NEW YORK, NY – STV today announced that Richard Mascara, MBA, PMP, and Paul Salvatore have joined the firm as vice presidents in its national systems practice, strengthening STV’s leadership in train control, signaling, communications and systems integration. Their appointments expand STV’s ongoing investment to rail and transit agencies as they modernize critical infrastructure and pursue safer, more reliable operations.
“Rail agencies are entering a defining era of modernization that will shape safety, reliability and capacity for decades,” said Christopher Hertz, PE, PMP, vice president and national technical leader for the systems team. “Richard and Paul bring the technical judgment our clients need to navigate to make consequential infrastructure decisions with confidence.”
Mascara, based in Pittsburgh, will advance STV’s national strategy for Communications-based train control (CBTC), signaling modernization and systems integration, helping clients improve capacity, safety and operational performance. He brings more than 30 years of experience leading complex transportation programs and deploying technologies including CBTC, automated people mover systems, platform screen doors and conventional train control solutions. Most recently, he led a major transit authorities’ NextGen CBTC programs and has built a career helping operators across North America modernize legacy systems, deploy advanced train control technologies and navigate some of the industry’s most complex systems integration challenges.
Salvatore, based in Boston, will support the growth and delivery of STV’s national rail systems practice. He brings nearly three decades of experience in rail and transit systems engineering, with expertise in signaling, communications, Positive Train Control (PTC) and systems integration. He has overseen major programs for some of North America’s largest transit agencies and held leadership positions at top rail technology consultancies and providers. He has built a strong track record helping agencies modernize critical infrastructure, improve system performance and advance complex rail initiatives from planning through delivery.
STV’s national systems practice provides comprehensive engineering design and support services for railroad and transit systems across the U.S. and Canada. As a leader in rail systems design, operation and maintenance, STV provides expertise in traction power, signal and communications systems as well as maintenance facilities. The firm supports some of the largest railroad and transit systems nationwide, including the Long Island Rail Road, MBTA, Metro-North Railroad, SEPTA, Bay Area Rapid Transit and Sound Transit.
