Kathleen Hansmann

Product Manager, Datamine

Kathleen Hansmann is Datamine’s global resource modelling Product Manager, based in Bristol in the UK. Kathleen plays a pivotal role in guiding the direction of Datamine’s resource modelling software solutions. 

The most effective product managers not only believe in their products, but are driven by them. As Kathleen declares; “As a resource geologist, you never stop questioning how to better capture your geological understanding into a computer model. As a resource geologist working for a software company, you get to build the tools to do that”. 

Product management at Datamine is a challenging but hugely rewarding role, and Kathleen’s experience of operational and resource geology spanning over 20 years provides an essential familiarity (and empathy) with the day-to-day usage of mining software in the resource modelling domain. 

With oversight of the Studio RM Engineering teams and strong connections to Datamine’s consultative and commercial functions, Kathleen has guided several pivotal projects in recent years, including the adoption of implicit modelling functionality and an overhaul of Datamine’s suite of resource estimation solutions. There’s never a dull moment, and she’s currently managing the creation of a new Datamine product for geologists – Studio Geo, coming soon. 

Kathleen holds an MEng in Geostatistics from the University of Witwaterrand and a BSc (Hons) in Geology and Computer Science from the University of Kwa-Zulu Natal in South Africa.