For the past 25 years, Shane has been dedicated to helping some of the world’s leading mining, engineering, and power companies overcome their most complex talent challenges. Well-known in our industry for his passion, creativity and unwavering integrity, Shane specializes in aligning “A” players with often life-changing opportunities, especially those where rare skill sets, and high expectations intersect. His passion for strategic thinking, innovation, and sweating the details drives his work for Plutonic, and plays a huge role in enhancing our suite of talent solutions and expanding our footprint.

Ajay Pathak

Partner | Linkedin →

For over 20 years, Ajay has been helping top consulting engineering firms and organizations in both the public and private sectors find solutions to their toughest hiring challenges. As Plutonic’s “Best Coast” connection, his focus is straightforward: i) to make our BC-based mining clients and candidates as happy as possible, and ii) to actively expand our services into the booming, mining-adjacent infrastructure and water sectors. Well-known across western Canada for his passionate, authentic, and genuine approach, Ajay has become a master at solving the “perfect fit” puzzle by understanding how his clients run, what their actual needs are and, in true partnership with hiring leadership, developing a plan for satisfying them.

joseph krengel

Joseph Krengel

Partner | Linkedin

Joe is our resident data, technology, and business intelligence specialist responsible for optimizing our overall delivery capacity. With over 15 years recruitment program development experience for small, specialized practices to large global Fortune 500 companies. Joe ensures we’re best equipped to provide the most effective, proactive, and timely solutions possible and to anticipate and respond to ever-changing client needs and market trends. Plutonic’s not-so-secret weapon.

shane parrish

Shane Parrish

Partner | Linkedin →

For the past 25 years, Shane has been dedicated to helping some of the world’s leading mining, engineering, and power companies overcome their most complex talent challenges. Well-known in our industry for his passion, creativity and unwavering integrity, Shane specializes in aligning “A” players with often life-changing opportunities, especially those where rare skill sets, and high expectations intersect. His passion for strategic thinking, innovation, and sweating the details drives his work for Plutonic, and plays a huge role in enhancing our suite of talent solutions and expanding our footprint.

mining recruitment

David Rempel

Partner | Linkedin →

A search industry “lifer” whose career began at a Bay St generalist agency in the mid-1990’s, Dave’s since worked with and for many of the world’s most prominent companies in the mining industry, developing a deep understanding of the unique talent issues in today’s volatile market, strong relationships with “A” players in every mining jurisdiction and vertical and a keen desire to evolve the conventional recruitment model. Dave directly oversees leadership and board advisory searches for key clients as well as providing high level strategic guidance to our entire portfolio of work.

joseph krengel

Joseph Krengel

Partner | Linkedin

Joe is our resident data, technology, and business intelligence specialist responsible for optimizing our overall delivery capacity. With over 15 years recruitment program development experience for small, specialized practices to large global Fortune 500 companies. Joe ensures we’re best equipped to provide the most effective, proactive, and timely solutions possible and to anticipate and respond to ever-changing client needs and market trends. Plutonic’s not-so-secret weapon.

shane parrish

Shane Parrish

Partner | Linkedin →

For the past 25 years, Shane has been dedicated to helping some of the world’s leading mining, engineering, and power companies overcome their most complex talent challenges. Well-known in our industry for his passion, creativity and unwavering integrity, Shane specializes in aligning “A” players with often life-changing opportunities, especially those where rare skill sets, and high expectations intersect. His passion for strategic thinking, innovation, and sweating the details drives his work for Plutonic, and plays a huge role in enhancing our suite of talent solutions and expanding our footprint.

mining recruitment

Ajay

Partner | Linkedin →

For over 20 years, Ajay has been helping top consulting engineering firms and organizations in both the public and private sectors find solutions to their toughest hiring challenges. Plutonic’s “Best Coast” connection, his focus is straightforward: i) to make our BC-based mining clients and candidates as happy as possible, and 2) to actively expand our services into the booming, mining-adjacent infrastructure and water sectors. Well-known across western Canada for his passionate, authentic, and genuine approach, Ajay has become a master at solving the “perfect fit” puzzle by understanding how a company actually runs, what its actual needs are and developing a plan for satisfying them.

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