Kathryn D. Agrali-Seaton

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Sterling, VA 20164

571-***-**** * ad37gl@r.postjobfree.com

EDUCATION

George Mason University, Fairfax, VA

Courses in Sociology and Project Management

The George Washington University, Ashburn, VA

Courses in Sociology and Project Management Certification

2011-2014

The George Washington University, Washington, DC

School of Business & Public Management

2000-2006

Northern Virginia Community College, Sterling, VA

IST & Business

1999-2000

The George Washington University, Ashburn, VA

Center for Professional Development

Client/Server Technology Certification

UNIX Certification

1997-1999

SUMMARY OF EXPERTISE

With over 30 years at the National Crash Analysis Center and now the Center for Collision Safety and Analysis I have gained extensive knowledge of the material I maintained and managed. This material includes but is not limited to The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Roadside Hardware Collection, The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA) collections like Biomechanics, FMVSS 213 Child Safety Seats, New Car Assessment Program Tests, Defect Investigations and many others. I have worked with the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety’s (IIHS) crash tests and am very familiar with the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSS) and other types of safety investigations.

When new collections were contributed to the Library I devised the best indexing and access strategy for the items. I have over-seen many projects which included scanning, digitizing, organizing, cataloging and referencing large collections like the FHWA Roadside hardware Acceptance files. When the Library material was ready to be archived and sent to the National Archives & Records Administration I work closely with Government Sponsors and Appraisal Archivists to ensure a smooth and accurate record of all material being transferred to the Federal Records Center. I maintained project status pages for sponsors and wrote the monthly progress reports required for contracts.

I am comfortable and experienced with interacting with users and other developers on-line. I served as a vital resource to researchers, automotive and safety engineers, lawyers, accident re-constructors and the general public during their investigation for information, data and footage of tests maintained at the Center. I have always taken pride in providing excellent customer service. After working in the GWU Virginia Campus Library for 2 years I am very well versed in library research databases such as Lexis/Nexis, ABI/Inform, ProQuest, TRIS, WorldCat, TRID and the government Docket. I provide research, reference and training support to fellow staff members, research engineers and professors. I report to the Director of the CCSA Center and serve as center liaison providing technical papers, transportation databases, and in-depth crashworthiness research information/literature to center project teams and center staff.

Typically in consultation with the Center Director, I serve as a project coordinator and ensure that the staff and resources devoted to completing a center goal are used appropriately. I have researched, tested and implemented many types of software and equipment to improve the function of work productivity. An example of this was software and equipment which converts 16mm footage to an NTSC video format. This cut out the cost of tape stock and mailing costs when footage was ordered. I am proficient in operating a motion analyzer and high-end film conversion software and equipment which is used to archive 16mm film.

HONORS AWARDS

The George Washington University, Ashburn, VA

Certificate of Appreciation for 20 Years of Dedicated Service

US Department of Transportation

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

Certificate of Appreciation for Excellent Technical Support Given in Preparation of the 17th International Technical Conference on the Enhanced Safety of Vehicles

2012

2001

EXPERIENCE

July 2014-Present: The Center for Collision Safety and Analysis (CCSA), George Mason University, Fairfax, VA

Sr. Engineering Film/Software Manager / Project Coordinator

Manage the CCSA crash test footage and data library.

Provide research and technical support.

Coordinate projects.

Prepare monthly progress reports for the Center’s projects.

Assist on proposal submissions.

2005-2014: The National Crash Analysis Center (NCAC), The George Washington University, Ashburn, VA

Sr. Engineering Film/Software Librarian/ Project Coordinator

Supervise and Train Film/Software Librarians, Assistants & Wage Account Students.

Assign and manage all library projects.

Assist on the new web page design and content.

Compose progress reports for project tasks each quarter for sponsors.

Work directly with Government Sponsors and Appraisal Archivists to ensure a smooth and accurate record of all material being transferred to the National Archives and Records Administration’s Federal Records Center.

Convert and oversee the conversion of FAA, NHTSA and FHWA 16mm films to a high quality loss less digital format for preservation.

Assist researchers, automotive and safety engineers, lawyers, accident re-constructors and the general public with obtaining crash test data and footage.

Train users on the NHTSA Vehicles Crash Test database and how to access material on their own when applicable.

Supervise duplication services of all media (paper, CD/DVD, VHS, Beta Cam, Digital etc.) and certifies data and crash test footage for authenticity.

Construct writing guidelines for NCAC projects and act as a project manager.

Provide research assistance to NCAC engineers and professors. Accessing databases such as Lexis/Nexis, ABI/Inform, ProQuest, WorldCat, TRID, the government Docket, etc. for material.

Developed and implemented a cataloging system for each film and data collection.

Devised and implemented the conversion, indexing and access strategy for all FHWA Roadside Hardware Acceptance files and related data and material from hard copy to a digital format.

Researched, tested, & implemented reference manager software to maintain a large collection of research and internal documents.

Researched, tested and implemented high-end & NTSC video conversion software & equipment used to archive footage.

2000-2005: The National Crash Analysis Center, The George Washington University, Ashburn, VA

Senior Engineering Film/Software Librarian

Interviewed and Selected Engineering Film/Software Librarian

Supervised and trained Film/Software Librarian & wage account staff.

Provided purchasing and inventory control for library and duplication material.

Created and maintained databases using various MS Access, Paradox, and Dbase.

Performed data searches using Ingres and SQL

Performed data analysis, and processed data using Statistical Analysis Systems Software.

Implemented a new invoicing system to streamline payments & bill processing.

Maintained library budget and approved expenditures.

1995-2000: The National Crash Analysis Center, The George Washington University, Ashburn, VA

Engineering Film/Software Librarian

Provided research and analytical support to staff and students.

Composed user guides for the in-house library and online search engines.

Performed motion analysis on vehicle crash tests and airbags.

Coordinated transactions between contracted agencies.

Recommended and assisted in purchasing computer hardware and software for the library.

Animated computer simulation using Renderman.

Edited and imported video clips using AVID Express and Media Cleaner.

Coordinated conference booths & exhibits and assisted in conference presentations.

Selected and purchased promotional material for conferences and exhibits.

Assisted on the design and editing of video demo tapes.

Handled confidential documents.

Cataloged all new submissions to the library.

Contracted vendors on the GSA for services.

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