Ilias Atwani has won several photography contests including The Art of Mining. Organized by a global professional services firm, the competition challenged photographers in mining communities to capture images that depicted one of three themes: community engagement, environmental stewardship, or health and safety. The winning picture was the same picture that was submitted to another contest called “20 Years of Engagement” which asked the employees and contractors to submit photos that captured engagement in a work setting. Ilias and Andre (second-place winner) were rewarded with a personalized tour of local Inuit villages Salluit and Kangiqsujuaq.

Some of the other notable events of Ilias Atwani’s life include:

-- Recruitment in the Inuit village of Kangiqsujuaq (Wakeham Bay) in July 2013

-- Attending CIM Annual Convention 2013 in Toronto – May 2013

-- Participating in the Games of National Days of Young Developers in March 2007

About Ilias Atwani

Ilias Atwani is an experienced Mining Engineer working with a senior Canadian gold mining company as a Mine Operations Coordinator (Mine Operations Dept.). He is skilled in mining oriented operational Analysis/Modeling: Surpac®, Whittle®, Talpac®; Programming: Matlab®, C/C++, VB; Management and logistics: SAP®, JD Edwards®; and CAD software like AutoCAD® (Amine & Promine), SolidWorks®, Silverscreen® (CAMP), 3DReshaper®. He is an alumnus of Laval University from where he obtained his Bachelor’s Degree in Mining and Mineral Engineering in July 2012. He also attended Institut Polytechnique privé de Casablanca from Sept 2006 to Dec 2008 for his preparatory classes for engineering school. Currently, Atwani is pursuing his Executive Master of Business Administration (E-M.B.A) degree from Laval University.