<img SRC="www.paragonresearch.net/graphics/PRAlogoBanner.gif" alt="Paragon Research Associates" border="0" width="400" height="100"> <TABLE width="75%" cellSpacing="0" cellPadding="5" border="0" style="margin-top:100px;margin-left:200px;margin-right:10px"> <TR> <TD><P class="heading1">Firm Profile</P> <P class="primebody">Paragon Research Associates (PRA) is a museum consultant and cultural resources management consultant that serves both public sector and private sector clients. Paragon Research Associates focuses on three primary disciplines.</P></TD></TR> <TR><TD><h1 class="heading2">Museum Consulting</h1> <P class="primebody">PRA is an experienced museum consultant who has experience with diverse collections: ethnographic, archaeological, photographic, archival, and historical. PRA staff can provide quick and responsive assistance with curatorial services for your museum curation or private curation needs and can help inventory and catalog your collection. PRA has worked with both state historical societies and county historical societies and federal and tribal repositories by conducting inventories and recommending police to document compliance with federal curation standards, including 36 CFR Part 79. PRA works with you, your architect and exhibit consultants, and other stakeholders during your master planning or facility planning process to insure that your storage facilities, work areas, and exhibit enclosures meet federal, state, local, and institutional curation standards.</P></TD></TR> <TR><TD><h1 class="heading2">Archaeology Consultant and CRM Consulting</h1> <P class="primebody">Paragon Research Associates provides CRM consulting services in support of transportation, water, wastewater, telecommunications, and construction projects. Paula Johnson, PRA&rsquo;s Principal, is a Registered Professional Archeologist and meets qualification standards for cultural resource management professionals (36 CFR Part 61). PRA has conducted archeological field surveys and managed the archeological field labs during excavations for many types of projects. PRA works with engineering consultants, environmental consultants, and their agency clients to negotiate the requirements of federal, state, and local historical and cultural preservation regulations. PRA is experienced preparing NEPA / SEPA documentation, Department of Transportation Act 4(f) reports and National Historic Preservation Act Section 106 reports. PRA has conducted studies that are compliant with FTA, FHWA, and WSDOT environmental procedures. PRA conducts environmental monitoring for cultural materials during construction to as required for compliance with environmental and cultural resource management regulations.</P></TD></TR> <TR><TD><h1 class="heading2">Historical Research / Archival Research</h1> <P class="primebody">Paragon Research Associates works with you to assist you and your organization on specific research projects within local museums, repositories, and archives. For CRM consultants we can assist you during site testing and artifact analysis by facilitating sample selections and research requests. We have helped state historical societies and county historical societies identify unique or unusual artifacts during inventories and we can provide research and recommendations to support your accessioning / deaccessioning processes. PRA conducts research on historic structures to determine if they are listed on the National Register of Historic Places or may be eligible for listing.</P></TD></TR> </Table> <TABLE width="75%" cellSpacing="0" cellPadding="0" border="0" style="margin-top:25px;margin-left:200px;margin-right:50px"> <tr><td><h3 class="Heading1">Principle Disciplines</h3></td></tr> <tr><td><h1 class="accent">Collections Management and Assessments</h1></td></tr> <tr><td><h1 class="accent">Archaeology and Cultural Resource Management</h1></td></tr> <tr><td><h1 class="accent">Historical and Archival Research</h1></td></tr> <tr><td><h3 class="Heading1">Clients and Markets</h3></td></tr> <tr><td><h2 class="Heading2">Collections Management Services and Research</h2></td></tr> <tr><td><h2 class="primebodybold">Museums</h2></td></tr> <tr><td><h2 class="primebodybold">Colleges and Universities</h2></td></tr> <tr><td><h2 class="primebodybold">Public and Private Archives</h2></td></tr> <tr><td><h2 class="primebodybold">Repositories</h2></td></tr> <tr><td><h2 class="primebodybold">Historical Societies</h2></td></tr> <tr><td><h2 class="primebodybold">Private Collectors</h2></td></tr> <tr><td><p class="accentitalic">Core Services</p></td></tr> <tr><td><h2 class="primebody">NAGPRA Inventories</h2></td></tr> <tr><td><h2 class="primebody">Facilities Planning</h2></td></tr> <tr><td><h2 class="primebody">Cataloging</h2></td></tr> <tr><td><h2 class="primebody">Curatorial Services, Curation, and Curation Consulting</h2></td></tr> <tr><td><h2 class="primebody">Collection Management Plans</h2></td></tr> <tr><td><h2 class="primebody">Collections Inventories</h2></td></tr> <tr><td><h2 class="primebody">Storage Assessments</h2></td></tr> <tr><td><h2 class="primebody">Exhibits</h2></td></tr> <tr><td><h1 class="Heading1">Archaeology and Cultural Resource Management</h1></td></tr> <tr><td><h2 class="primebodybold">Federal, Tribal, State, and Local, Resource Agencies supporting water and wastewater, transportation, and utilities projects.</h2></td></tr> <tr><td><h2 class="primebodybold">Assisting Environmental Consultants, Consulting Engineers, and CRM Consultants provide better and more effective service to their clients.</h2></td></tr> <tr><td><p class="accentitalic">Core Services:</p></td></tr> <tr><td><h2 class="primebody">NEPA Documentation</h2></td></tr> <tr><td><h2 class="primebody">Section 106 Research and Coordination</h2></td></tr> <tr><td><h2 class="primebody">Field Surveys</h2></td></tr> <tr><td><h2 class="primebody">Lab Direction, Artifact Preparation, and Collection Curation</h2></td></tr> <tr><td><h2 class="primebody">Cultural Resource Assessments</h2></td></tr> </table> <p></P> <FONT class="link"><A href="http://www.paragonresearch.net/home.html"> Click here to entire main site</A></font>

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