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usgs_staff_profile:

 meta:
   status_code: 200
   timestamp: '2023-09-30T16:51:32.768833'
   url: https://www.usgs.gov/staff-profiles/paul-heimowitz
 profile:
   abstracts: []
   affiliations: []
   education:
   - B.S. 1987, University of Arizona, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
   - M.S. 1990, Oregon State University, Marine Resources Management
   email: pheimowitz@usgs.gov
   expertise_terms:
   - invasive species
   - rapid response planning
   - risk evaluation
   - Natural resources damage assessment
   honors: []
   intro_statements:
   - Paul is the terrestrial invasive species program manager within the Biological
     Threats and Invasive Species Program of the Ecosystems Mission Area. He coordinates
     research on prevention, detection, monitoring, control, and other management
     priorities addressing a wide range of terrestrial plants (e.g., cheatgrass and
     tamarisk) and animals (e.g., Burmese python and brown tree snake).
   name: Paul Heimowitz
   name_qualifier: null
   orcid: 0000-0001-7291-0175
   organization_link: https://www.usgs.gov/programs/biological-threats-and-invasive-species-research-program
   organization_name: Biological Threats and Invasive Species Research Program
   personal_statement: "Paul has nearly 25 years of experience working on invasive\
     \ species prevention, detection, control, and outreach at regional, national,\
     \ and international levels. Paul began his conservation career working on oil\
     \ spill response, damage assessment, and habitat restoration with the state\
     \ of Washington. He then took a Sea Grant Extension position with Oregon State\
     \ University that shifted his focus to biological invasions. He came to USGS\
     \ in 2022 after nearly 20 years working as an invasive species specialist with\
     \ the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Pacific Region. While with USFWS, Paul\u2019\
     s roles included leading development of a first-of-its-kind regional invasive\
     \ species prevention policy, coordinating the creation of a rapid response plan\
     \ and exercise program for invasive mussels in the Columbia River Basin, and\
     \ co-founding the Northwest Regional Invasive Species and Climate Change network.\
     \ He is a graduate of the USFWS Advance Leadership Development Program."
   professional_experience: []
   title: Terrestrial Invasive Species Program Manager