About us

A consultancy firm specializing in Logistics and Operations, our company comprises engineering professionals with vast practical experience, having occupied management positions in important logistics operators.

We have an extensive contact and alliance network of professionals in other areas, which make us a suitable work team to cover our clients’ needs.

Likewise, our work schedule includes our clients’ key personnel to involve them in the solution development and implementation, to facilitate its forthcoming management and to achieve an appropriate transfer of knowledge.

Our practical work method allows up to come up with specific improvement actions; we don’t stop at a mere diagnosis of the situation. Achieving tangible results has allowed us to build trusting, long relationships with our clients.
Ing. Juan Opertti

Ing. Juan Opertti (MBA)

    Juan Opertti, is a Mechanical Industrial Engineer, graduated from UDELAR, with a Master's in Business Administration (MBA) from UCUDAL in agreement with St. Thomas University (USA), with an emphasis on International Business and Marketing. During the period 1997 – 1998 he developed an executive training in Supply Chain (Supply Chain), Logistics and Ports at Katoen Natie in Antwerp, Belgium. He has held supervisory and managerial positions in the metallurgical, oil, and textile industries, focusing from 1998 to date on the subject of Free Trade Zones, Logistics, and Operations. Today he is Director of Logistics for South America of the Belgian group Katoen Natie, a company with 15,000 employees present in 30 countries with port terminals and logistics platforms. Juan is a member of the Board of Directors of the Logistics company that uses Zona Franca Costa Oriental S.A. based in Zonamerica, representing the Katoen Natie Group. In the union area, Juan served as Executive Director of the Chamber of Free Zones of Uruguay (CZFUY) from 2008 to 2014 and to date is the Coordinator of Institutional Relations of CZFUY. To date he is a Director of the National Institute of Logistics INALOG. He is a Managing Partner since 2008 of the consultancies Hemistion www.hemistion.com and OPERAL Ingeniería Logística www.operal.com.uy. Member of the WFZO, AZFA and CZFUY. Member of the Board of Directors of the WFZO (World Organization of ZZFF) 2019 - 2022 and of the Board of Directors of AZFA 2022 - 2024.

Ing. Diego Albanell

Ing. Diego Albanell

    Diego Albanell is an Industrial Engineer, graduated from the University of Montevideo. He is a founding partner of the Operal consultancy (www.operal.com.uy). He is currently a management advisor at Confiteria Carrera (www.carrera.com.uy) Diego has held supervisory and managerial positions in operations and logistics, as well as managing companies in other industries. He was General Manager of Costa Logística, a logistics operator belonging to the Costa Oriental group with more than 15,000m2 and a staff of 100 people. As of today, he is the director of Operal, a consultancy focused on operations and logistics with an emphasis on Logistics Optimization Plans, design of distribution centers, industrial and logistics parks, Free Zones, ports, airports in Uruguay and abroad. He is also the director of Cartridge World for Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay, a world leader in ink and laser cartridges for printers. Academically, he is a professor of Operations and Logistics at the University of Montevideo in national and international postgraduate courses at said University, as well as a professor at the Uruguayan Chamber of Commerce and a speaker at the Pan-American Logistics Conference in Colombia.

Ing. Juan Opertti

Ing. Pablo Corgatelli

    Pablo Corgatelli is a Civil Engineer from the University of the Republic. He has an MBA from the Catholic University of Uruguay in agreement with St. Thomas University USA, in turn he takes an International Construction Diploma - School of Continuing Education - UNAM, Mexico - OEA scholarship. He is Professor of Operations and Logistics at the University of Montevideo and at the Business School of the National Chamber of Commerce and Services. Since 2007 he has been a Senior Consultant in Logistics Operations. From 2011 to 2013 he is Director of Logistics Projects of the Hormetal Uruguay Company, being responsible for the supervision of more than 100,000 m2 of construction of logistics centers in Uruguay, including Costa Park III and IV (20,000 m2), Polo Oeste (20,000 m2 ), Estancia del Lago (40,000m2), Science Park (5,000 m2 Logistics Center). Pablo served as Regional Manager for Latin America and the Caribbean of Operational Excellence (Industrial Safety, Occupational Health, Environment, Efficiency and Reliability) for Logistics - Chevron Products Company - based in Miami, Florida, USA (2005-2007).Manager of Area for Conosur and Andina of Operational Excellence for Fuel Operations – ChevronTexaco – based in Montevideo, Uruguay.(2004 -2005)Operations Manager – Texaco Uruguay (2001-2003).Acting Operations Manager – Texaco Paraguay. Today he is the director of Operal, a consultant focused on operations and logistics with emphasis on Logistics Optimization Plans, design of distribution centers, industrial and logistics parks, free zones, ports, airports in Uruguay and abroad.