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Consultora Ruta Maestra
Pillar 01 · Business & Strategy
Pillar 02 · e-Mobility & Energy
Pillar 03 · PMO
Consultora Ruta Maestra — Viña del Mar, Chile

Better-grounded decisions.Complex projects under control.

Ruta Maestra connects strategy, energy engineering and project management to help companies evaluate opportunities, reduce risks and execute with greater visibility.

18+
years of delivered project-management work
30+
years of combined team experience
5
countries with team-delivered projects
Before talking about services

Do any of these signs sound familiar?

We don't start from a catalog. We start from what's already costing you time, margin, or regulatory exposure.

01
A previous consultancy that delivered a report, not an executable plan — and the distrust left behind.
02
Expansion decisions with no financial projection of your own — just generic estimates no one can justify to a board.
03
Projects with approved budget but no real governance — delays are found once they're already expensive to fix.
04
A diesel generator that can no longer keep up, with no clarity on what the SEC requires to migrate to solar PV + BESS without exposing operations.
What we solve

Three fronts that companies need coordinated — and that usually advance separately.

Each pillar has its own team, method and evidence. They aren't three versions of the same service.

Pillar 01 Business & Strategy Pillar 02 e-Mobility & Energy Pillar 03 PMO & Projects One diagnostic, three fronts Technical · Legal · Permitting — coordinated from day one
Pillar 01

Business Development and Strategy

Result for the client

Market research, product line introduction, contract administration and legal analysis — with AI applied to the analysis and every figure traceable to its source.

What's included
  • AI-assisted market research, verified against primary sources
  • Product line introduction with a 12–24 month projection
  • Contract administration: obligations, milestones and renewals
  • Legal and regulatory analysis of the target market
See pillar detail →
Pillar 02

e-Mobility & Energy Solutions

Result for the client

Turnkey fast-charging stations: DC chargers, electrical infrastructure, BESS, solar generation and smart energy management, under a single accountable counterpart.

What's included
  • EV Charging and electrical infrastructure: AC/DC/HPC chargers, transformers, LV/MV switchboards and protections
  • Solar + BESS and peak shaving
  • EMS, OCPP and multi-site remote monitoring
  • Engineering, commissioning, O&M and long-term services
See pillar detail → 🌿 Ruta Maestra Total Energy →
Pillar 03

PMO & Project Management

Result for the client

Governance across renewable energy, datacenters and telecommunications, with real weekly progress visibility — not reports that arrive after the problem happened.

What's included
  • Critical-path schedule with traceable dependencies
  • Weekly reporting on progress, risk and budget
  • Risk management and stakeholder coordination
  • Sector focus: renewables, datacenters and telecommunications
See pillar detail →
Transparency

Figures you can cross-check against every case on this site

We don't publish projections — we publish results.

0
Specialists on the team
0
Major BESS projects
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Clients
Track record

What the team already managed before founding Ruta Maestra

This is the base of judgment we apply to every new mandate.

Energy
200MW / 800MWh
BESS project — Las Salinas, Chile
Procurement
USD 300M+
Managed spend — LATAM Airlines
Business Development
USD 5M
Funding round managed — Spora SpA
International
5 countries
Chile, Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay and Mexico
Traceability guarantee

Every data point we deliver can be verified — that's how we work

A real multidisciplinary team

Project management, legal advisory, permitting, industrial processes, PV, BESS and technical-economic analysis — coordinated, not separately outsourced.

A four-step process, not a hunch

Real data gathering, detailed and traceable budgeting, financial calculation with break-even point, and three explicitly justified scenarios.

Applied to energy, infrastructure and industry

Photovoltaic generation, storage integration, operational efficiency, regulatory compliance, tenders, and technical, legal and economic feasibility.

It's common to see the technical, legal and permitting fronts move forward separately, with no one connecting them. That's why we start with a diagnostic across all three fronts at once, and only then build the roadmap — so every decision is made with the same information, not three different versions. — Working principle of Consultora Ruta Maestra
Repeatable process

Four steps to make every figure traceable

The same order on every engagement — that's how we eliminate the gaps that create surprises at the end.

01

Discovery

Revenue, fixed and variable costs, available capital and real business objectives — nothing generic.

02

Detailed budget

Built in traceable tables, not as a loose meeting estimate.

03

Financial calculation

Break-even point, margins, ROI and 12–24 month cash-flow projection.

04

Three scenarios

Optimistic, realistic and pessimistic — every assumption explicitly justified in writing.

"We don't make anything up. If a figure isn't verified, we tell you so — we don't estimate it for you."

The team

Who executes every mandate

Four specialists with verifiable track records. See full profiles →

Sergio Cerda Maluenda
Sergio Cerda Maluenda
CEO & Founder
30+ years · 5 BESS projects · Bilingual
Sergio Cerda Castro
Sergio Cerda Castro
COO & Co-Founder
Industrial Engineer · USD 300M+ managed
Cristian Lorca Donoso
Cristian Lorca Donoso
Attorney & Legal Advisor
20+ years corporate law · BESS
Claudio Rodríguez Díaz
Claudio Rodríguez Díaz
IT Technical Manager
15+ years IT · AWS · Scrum
Honest questions

What people usually ask before reaching out

"I don't know which of the 3 pillars fits what I need."+

You don't need to know before reaching out. Tell us your situation in the contact form — from what you describe, we'll tell you directly which pillar applies, or if it's a combination of more than one, as often happens with e-mobility projects that also need business development or PMO.

"It's more expensive than hiring someone internal."+

We're not competing with the cost of an internal hire — we're competing with the cost of a poorly sized project. The value is that the analysis has already been through a three-scenario verification methodology before a single peso is invested.

"How do I know you'll understand my business and not just apply a template?"+

The first step of any mandate is a specific discovery of your revenue, costs and objectives. If in the first meeting we show you a case from another industry as if it applied directly to yours, that's a sign we're not the right firm for you.

"We already had a bad experience with a consultancy that just delivered a nice-looking report."+

It's the most common reason new clients come to us. That's why every deliverable includes explicitly justified assumptions and three scenarios — you can see where every number comes from, not just the final conclusion.

"How long does it take to see concrete results?"+

It depends on the mandate, and we'd rather give you an honest range in the initial proposal than an optimistic date just to close the contract. From the first week you'll have clear visibility into where the project stands.

"What happens if the project doesn't go as projected?"+

No energy or expansion project is free of external variables. That's why we work with three scenarios from the start: the goal isn't to guarantee the optimistic one happens, but that none of the three catches you off guard.

First step

Schedule a free initial diagnostic

Tell us what you need. Sergio Cerda or a team member will review your request and respond directly to your email within 24 business hours.

We respond directly within 24 hours
Calle 10 Norte 882, Viña del Mar, Chile contacto@consultorarutamaestra.cl www.consultorarutamaestra.cl +56 9 7807 3650 (WhatsApp) linkedin.com/company/consultora-ruta-maestra/

What happens next? Sergio Cerda or a team member will review your request and respond directly to your email within 24 business hours. Your information is treated with confidentiality.