Gennaro Ruggiero PhD

Systems Thinking, Technology and Standards

Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland

About

Systems thinker, scientist with twenty years of coordination of international programs on new societal challenges spanning from sustainable development, smart cities, smart energy, sustainable transport, to space and high energy science, aligning business with technology challenges. Assertive, goal-oriented, with the ability to lead and energise highly skilled teams with diversified competences, facilitating inclusiveness and emergence of consensus among parties. Track-record of successful achievement of programs in highly regulated and fast-paced environments.

Experience

  • Manager – EU Region, Global Product Standards and Regulations at Rockwell Automation
    May 2025 - Present · 1 yr 1 mo

    *Administrative and operational leadership of EU GPSR staff *Development and execution of a strategic roadmap to address the EU standards and regulatory landscape, *Analysis of EU regulatory and standards developments especially with respect to market access, *Communication of critical milestones, deliverables, and requirements to relevant stakeholders, *Risk assessment, activities prioritization, and resource allocation

  • Systems Work at IEC (International Electrotechnical Commission)
    Jan 2017 - Apr 2025 · 8 yrs 4 mos

    management of the following committees and groups on: *Smart Cities *LVDC and LVDC for electricity access *Communication Technologies and Architecture *Future Sustainable Transportation *Systems Resource Group

  • Project Manager at STFC, RAL Space
    Sep 2015 - Dec 2016 · 1 yr 4 mos

    Management of space instruments projects *Project Manager for the MetOp-SG MWS Calibration Rig

  • Physicist at CERN
    Mar 2000 - Aug 2015 · 15 yrs 6 mos

    *Project Leader for the Roman Pot Detector System of the TOTEM Experiment at the LHC *Deputy Technical Coordinator of the TOTEM Experiment *Group Leader in matter of safety for the TOTEM Experiment *Spokesperson for the EU-INTAS funded project "TOSTER" *Project Leader for the Edgeless Silicon Detectors at the TOTEM Roman Pots

  • Research Associate at The University of Glasgow
    Oct 1999 - Mar 2000 · 6 mos