Sylvie RUSSELLE

Project Manager for the new railways line called 'Tangentielle Nord'. This new line will be built from Sartrouville (Paris West) to Noisy-le-Sec (Paris East). It will be 28 km long and will include 14 stations. Works for the central part were launched in December for an achievement due 2014. The two other parts will be achieved in 2017 and 2018.

Direction of the Renewing of the Network
Responsible of railway fixed Networks as a prescriptor:

Transmission and data transmission networks (telecoms for railways systems, centralised telephony and communication with the trains):

• Complete framework for a new technical telecommunication strategic plan:
o Specification of the strategies of complete reorganisation and optimisation of the networks.
o Coordination and validation of the studies of architecture and engineering.

• Railway telephony:
o Specification of the strategies of reorganisation and optimisation of railway telephony in connection with the information system strategic plan.
o Follow-up of the markets of development of the equipment of railway telephony.

• Specification and installation of GSM-R network
• Specification of the studies of architecture and general engineering.
• Participation in the railway functional studies.
• Director of Programme of Renewing of the telecommunications equipment.
• Follow-up and validation of the operations of protection related to the electromagnetic Disturbances.
• Participation in the preparation of the project of GSM-R project in PPP (Private – public partnership).

EXPERIENCE SUMMARY

After the end of studies in EPF school, I began to work for an important public switching project. Then I worked in another consulting company as a Project Manager by assuming turn-keys projects in respect of delay and expenses, from the definition of the architecture, the development and beginning of exploitation following the acceptance by the client. The interest consisted in being a Project Manager of small teams in order to have the capacities to dialog, to pilot, even in respecting costs and delays.

After three years spent in CNET (Centre National d’Etudes de Télécommunications), I was responsible in an accredited test laboratory of a team for the production of interoperability and conformance test report. The knowledge of the new protocols and architectures was mandatory and I participated and technically managed few European projects. In parallel, I made expert analysis and audits for clients of the laboratory.

Two new operators were born (two GSM licenses at the beginning, France, I worked in Cegetel (to realize system studies and define architectures for fixed and mobiles networks) then in Telecom Développement (long distance operator for other operators). When I finished to manage the call for tenders for the transport transmission network and the data network, I worked in the High Speed Data Department: I was responsible for a team of eighteen persons to define the high speed data network, to check deployment after global validation and integration on a test platform with a fully acceptance, to work with the exploitation centre for clients and to produce reports for the company managers.

Then, Vivendi invested in Maroc Telecom, so I was in charge to control technical architectures and investments for the network extensions and investments decided by Maroc Telecom.

For more than six years, I have worked for Réseau Ferré de France (holder of railways French infrastructures) as a Telecoms prescriptor, the SNCF company working with mandate or as workforce. Telecoms are now a mandatory element to assure the trains circulation with security and quality of service of high level, in a fully respect of the very hard railways exploitation rules. SNCF keeps a very hard company culture and even if working together is often difficult, the technical and managerial competences are respected.

I am now able to manage multi-cultural teams, to pilot and discuss when a conflict appears, with respect to customer needs, and to build efficient and transparent work relationships with the providers. My technical skills help me to be a manager without calling into question by speakers or negotiators.