Director Nacional de Investigación de Sucesos Ferroviarios a la Junta de Seguridad en el Transporte (JST), National Director of investigation of rail safety events at the national transport safety board, Argentina

In 2006, I started the course of studies of train driving, marking the third generation within my family.

When I entered the course of studies of train driving, I was in my second year of the course of studies of industrial engeneering at the National Technical University (UTN), Regional School of Haedo. In my early days, I worked as a driver’s assistant at the diesel locomotive depot in Haedo.

In 2011, I completed the course of studies of industrial engineering and, by mid-2012, I became a diesel-electric locomotive driver, leading a train. My entire career took place in the Sarmiento Railway, where I worked with various services and different schedules.

In 2014, I began studying railway engineering at the UTN, Regional School of Haedo, the first railway engineering course of studies in the country. I graduated in 2023.

At the beginning of 2015, I took and passed the exam to become a technical instructor at the Emilio Dufresne Technical School, part of the Haedo section of the Sarmiento Railway. In 2015, I taught three courses, one for drivers and two for newcomers to the course of studies of driving, teaching regulations, electricity, mechanics, physics, and the traction (various locomotives) and towed (vacuum and compressed air wagons) units.

Additionally, in 2015, I served as the secretary of the higher technical degree in railway rolling stock at UTN Regional Faculty Haedo, and I participated in teaching as a volunteer assistant for two years.

At the end of 2015, I was summoned to work at the National Railway Training Center (CENACAF) in the city of Temperley at the Rail Simulator Center, where I evaluated prospective drivers in driving practices, conducting driving tests and assessing their knowledge of train malfunctions. I also took part in the recurrent training of drivers, who were refreshing their theoretical and practical knowledge in the various laboratories of the training center.

In 2017, I earned the certificate in electric train driving.

Finally, in early 2020, I was invited to join the Transport Safety Board (JST) as the National Director of Rail Investigation. I started working at JST on April 1, 2020, and, to this day, I continue to serve with pride and dedication.

He is a Mechanical Engineer, is an IRCA Lead Auditor in Quality Management and with a postgraduate specialty in Human and Organizational Factors in Risk Management, being also a Facilitator Instructor in CRM and FFHH oriented to railway activity. He is currently a specialist in Operational Safety applied to Rail Transport and has served as Operational Safety Manager at Trenes Argentinos OPERACIONES since 2014. He has participated from the Ministry of Transport of the Argentine Nation, as an expert and investigator in the latest railway accidents that occurred in the country (Accident of Once, Accident of Castelar and Accident of Once II).

As for his academic activity, he teaches at the University of Buenos Aires, the National University of San Martín, the National University of Lanús and participates in Operational Safety at the National Technological University.

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Es Ingeniero Mecánico, es Lead Auditor IRCA en Gestión de la Calidad y con especialidad de posgrado en Factores Humanos y Organizacionales en la Gestión de Riesgos siendo además Instructor Facilitador en CRM y FFHH orientado a la actividad ferroviaria. Actualmente es especialista en Seguridad Operacional aplicada al Transporte Ferroviario y se desempeña como Gerente de Seguridad Operacional en Trenes Argentinos OPERACIONES desde el año 2014. Ha participado desde la Secretaría de Transporte de la Nación Argentina, como perito e investigador en los últimos accidentes ferroviarios sucedidos en el país (Accidente de Once, Accidente de Castelar y Accidente de Once II).

En el marco de la actividad académica se desarrolla como docente Universidad de Buenos Aires, Universidad Nacional de San Martín, Universidad Nacional de Lanús y participa de dictados en Seguridad Operacional en la Universidad Tecnológica Nacional.

Allan’s career started as a safety regulator with experience in many different industries. In 2000 he joined the HM Railway Inspectorate, later becoming HM Deputy Chief Inspector of the safety and economic regulator, the Office of Rail Regulation. Allan joined Network Rail in 2012 to create the company safety strategy and vision of Everyone Home Safe Every Day, later leading the company’s work in all aspects of passenger and public safety; overseeing Network Rail’s relationship with the National Safety Authority (ORR) and National Investigation Body (RAIB) and leading industry investigation into the most serious safety events on the British network.

He semi-retired in 2022, now providing independent support and advice to various transport sector businesses. He remains vice chair of the Britain’s railway industry System Safety Risk Group, chair of UIC’s Global Level Crossing Network and a member of the UIC Safety Platform.

His rail experience spans all aspects of the British industry including infrastructure management, operators, major projects, light rail and the heritage sector, as well as work with oversees regulators and railway companies. But he also draws on his experience with many other industries, including his roots in agriculture.

