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usgs_staff_profile:

 meta:
   status_code: 200
   timestamp: '2023-09-30T16:58:53.085704'
   url: https://www.usgs.gov/staff-profiles/jason-c-mcvay
 profile:
   abstracts: []
   affiliations: []
   education:
   - B.S.,  Biology Fish and Wildlife Management, Montana State University, 1996
   - A.A., Liberal Arts, Kirkwood Community College, 1992
   email: jcmcvay@usgs.gov
   expertise_terms:
   - Hydrologic and Ecological Field Methods
   - Data Analysis
   - Quality Assurance
   - Training and Supervisory Skills
   honors:
   - 2014 USGS Excellence in Leadership Group Award - Member of the USGS Hydroacoustic
     Working Group
   intro_statements:
   - Jason McVay is a Supervisory Biologist with the USGS, Central Midwest Water
     Science Center in Iowa City, Iowa.
   name: Jason C McVay
   name_qualifier: null
   orcid: 0000-0003-0810-0674
   organization_link: https://www.usgs.gov/centers/cm-water
   organization_name: Central Midwest Water Science Center
   personal_statement: "Jason is currently the Field Office Chief of the Iowa City,\
     \ IA field unit. Since Joining the USGS Jason been involved with many different\
     \ projects including: lake and river bathymetry, ecological sampling for national\
     \ programs such as NEET, CERCUS, and NWQP, along with local ecological sampling\
     \ projects. He has been involved with several data collection advisory committees\
     \ including the former Central Region Advisory Committee for Data (CRACD) and\
     \ the Hydroacoustic Work Group (HaWG). Jason\u2019s current work focuses on\
     \ supporting staff with efficiently collecting and providing high quality hydrologic\
     \ data to emergency managers, federal, state and local agencies as well as the\
     \ general public."
   professional_experience:
   - 2011 to present, Supervisory Biologist, U.S. Geological Survey, Central Midwest
     Water Science Center
   - 1998 to 2011, Biologist, U.S. Geological Survey, Central Midwest Water Science
     Center
   - 1995 to 1998, Fish Technician, Montana Department of Fish Wildlife and Parks.
   title: Supervisory Biologist