1. Curriculum Vitae
PERSONAL INFORMATION Sossio Russo
via Bellini 32, 81030 Orta di Atella (CE) (Italy)
(+39) 3476458952
sossio.russo@gmail.com
Date of Birth: 22/06/1978
WORK EXPERIENCE
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PERSONAL STATEMENT RAMS and V&V engineer
01/01/2006–15/04/2006 System integrator
Siemens Mobile Communications S.p.A., Milan (Italy)
System Integration and Software Development as part of management and control apparatuses for
microwave based communication networks.

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16/04/2006–Present Work Package Leader for System RAMS - Railway and Metro applications
Intecs S.p.A., Naples (Italy) - Consultant for Ansaldo STS- RAMS dept.
Main Activities and Responsibilities:
▪ Definition of procedures and coordination of technical activities for the validation of safety critical
railway and metro applications;
▪ Definition and management of Technical SafetyActivities for Railway and Metro projects ,
according to European Standards (CENELEC EN 50126, 50128 and 50129).
▪ Implementation of Risk Management Process according to European Regulation (EU) N°402/2013
and related amendment N°2015/1136 on the Common Safety Methods for risk evaluation and
assessment (repealing Regulation N°352/2009);
▪ Management of V&V activities;
▪ Safety analyses: Hazard analysis, risk assessment, controls and requirement definition and
allocation (SIL, THR, qualitative safety requirements);
▪ Drafting of technical documentation CENELEC-compliant (Safety Cases, Safety and V&V Plans,
Validation Reports, etc);
▪ Support for System safety certification activities: Technical interface with ISA (Independent Safety
Assessor);
▪ Support for System Acceptance : Technical interface with the Employer;
▪ Analysis and review of Railway Signalling Systems based on relay; (ACE,ACEI,SBA,PL, other
European Schemes);
▪ Tests execution on lab and on field for Specific Railway and Metro Applications.
Main projects and related roles and mandates:
▪ 2006-2010: Sistema Controllo Marcia Treno (SCMT) – SST as V&V Engineer
▫ Integration activities between SCMT-wayside and Interlocking (computer based and
electromechanical-based)
▫ Verification and Validation of Construction Design for specific application (interface with static
and electromechanical interlocking, power supplies, adjustments to the system), according to
the System Requirements Specifications defined by the Railway Authority.
▫ Technical Verification and Functional Tests on field (supporting Commission for Technical
Verification according to Italian rail instruction 16/2003 RFI)
▫ Verification of Lineside Electronic Units (LEU) and Balises configuration
▫ Main Tracklines/installations:
2006/2007 :Compartimento di Reggio Calabria (Metaponto- R.Calabria and
Battipaglia-R.Calabria lines)
2007: Compartimento di Napoli (UM Marcianise, Nodo NA), Compartimento di
Verona (Milano-Venezia and Mantova-Brennero), Compartimento Firenze.
2008-2011: Compartimento Torino (Quadruplicamento Nodo Torino: Torino P.ta
susa, TO Stura) e Verona-Brennero.
▪ 2006-2010 : Italian AV/AC (ERTMS L 2 - Wayside) as V&V Engineer
▫ Validation of logic diagrams for the trackside relationship management to support
interconnections between national (italian) and the AV/AC lines
▫ ERTMS-SCMT integration on interconnections (PJ2) ;
▫ Technical and functional verifications on ERTMS trackside system configuration (Eurobalise,
Leu)
Main Italian lines : Linea Torino-Milano (PJ2 TO Stura, PJ2 PM ACC Rho), Linea Milano-Bologna (MI
Rogoredo, PJ2 Piacenza), Linea Roma-Napoli (PJ2 Gricignano , PJ2 Casoria)
▪ 2009-2011 : POS Nord Project- Germany (ERTMS L2 Paris-Ostfrankreich-
Südwestdeutschland line) as RAMS engineer for the Signalling Integration
▫ Safety activities:

3. Curriculum Vitae
EDUCATION AND TRAINING
PERSONAL SKILLS
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01/11/1997–22/09/2005 Master degree in Electronic Engineering ( five years engineering degree) EQF level 7
Seconda Università degli Studi di Napoli, Aversa (CE) (Italy)
Mathematics, Physics, Computer Science, Electronics, Automation.
Experimental thesis in Networking with title: “Automatic adaption of accessing profile for web systems”
Final Mark: 110/110 e Lode (Summa cum Laude)
01/09/1992–01/07/1997 Maturità Scientifica EQF level 4
scientific secondary school "F. Quercia", Marcianise (CE) (Italy)
Final Mark: 60/60
01/02/2007–01/06/2007 Advanced Course of railway signalling: “Railway Signalling and
Central equipment with push-buttons of route” – Schemi di principio
I0/16, I0/17 , V401
training on:
Safety critical system architecture
V&V methods
Railways and Safety rules
Railways signalling
Technical specifications
01/02/2008–08/02/2008 Internal course: CENELEC 50126/50128/50129 Standards (And
RAM Analysis)
Mother tongue(s) Italian
Other language(s) UNDERSTANDING SPEAKING WRITING
Listening Reading Spoken interaction Spoken production
English C1 B2 B2 C1 C1
Levels:A1/A2: Basic user - B1/B2: Independent user - C1/C2: Proficient user
Common European Framework of Reference for Languages
Communication skills ▪ good communication skills gained through my experience as V&V and safety engineer
Organisational / managerial skills Flexibility. Adaptability to work in multicultural environment , to make plan more effective and leads
proposals for developments. Open to new ideas and initiatives.
Good resource coordination, activity planning and team-leading skills gained through my
experience as WPL
Job-related skills Able to successfully complete projects and activities.Tackle difficult issues and take personal
responsibility for reaching solutions. Used to working in tight deadlines and within strict budget limits.
Ability to work strategically. Recognize the longer term objectives than the role demands.

4. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
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Computer skills BASIC COMPUTER KNOWLEDGE:
MS Access, MS Excel, MS Power Point, MS Word, MS Outlook.
ADVANCES COMPUTER KNOWLEDGE:
- PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES AND TOOLS:
Assembler M68000 and Assembler ST7, C, C++, Java, PSpice.
- OPERATIONAL SYSTEMS AND NETWORKING:
MS Windows 95/98, MS Windows 2000, MS Windows XP, MS-dos, Linux, TCP/IP;
- DATA BASE:
Access, SQL Server.
TECHNICAL COMPUTER EXPERIENCE:
- Developing of web applications for heterogeneous environment, based on J2EE platform.
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