Deputy Director System Safety & Health at RSSB, Chair of the UIC TreSP-Network 

Ann is the Deputy Director for RSSBs System Safety and Health Directorate. She leads a mixed disciplined department that is responsible for the delivery of the GB Rail Industry Health and Safety Strategy.
Ann is a safety professional of over twenty-five years’ experience, mostly rail related. She joined RSSB in 2000 as a Human Factors Specialist, before moving to head up the HF department which she built up to a total of 14 professionals with an international reputation. She spent the early part of her career at Cranfield University as a Researcher undertaking aviation safety research for the UK and American Aviation Authorities and Shell.
Ann’s academic background is in Psychology (BA from Coventry) and Applied Psychology (MSc and PhD from Cranfield).

Ann has been involved in UIC safety issues for over 20 years. She began as a member of the Human and Organisational Factors Working Group (HOFWG), most recently as Vice-Chair.
Then, in June 2021, she took over the Chair position of the UIC TreSP network.

Dr Barić is a Full professor and Scientific advisor at the University of Zagreb, Faculty of Transport and Traffic Sciences. Her educational background is in the transport engineering area and her primary research field is multi-criteria decision-making in transport with a particular interest in safety at level crossings (LCs), education, and safety promotion. She established an LC research group at the Faculty of Transport and Traffic Sciences and designed and implemented numerous safety measures regarding accident prevention at level crossings. She actively participates in several scientific and professional associations and organizations dedicated to traffic safety and sustainable mobility. In the UIC, she is a member of two expert working groups: GLCN (Global Level Crossing Network) and the TreSP-Network (Trespass & Suicide Prevention Network). She is a representative of Croatia in the European Union Agency for Railways. Dr Baric organized and moderated domestic and international workshops, round tables, and conferences and was responsible for the organization of ILCAD 2018 in Zagreb, Croatia. For her professional and scientific work, she received many prestigious awards.

Heather has spent 35 years working across the private, public and community sectors focusing on community behaviour change, improvements in public policy and advocacy. Heather joined the TrackSAFE Foundation as Executive Director in May 2020 after 12 ½ years as CEO of Australia’s pre-eminent animal welfare organisation, RSPCA Australia. Heather has a Bachelor of Science and Master of Business Administration.

Presidente de la Junta de Seguridad en el Transporte (JST) / President of the National Transport Safety Board, Argentina and President of the International Transportation Safety Association (ITSA)

Lawyer graduated from the University of Buenos Aires (UBA), with more than 15 years of experience in the transport sector. He served as Director of Planning at the Provincial Transport Agency of the Province of Buenos Aires and as permanent consultant for the National Undersecretary of Motor Transport. He was a parliamentary advisor in the Chamber of Deputies of the Nation, where he participated in the project that gave rise to Law 27.514, which created the JST, an organization that he has presided since April 2020.

Soy Jefa de Sociología del Transporte en la Fundación de los Ferrocarriles Españoles (FFE) y Profesora Asociado del Departamento de Ciencias Sociales de la Universidad Carlos III de Madrid-UC3M.
EDUCACIÓN. Soy Licenciada en Sociología (UCM), Doctora en Sociología (UCM), Máster en Técnicas de Investigación Cuantitativa (UPM) y Máster en Mortalidad y Salud (CSIC).
ACTIVIDADES PROFESIONALES. En la FFE he participado en proyectos de investigación nacionales e internacionales.
ÁMBITO DE INVESTIGACIÓN. Soy experta en seguridad en el transporte, envejecimiento de la población y movilidad, y mujeres en los ferrocarriles.

I am Head of Transport Sociology at the Spanish Railways Foundation (FFE) and Associate Professor at the Department of Social Sciences at the Universidad Carlos III Madrid-UC3M.
EDUCATION. I hold a BA in Sociology (UCM), a PhD in Sociology (UCM), an MRes in Quantitative Research Techniques (UPM) and an MA in Mortality and Health (CSIC).
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES. At FFE, I have participated in national and international research projects.
RESEARCH TOPICS. I am an expert in transport safety, ageing population and mobility, and women in railways.

Lawyer graduated from the University of Buenos Aires (UBA) with extensive experience in the transport sector and specialized in the rights of persons with disabilities. Director of the Training Center of the Transport Safety Board (JST).

Head of Department, DSB – Danish State Railways, Denmark and UIC Vice-Chair of the UIC TreSP-Network

With a background within Air Traffic Control and Air Traffic Management Nils la Cour joined Danish State Railways in 2015. Nils holds a university degree as Master of Public Administration and is second to DSB’s Director of Safety. On a daily basis Nils is responsible for the function and continuous improvement of DSB’s Management System including safety and risk management, safety auditing, investigations and management reporting.
Nils is also Vice Chair of the UIC Tresp-Network (on trespass and suicide prevention issues).

