Rafael leads the Transportation Practice of Sia Partners in the Middle East He has developed his professional career in management consulting, having started his career on the maritime and transportation domains He has lea complex strategic transformation projects as well as strategy definition engagements on the Transportation sector In the transportation sector, he has developed the Innovation Strategy and Framework for Abu Dhabi Ports, he developed the Multimodal Transportation Plan of Guatemala, the strategic plans of the ports of Gijon, Balearic Islands ( Aveiro ( and he has done extensively strategic work with shipping lines such as TMM ie Hapag Lloyd), e ships, and logistics companies such as Tristar and Agility In addition Rafael has steered multiple projects on the areas of Strategic Planning and Innovation for public and private sector He is a multicultural consultant, he has lived and worked in Mexico, Netherlands, Spain, Portugal, United Arab Emirates, Oman, Qatar, KSA, Kuwait and Bahrain He holds a Master of Science in Maritime Economics and Logistics by the Rotterdam School of Management and a PhD on Innovation and Technology.