Jose Rodriguez has over 25 years experience in the Transport sector, having held Senior Management positions in transportation and shipping corporations in Spain (since 1987) and Latin America (1997-2001), and has been a Founder, Managing Director and Board Member of several companies specialising in the transportation of passengers and freight. His extensive experience has spanned many disciplines including a Shipowner, Ship Agent, Sea and Air Freight Forwarder and a Shipping Broker. He has hands-on experience of the supply chain, warehousing and distribution, surface transportation; and of the Tourism sector, he has founded metropolitan lines and touristic shipping lines, managed the acquisition and merger of travel agencies groups. And currently is also dedicated to the Technology sector providing leading and innovative IT and Business Intelligence solutions to the Passenger Vessel Industry. He created his own Strategic Consulting Business which specialised in the approach and implementation of Strategic Management Processes (SMP), definition and restructuring of Strategic Business Units (SBU), and is Managing Director for the maritime sector.