Works for Network Rail as Head of Level Crossings and Public Safety. His role is to lead the strategic direction for level crossing risk reduction for the business.
Rob is also the chair of Great Britain’s National Level Crossing Strategy Group which brings together stakeholders and organisations from both the road and rail infrastructure leading a coordinated effort to manage and improve level crossing safety risk.
Until his appointment in December 2017, Rob’s career had seen him work within Timetabling, Operations and since 2014 within the Quality, Health, Safety and Environment team as the National Train Accident Risk Reduction Specialist
Rob is currently leading the update of Network Rail’s level crossing risk management framework which includes an update to the current risk assessment standard and processes and is currently working with UK Government (Department for Transport) and road authority representatives on possible legislation changes to promote leaner ways of working and reduce the cost of safety improvements at level crossings.

El Sr. Peña trabaja en ENSCO Inc. apoyando el trabajo con todo el gobierno de los EE. UU., las agencias de tránsito de los EE. UU. y clientes globales. El Sr. Peña ha trabajado en ENSCO desde 2018 como director de la División de Transporte Terrestre. Se le ha encomendado la tarea de promover las soluciones de seguridad y protecciónde ENSCO a nivel nacional e internacional. Anteriormente, trabajó en el Centro de Tecnología de Transporte de la Asociación de Ferrocarriles Estadounidenses (TTCI) por 25 años. En TTCI, comenzó como ingeniero y avanzó rápidamente a niveles de ingeniero sénior trabajando principalmente en proyectos internacionales con concentración en problemas dinámicos de ruedas/rieles. Antes de esa asignación, ayudó a administrar el Departamento de Servicios de Ingeniería en TTCI. El Sr. Peña fue director de TTCI, trabajando en la promoción y el desarrollo de soluciones para la base de clientes de TTCI. El Sr. Peña tiene más de 30 años de experiencia en ingeniería diversificada. En el trabajo anterior fue ingeniero de pruebas no destructivas para Kaiser Aerospace, realizando investigaciones y desarrollos en materiales utilizados en sus programas de cohetes y misiles. De 1993 a 2001, el Sr. Peña dicto clases pruebas no destructivas en la Universidad Estatal de Colorado-Pueblo. También es miembro de la Directiva en la Fundación de la Universidad Estatal de Colorado-Pueblo. El logro más reciente del Sr. Peña fue liderar el equipo de propuestas que ganó con éxito el IDIQ de $571 millones por 20 años para administrar y operar el Centro de Pruebas de Transporte de la Administración Federal de Ferrocarriles en Pueblo Colorado (www.ttc-ensco.com).

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Mr. Peña works at ENSCO Inc. supporting the work with all U.S Government, the U.S Transit agencies and global clients. Mr. Peña has worked at ENSCO since 2018 as Director for the Surface Transportation Division. He has been tasked to promote ENSCO safety and security solutions nationally and internationally. Previously he worked at the Association of American Railroads’ Transportation Technology Center (TTCI) for 25 years. At TTCI, he started as engineer and quickly advanced to Senior Engineer levels working mainly on international projects with concentrations in wheel/rail dynamic issues. Prior to those assignment, he helped managed the Engineering Services Department at TTCI. Mr. Peña was a director with TTCI, working promoting and developing solutions for TTCI’s client base.
Mr. Peña has 30 years of diversified engineering experience. Previous work involved being a Nondestructive Testing Engineer for Kaiser Aerospace, conducting R&D in materials used in their rocket and missile programs. From 1993 to 2001 Mr. Peña taught nondestructive testing at Colorado State University-Pueblo. He is also a board member and trustee of Colorado State University-Pueblo Foundation.
Mr. Peña’s most recent accomplishment was leading the proposal team that successful won the 20 year, $571 million IDIQ to manage and operate the Federal Railroad Administration’s Transportation Test Center in Pueblo Colorado.

Sanja Paic, as a Master of Economics (expert in promotion and visual communication), has been working on the railway for 25 years as an educator, especially on issues of safety and risky behavior of young people at level crossings. Sanja Paic is also the founder of the Safety Guru Institute for the Promotion of traffic Culture and Safety, where they have been working for 5 years on numerous projects in traffic sector and educations for future safety managers.

Dr. Starr Kidda works for the United States Department of Transportation, Federal Railroad Administration (FRA). Starr is the Human Factors Division Chief in FRA’s Office of Research, Development and Technology. Starr has supported railroad safety research at FRA for 10 years. Her team conducts research related to human performance issues in railroading, and also grade crossing safety and trespass prevention. Starr has a Ph.D. in Industrial/Organizational Psychology from the University of Georgia.

