Giuliano Montanaro, Independent consultant
Giuliano Montanaro received in 1998 the Master of Science MSc at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology of Lausanne (Switzerland), with specialization in transportation network planning.
After a first experience in rail freight transport planning, in 2001 he joined SMA and Partner AG, a Swiss consulting company European leader in rail transportation, traffic and operation planning based in Zurich. In 2003 he became a member of the Board and in 2009 CEO and Director of the Planning Department. Giuliano Montanaro’s experience is founded on numerous successfully realized, directed and supervised regional, national and international rail projects in many European countries.
In 2012 Giuliano Montanaro created his own consulting company, specialized in rail transport and systems. The name alius consulting (alius is a latin word meaning “other” or “something else”) reflects the philosophy of the company: combine in an innovative way a strong consulting and management experience with a deep technical knowledge of the rail system.
Today alius consulting is specialized in timetable planning, analysis of the operations, performance modelling, timetable robustness evaluation and network design. Using the most performing probabilistic simulation processes and tools allows to obtain high quality results with very high added value in a very short time.
Looking at a nice-looking classic timetable as the key for successful operations is like trying to pass by an iceberg. You don’t see most of it.