About me
Gennaro Saliceto is a Transportation Safety and Security Specialist and member of Transit Safety and Workforce Development at the Center for Urban Transportation Research at USF. He collaborates on FDOT funded programs to provide training and technical assistance to Florida agencies. Mr. Saliceto has more than 20 years of extensive international background in public transportation operations and safety, including roles as Director of a Transportation Center in Spain, a consultant for safety, security, drug and alcohol, and training for the main Transit Authority in Valencia Spain, and most recently as Safety and Security Officer for Space Coast Area Transit in Cocoa, Florida. In his role as Safety Officer, Mr. Saliceto implemented an Accident Investigation Program and created a System Safety and Security Program Management Plan. Besides, he developed a training program for bus operators. These programs have been recognized by the Florida Public Transportation Association (FPTA) which awarded the agency first place in safety implementation for 2016. In addition, he was administering third party CDL exams for Space Coast and Brevard County, task in which he worked closely with the FMCSA. He is a certified Safety Executive and a Certified Safety Instructor Senior Level by WSO, a Florida Transit Trainer, and a Drug and Alcohol Manager certified by FDOT. He also holds the TSSP certificate through TSI in both rail and bus and most recently he completed the PTSCTP program for both transportation modes, bus and rail. He provides several training courses for CUTR and he is involved in different FTA rail and bus research projects. Mr. Saliceto has been one of the authors of a paper titled “The Role of Public Transportation during a State of Emergency Declaration due to Natural Disasters” which has been accepted for presentation at the APTA Bus & Paratransit Annual Conference and the International Institute of Transportation Engineers Annual Meeting in Minneapolis. Mr. Saliceto also contributed to different TRB research, such as “Non-punitive Reporting System” and “Over the Counter and Prescription Drug Use in the Public Transit Industry”. He also served as a lieutenant in the Italian Army, Mountain Special Forces, and he was honored with a Gold Medal for Distinguished Service during his participation in the U.N. Mission named Albatros (ONUMOZ 1992-1994).
