With a 25-year career in international consulting, Johan du Toit is a respected and recognized consultant. But his passion for science began much earlier, as a chemistry researcher in South Africa, where he obtained a prestigious PhD. Since then, Johan has dedicated himself to identifying opportunities to improve operational excellence and build organizational resilience across multiple continents. In recent years, he has delved into tailings management, leading a significant task force for a mining giant. His commitment to the industry was recently recognized when he was invited to be a member of the Madeira Chemistry Centre (CQM) to advise Portugal’s leading chemistry research center on career management for its team of over 20 PhD students.