Love that Volpe
Center!
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at the U.S.
Department of Transportation
1999
Volpe Center Highlights. Wrote,
edited, and produced the regular newsletter, “Volpe Center
Highlights.” Also provided
weekly summaries of Volpe Center activity to the Research and Special Programs
Administration (Volpe’s parent administration within U.S. DOT). (Summer—fall 1999)
Spirit of Innovation
conference. Attended the Volpe Center’s “Spirit of
Innovation” conference, June 1999; continue to act as an advisor to
Center management on innovation issues.
(Summer 1999)
National Intelligent
Transportation Systems (ITS) Architecture and standards.
Supported U.S. DOT’s ITS Joint Program Office in the development
of the National ITS Architecture and related standards. Assisted in standards non-technical
outreach activities, prepared documentation, designed presentations on ITS
initiatives, attended ITS America in Boston (in 1999 and 2000), and
participated in an ITS architecture workshop in Portland, Me. (March 2000). (Summer 1999—spring 2000)
Recruitment.
Attended MIT job fairs, meeting with graduate students and
undergraduates in transportation and policy-oriented programs to discuss
careers at the Volpe Center. Continue
to assist with recruiting efforts.
(Fall 1999—present)
ALERT partnership. Wrote
preliminary material on the National Science and Technology Council’s
Advanced Law Enforcement and Response Technology partnership (between the
Interior Department and the Justice Department). (Fall 1999—winter 2000)
2000
E-commerce analysis. Conducted
statistical analyses of trends in e-commerce, with a particular emphasis on
intermodalism.
(Winter—spring 2000)
Volpe Center web site
redesign. Served as design director for the Volpe Center’s web
site redesign project; oversaw graphic-design contractor, prepared background
documentation (including project scope and mission statement), and assisted in
project and budget management.
Attended Fedweb 2000 web-design conference in Bethesda, Md. (May 2000). (Winter—summer 2000)
Volpe Center strategic
planning and business development. Consulted with various senior Volpe
managers, including the Volpe Center director and the RSPA Administrator, on
strategic-planning and business-development issues, including the further
development of state- and local-level project work. (Spring 2000—present)
Forest Service marketing
work. Researched and prepared a report on transportation activities, problems
and priorities within the U.S. Forest Service for Volpe Center marketing
purposes. (Spring—summer
2000)
National ITS Five-Year Program
Plan. Edited and assisted in the production of the Program Plan
for the ITS Joint Program Office. (Spring—fall
2000)
FHWA and FTA rulemaking. Helped
to organize and participated in public-outreach workshops on FHWA and FTA rules
in planning, ITS, and environment (relating to the National Environmental
Policy Act), in Boston, Chicago, Denver, Dallas, and San Francisco (summer
2000). Analyzed public comments
received regarding the proposed environmental rule, and prepared
recommendations for FHWA and FTA on how to proceed. (Spring—fall 2000)
National Park Service business
development. Worked to attract NPS business to the Volpe Center, building
on previous successful relationships and creating purpose-designed marketing
materials (especially a web site).
(Fall 2000—winter 2001)
Boston Harbor Islands ferry
cost analysis. For the National Park Service (as well as for the other
agencies that form the Boston Harbor Islands management partnership),
constructed a cost model as a planning tool for ferry service expansion. (Fall 2000—winter 2001)
Transition-team presentations.
Assisted the Volpe Center director in preparing presentations for the
White House and congressional transition teams (following the 2000 elections) on
Volpe activities and areas of expertise.
Researched Volpe Center state- and local-level project activities. (Fall 2000—winter 2001)
Coast Guard marketing work.
Assisted a Volpe Center team in preparing to convene an issues forum at
the Volpe Center in early 2001 to identify areas of concern to the Coast Guard
First District, possibly leading to a Volpe Center-Coast Guard partnership
beginning in FY2002. (Fall
2000—winter 2001)
2001
Volpe Center marketing study.
Assisted the management and workforce-planning division in analyzing the
Volpe Center’s marketing and business-development practices through a
series of project case studies. (Winter—spring
2001)
Federal funding of highway
operations study. For the Federal Highway
Administration’s Office of Operations, researched and co-wrote a set of
policy recommendations for federal funding of highway operations. Researched federal involvement in
transportation funding throughout history and compared highway to other modes
(rail, aviation, transit). (Summer
2001)
National Park Service ITS strategy.
Developing policy recommendations
for an intelligent transportation systems (ITS) strategy for the
National Park Service. Researched and wrote a "state of ITS" background
paper and organized the "National Workshop to Develop an Intelligent
Transportation Systems Strategy for the National Park Service," Denver,
Colo., June 2001. (Winter 2001—fall 2001)
Legislative update. Followed legislative and related transportation
news for the Volpe Center; wrote and distributed a regular newsletter
("Legislative Update"). Followed congressional testimony, debate, and
priorities; analyzed federal policy and related developments in
Washington to the Volpe Center's work. (Summer 2001—fall 2001)
Please note that this list
does not include CURRENT projects as of November 12, 2001, or thereafter. Consult
my web page for an up-to-date list.