{"id":528,"date":"2025-06-16T10:43:50","date_gmt":"2025-06-16T08:43:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ferroalliance.fr\/experience\/"},"modified":"2025-07-02T10:13:15","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T08:13:15","slug":"experience","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ferroalliance.fr\/en\/experience\/","title":{"rendered":"Experience"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-style-striped animated fadeIn delay-100ms has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7ecc2aee wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:40%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-underline\">Freight rail expertise built in the field<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium is-style-rounded\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"336\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ferroalliance.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Foto-Iker-DE-LUISA-336x600.jpg\" alt=\"Iker DE LUISA\" class=\"wp-image-76\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ferroalliance.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Foto-Iker-DE-LUISA-336x600.jpg 336w, https:\/\/www.ferroalliance.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Foto-Iker-DE-LUISA-784x1400.jpg 784w, https:\/\/www.ferroalliance.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Foto-Iker-DE-LUISA-168x300.jpg 168w, https:\/\/www.ferroalliance.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Foto-Iker-DE-LUISA-768x1371.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ferroalliance.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Foto-Iker-DE-LUISA-860x1536.jpg 860w, https:\/\/www.ferroalliance.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Foto-Iker-DE-LUISA.jpg 896w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 336px) 100vw, 336px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:60%\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I&#8217;m Iker DE LUISA, founder of Ferroalliance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I have accumulated 11 years&#8217; experience with the Mexican Association of Railway Companies (AMF), with many interactions with counterparts in the USA and Canada.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">North America&#8217;s rail freight system is the largest and most competitive in the world. After 17 years working on railway projects, here are my skills:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list is-style-arrows\">\n<li>Business administration (key KPI indicators, finance, human resources, purchasing).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Communication with shippers associations and suppliers<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Regulatory analysis and coordination with government and legislative bodies.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Combined public-private investment projects.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Collaboration with international teams and various disciplines.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Development of marketing strategies, such as social networks and trade shows.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull is-light animated fadeIn delay-100ms\" style=\"margin-top:0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"590\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-315 size-full\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ferroalliance.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/illustration-fret-ferroviaire-2.jpg\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ferroalliance.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/illustration-fret-ferroviaire-2.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/www.ferroalliance.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/illustration-fret-ferroviaire-2-800x236.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ferroalliance.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/illustration-fret-ferroviaire-2-1400x413.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/www.ferroalliance.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/illustration-fret-ferroviaire-2-300x89.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ferroalliance.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/illustration-fret-ferroviaire-2-768x227.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ferroalliance.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/illustration-fret-ferroviaire-2-1536x453.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-0 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-white-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" id=\"realisations\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide is-style-underline\">Main achievements<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer is-style-spacer-m\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide is-layout-grid wp-container-core-group-is-layout-36ef8480 wp-block-group-is-layout-grid\">\n<p class=\"animated fadeInDown has-false-white-background-color has-background wp-block-paragraph\">Active participation for 11 years in the Board of Directors of the American Railroad Association (AAR) and quarterly presentation of the Mexican Railroad Report.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"animated fadeInDown delay-100ms has-false-white-background-color has-background wp-block-paragraph\">Public infrastructure project (Celaya rail bypass, 56km with 2 new marshalling yards, investment of 30 million euros).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"animated fadeInDown delay-200ms has-false-white-background-color has-background wp-block-paragraph\">Communication with government to improve externalities (theft, social blockades and access of unauthorized persons &#8211; migrants to marshalling yards and trains).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"animated fadeInDown has-false-white-background-color has-background wp-block-paragraph\">Reducing the negative impact of legislation on rail operators.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"animated fadeInDown delay-100ms has-false-white-background-color has-background wp-block-paragraph\">Participation with solutions for customs problems between the USA and Mexico (&#8220;eManifest VUCEM&#8221; and &#8220;Carta Porte&#8221; electronic transport forms).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"animated fadeInDown delay-200ms has-false-white-background-color has-background wp-block-paragraph\">Improve relations between shippers and rail freight operators.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"animated fadeInDown has-false-white-background-color has-background wp-block-paragraph\">Public relations between suppliers and rail operators.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"animated fadeInDown delay-200ms has-false-white-background-color has-background wp-block-paragraph\">Good relationship with the Mexican railway workers&#8217; union.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"animated fadeInDown delay-500ms has-false-white-background-color has-background wp-block-paragraph\">Personal LinkedIn account: +1000 connections.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-style-logo contact has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-style-striped has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide are-vertically-aligned-bottom is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-39ce0f3a wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-bottom is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-underline\">Keep in touch<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Need to find out more or have an initial discussion about your rail project? Let&#8217;s talk about it.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-bottom is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-right is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-9c97a0ff wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--5\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ferroalliance.fr\/en\/contact\/\">Contact me<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/fr.linkedin.com\/in\/freightrailconsultant\/\">Find me on Linkedin<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Freight rail expertise built in the field I&#8217;m Iker DE LUISA, founder of Ferroalliance. 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