Background
Freund, Deborah Miriam was born on April 9, 1957 in Brooklyn.
Freund, Deborah Miriam was born on April 9, 1957 in Brooklyn.
Bachelor of Science, Civil Engineering, Washington University, 1979; Master of Science, Washington University, 1982.
Graduate research assistant Washington University, St. Louis, 1979-1981. Transportation planning engineer Mid-American Regional Council, Kansas City, 1981-1983. Civil engineer Federal Highway Administration, Washington, 1983-1985, research highway engineer, 1985-1990, transportation specialist, 1990-1992, senior transportation specialist, 1992—1999.
Senior transportation specialist Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administrator, since 2000. National technical expert for vehicle research, since 2001. Member committee operator and vehicle performance and simulation Transportation Research Board, Washington, 1993—1996, member committee on vehicle user characteristics, 1997—2003, member committee on frt. economics and regulation, since 2000, member committee on truck and bus safety, since 2003.
Member committee on highway Rail Grade Crossing Safety, since 2009. Presenter in field.
Fellow Institute Transportation Engineers. Member American Society of Civil Engineers (secretary highway division research committee 1988-1990), Society Automative Engineers (co-chair total vehicle committee 1997-2003, vice chair commercial vehicle maintenance committee 2003-2004, chair 2004-2006. Member at-large commercial vehicle engineering activity executive committee 2004^), Truck and Bus Council (liaison), since 2007.
Sigma Xi (associate).
Daughter of Harry and Bertha (Fried) F.;m. Garey Douglas White, February 22, 1981.