Canadian Urban Transit Research & Innovation Consortium
Canadian Urban Transit Research & Innovation Consortium

Frédéric Démoulin

Urban Ropeway Project Manager – Leitner-Poma of America

Frédéric Démoulin is a mechanical and industrial engineer with a double degree from the “Ecole Nationale Supérieure d’Arts et Métiers” in France and “Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingenieros Industriales” in Spain. Fred has an extensive background established over more than 20 years at Poma Group. Notably, he spearheaded the development of Poma Colombia from its inception, building a team of over 140 employees and delivering successful urban gondola projects across Latin America.


During his decade living in Colombia, he built and oversaw the maintenance of urban gondola projects such as the “Metrocables,” which brought about an impactful social and mobility transformation in some of Medellin’s neighborhoods.


In 2020, he began working on potential urban ropeway projects in North America with Leitner-Poma. He is currently advancing promising potential urban gondola projects in Canada, such as the Burnaby Mountain Gondola.

Fred is also completing his Master of Urban Studies at Simon Fraser University in Vancouver. His research project focuses on “Lessons from implementing Cablebús Line 2 alongside social urbanism in Mexico City.”

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