usgs_staff_profile:
meta: status_code: 200 timestamp: '2024-01-29T09:03:48.220389' url: https://www.usgs.gov/staff-profiles/kyla-richards profile: abstracts: [] affiliations: [] education: - "M.S. Marine Science, Hawai\u2018i Pacific University" - B.S. Biology, University of Puget Sound email: krichards@usgs.gov expertise_terms: - data management - marine science honors: [] intro_statements: - Kyla is a physical scientist working in the field of data science. She works on the Biogeographic team in the USGS Science Analytics and Synthesis program. She is the node manager for the Ocean Biodiversity Information System - USA (OBIS-USA) and the Global Biodiversity Information Facility US (GBIF-US), and supports other efforts related to fish recovery after dam removal. name: Kyla Richards name_qualifier: null orcid: 0000-0001-7504-6239 organization_link: https://www.usgs.gov/programs/science-analytics-and-synthesis-sas organization_name: Science Analytics and Synthesis (SAS) Program personal_statement: null professional_experience: - Physical Scientist, USGS Science Analytics and Synthesis (SAS) program (2022-Present) - "Graduate Research Assistant, Hawai\u2018i Pacific University, Department of\ \ Natural Science (2020-2022)" - Scientific Technician, Washington Fish and Wildlife (2019-2020) title: Physical Scientist