Barry Martin Sweedler

Background

Sweedler, Barry Martin was born on March 11, 1937 in Brooklyn. Son of Louis and Sadie (Sweedler.

Education

BME, City College of New York, 1960. Master of Business Administration, City University of New York, 1966.

Career

From assistant and junior engineer to senior gas engineer New York State Public Service Commission, New York City, 1960-1969. Chief pipeline safety division National Transportation Safety Board, Washington, 1969-1974, deputy director bureau surface transportation safety, 1974-1976, deputy director, acting director Bureau plans and programs, 1976-1979, deputy director bureau technical, 1979-1982, director bureau safety programs, 1982-1990, director office safety recommendations, 1990—2000. Partner Safety & Policy Analysis International, Lafayette, California, 2000—2009.

Guest lecturer Institute Gas Technology, 1973, University Maryland, 1974, University California, San Diego, 1986, 88-89, University New Mexico, 1987, University Calgary, 1988. Participant International Workshop on High Alcohol Consumers and Traffic, Paris, 1988. Presenter on alcohol and drug abuse in transportation.

Co-editor proceedings, chairman alcohol, drugs and traffic safety program 35th International Congress on Alcoholism and Drug Dependencies, Oslo, Norway, 1988, the International Conference on Alcohol, Drugs and Traffic Safety, Cologne, 1992, International Institute on Prevention and Treatment of Alcoholism, Stockholm, 1991, World Congress of International Association Accident and Traffic Medicine, 1992, International Conference on Alcohol, Drugs and Traffic Safety, Adelaide, Australia, 1995, Annecy, France, 1997, Stockholm, 2000, Montreal, 2002.

Achievements

• Barry Martin Sweedler has been listed as a noteworthy federal agency administrator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Board directors Great Falls (Virginia) Citizens Association, 1980-1985, Tysons Manor Home Owners Association, Vienna, Virginia, 1973-1977. Member Fairfax County (Virginia) oversight committee on drinking and driving, 1984-2009, chairman, 1986-1988. Member board advisors Southern California Safety Institute, 2002-2009, editor newsletter, SCSI Safety Monitor, 2002-2009.

Member American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Transportation Research Board National Academy of Sciences (chairman committee on alcohol, other drugs and transportation 1991-1997, committee on transportation of hazardous materials 1972-1978, chairman users and vehicle section 1998-2003, chairman system users group, 2003-2009) International Council Alcohol and Addictions (co-chairman section on traffic safety 1988-2009), International Council Alcohol, Drugs and Traffic Safety (secretary 1992-1997, president 2000-2003, co-editor council newsletter ICADTS Reporter 1990-2009), American Academy Forensic Sciences (advisory member drugs and driving committee 1988-2009), Operation Lifesaver (program development council 1987-1998), National Safety Council (motor vehicle occupant protection committee 1983-2009), American Public Works Association (executive committee utility location and coordination council 1980-1987, honorary life member), International Transportation Safety Association (founding editor association newsletter ITSA Report 1994-2000).

Interests

• Travel, hiking, bicycling.

Connections

Married Kathryn Grace Stewart, June 26, 1988. Children by previous marriage: Ian, Elizabeth.

Father:

Louis Sweedler

Mother:

Sadie (Sweedler

Spouse:

Kathryn Grace Stewart