In 2006, I started the course of studies of train driving, marking the third generation within my family.

When I entered the course of studies of train driving, I was in my second year of the course of studies of industrial engeneering at the National Technical University (UTN), Regional School of Haedo. In my early days, I worked as a driver’s assistant at the diesel locomotive depot in Haedo.

In 2011, I completed the course of studies of industrial engineering and, by mid-2012, I became a diesel-electric locomotive driver, leading a train. My entire career took place in the Sarmiento Railway, where I worked with various services and different schedules.

In 2014, I began studying railway engineering at the UTN, Regional School of Haedo, the first railway engineering course of studies in the country. I graduated in 2023.

At the beginning of 2015, I took and passed the exam to become a technical instructor at the Emilio Dufresne Technical School, part of the Haedo section of the Sarmiento Railway. In 2015, I taught three courses, one for drivers and two for newcomers to the course of studies of driving, teaching regulations, electricity, mechanics, physics, and the traction (various locomotives) and towed (vacuum and compressed air wagons) units.

Additionally, in 2015, I served as the secretary of the higher technical degree in railway rolling stock at UTN Regional Faculty Haedo, and I participated in teaching as a volunteer assistant for two years.

At the end of 2015, I was summoned to work at the National Railway Training Center (CENACAF) in the city of Temperley at the Rail Simulator Center, where I evaluated prospective drivers in driving practices, conducting driving tests and assessing their knowledge of train malfunctions. I also took part in the recurrent training of drivers, who were refreshing their theoretical and practical knowledge in the various laboratories of the training center.

In 2017, I earned the certificate in electric train driving.

Finally, in early 2020, I was invited to join the Transport Safety Board (JST) as the National Director of Rail Investigation. I started working at JST on April 1, 2020, and, to this day, I continue to serve with pride and dedication.

An Indian Railways Traffic Service officer with over 29 years of professional experience spanning a range of assignments in teaching, telecom, and transport in the field, zonal headquarters, and at the railway board, the apex level. Worked and delivered results in various capacities in Operations, Planning, Commercial, Marketing and IT. As Executive Director Railway Board, coordinates the sanction, budget, fund allocation and payments for IT Projects. As Director/Planning, Railway Board was instrumental in the appraisal and prioritization of railway projects such as doubling, new line, gauge conversion, traffic facility and railway electrification. Undertook extensive research and published papers on supply chain and infrastructure issues, especially benchmarking and transport policy in reputed international journals. Ph.D. in Economics from Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, titled ‘A Study of Indian Railways: Performance and Policy Analysis’. Hindu-Hitachi Scholar in Japan in the field of Digital Media and Electronics. Recipient of University Gold Medal in BTech; University Gold Medal in MA Tourism; College Gold Medal in LL.B.; First Division in M.B.A; Director’s Gold Medal in Public Administration during 67th Foundation Course at Lal Bahadur National Academy of Administration Mussoorie. International guest speaker on planning and infrastructural issues. Delivered talks in the UK, Australia, South Africa, Hongkong, Bali, Malaysia, USA, Canada, Thailand, Nepal and Japan.

Angus is the Chief Commissioner and CEO of the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB), Australia’s Statutory and Independent national transport safety investigator.
Angus graduated from the University of Sydney with a Bachelor of Education before serving for almost two decades in the Royal Australian Navy in sea-going and land operational roles spanning the globe.
On leaving the Navy, Angus spent 10 years in the civilian maritime industry, including stints as Deputy Harbour Master for Sydney and Botany, head of NSW Maritime, and more recently General Manager of Maritime Safety Queensland.
Angus joined the ATSB in September 2021.

I have 19 years of experience in the railway industry, as Deputy Manager of Operational Safety, Environment and General Coordinator of Terminals, focused on Implementation of Risk Prevention Management in Train Operational Safety, Monitoring in Rail Transport of Hazardous Substances, General Merchandise and Passengers.

Llevo 19 años de experiencia en la industria ferroviaria, como Sub Gerente de Seguridad Operativa, Medio Ambiente y Coordinador General de Terminales, enfocado en Implementación de la Gestión de Prevención de Riesgos en Seguridad Operacional de Trenes, Monitoreo en Transporte Ferroviario de Sustancias Peligrosas, Mercancías en General y Pasajeros.

Isabelle has been working in an international environment from the very beginning of her carrier in September 1988.

From January 1992 she has been working at UIC, the worldwide professional association representing the railway sector and promoting rail transport, in different domains of activities (high speed, economics, environment, technology and research, interoperability and safety). 

From December 2009 until today:
– Senior Advisor, Safety and Interoperability particularly in charge of level crossing safety, trespass and suicide prevention issues at the UIC Safety Unit.
– Project Manager and Coordinator of the International Level Crossing Awareness Day (ILCAD) the unique road/rail safety awareness campaign on a global level (up to 50 countries on board) and from 2022 a second UIC safety awareness campaign on trespassing issues called TRESPAD (Trespass Awareness Day).
– Project manager of a UIC project using AI to observe behaviours of level crossings users, trespassers and suicidal persons in order to propose mitigation measures to the financing railway companies, members of UIC to improve safety.

– Coordinator of the UIC Safety Platform and its following working groups:
• Global Level Crossing Network (GLCN)
• Trespass and Suicide Prevention Network (TreSP-Network)
• Systems Safety Management Group (SSMG) dealing with the European Railway Agency safety related working programme
• International Railway Safety Network (IRSN)
– Member of the UNECE WP1 on Road Traffic Safety and I have been cooperating actively with the UNECE in Geneva to create a Group of Experts on level crossing safety. This group met for the first time in January 2014 and finalized a report in January 2017.

Rachel Maleh is Executive Director of Operation Lifesaver, Inc., (OLI) the national, nonprofit rail safety education organization based in Washington, D.C. OLI is a nationally recognized leader of rail safety education whose goal is ending collisions, deaths and injuries on and around railroad tracks and trains. Maleh has over 30 years’ experience in nonprofit management, communications, marketing, fundraising, organizational development, and leadership transition planning.
She was appointed in December 2022 by U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg to be a member of the Federal Transit Administration’s (FTA) Transit Advisory Committee for Safety (TRACS), which provides information, advice, and recommendations on transit safety to the U.S. Transportation Secretary and FTA Administrator.
Prior to joining Operation Lifesaver, Inc., Maleh held several senior level positions at national nonprofits. Her expertise includes communications, marketing, and fundraising.
Maleh has advanced degrees both in International Relations and International Communications from Boston University as well as a Master of Science in Marketing from Johns Hopkins University. She earned her Bachelor of Arts in Sociology and French from Hobart and William Smith Colleges.

Médico graduado en la Universidad Nacional de Rosario (UNR) y Magister en Administración de Servicios de Salud en la U.C.E.S. Presidente de la Obra Social Ferroviaria (OSFE) y docente universitario en la UBA, UCA, USAL, ISALUD y UMSA, entre otras.

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Dr. Juan Ramón Cifre. Doctor graduated from the Universidad Nacional de Rosario (UNR) and Master in Health Services Administration at the U.C.E.S. President of the Obra Social Ferroviaria (OSFE) and University professor at the UBA, UCA, USAL, ISALUD and UMSA, among others.

With over 60 years of experience, Schweizer Electronic offers leading railroad safety systems for construction sites, level crossings and radio remote controls for rail vehicles as well as partnerships for innovation projects.
Since its foundation in 1964, Schweizer Electronic has been a pioneer in the provision of railroad safety systems. The headquarters in Reiden, Switzerland, serves as an innovation, development and production center as well as a starting point for worldwide distribution via subsidiaries and partners.
A team of around 220 employees works continuously on the further development of products and technologies to meet the growing demands of rail traffic. Schweizer Electronic’s mission is to contribute to a safer and more efficient rail infrastructure worldwide while promoting the mobility of people.
Schweizer Electronic offers a comprehensive service that covers the entire life cycle of the products. From analyzing the situation to providing comprehensive support – remote and on-site – customers are guaranteed seamless cooperation.
A dedicated support team is available around the clock, 24/7, to provide technical support and deliver quick solutions when needed.
In addition, Schweizer Electronic offers training courses and training programs, both online, at the Reiden site, or at the customer’s premises, to ensure that the full potential of the products and application possibilities is exploited. The training courses are conducted by experienced professionals and enable customers to deepen their expertise, expand their skills and acquire a certificate for the respective application.

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Wavetrain is an innovating Norwegian company. At Wavetrain our aim is to reduce risk at level crossings. The conventional cost of securing level crossings is staggering. Installing and maintaining conventional systems incur a high cost on the infrastructure owners. The Wavetrain system installs in a night without service interruption. Overall cost and time spent installing and operating the Wavetrain system offers great value to our customers. By installing our system, you will increase the reach of available funds to reduce risk at a greater number of unprotected crossings. The Wavetrain Level Crossing Protection (WLXP) System is Type Approved in the UK by Network Rail and is a unique and smart way to upgrade your level crossings.

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