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usgs_staff_profile:

 meta:
   status_code: 200
   timestamp: '2023-10-02T16:15:39.765894'
   url: https://www.usgs.gov/staff-profiles/breanna-williams
 profile:
   abstracts: []
   affiliations: []
   education:
   - "M.S. Environmental Science & Policy \u2013 Johns Hopkins University (2020)"
   - "Graduate Certificate in Geographic Information Systems \u2013 Johns Hopkins\
     \ University (2020)"
   - "B.S. Environmental Biology \u2013 University of South Florida (2017)"
   - "B.S. Environmental Science and Policy \u2013 University of South Florida (2017)"
   - Certified Notary Public in the State of Florida
   - 'OSHA: Certified Environmental Specialist'
   - 'OSHA: HAZWOPER'
   email: bnwilliams@usgs.gov
   expertise_terms:
   - geography
   - data management
   - metadata management
   - metadata development
   - geographic information systems
   - web map services
   - geospatial datasets
   - improvement of scientific data usability
   - database administration
   - data communication
   - publishing
   - data preservation
   - sample repositories
   - spatial analysis
   - geospatial analysis
   honors: []
   intro_statements:
   - Breanna Williams is a Geographer at the St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science
     Center in St. Petersburg, Florida.
   name: Breanna Williams
   name_qualifier: null
   orcid: 0000-0002-6137-4730
   organization_link: https://www.usgs.gov/centers/spcmsc
   organization_name: St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center
   personal_statement: "Breanna specializes in Data Management and provides support\
     \ for scientific research throughout the entirety of the USGS Science Data Lifecycle.\
     \ This directly supports the mission to improve data discoverability, accessibility,\
     \ and reusability of the Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program (CMHRP)\
     \ and center\u2019s published scientific data. Her educational background is\
     \ in environmental science and geographic information systems (GIS), with an\
     \ emphasis on integrating geospatial technology with natural sciences to enhance\
     \ public outreach and knowledge of USGS research.Her current duties at the USGS\
     \ SPCMSC include the management of center data releases in the Information Product\
     \ Data System (IPDS) and center-lead metadata reviewer and curator. She maintains\
     \ a vast knowledge of policies and procedures for Fundamental Science Practices\
     \ (FSP) and metadata standards (FGDC and ISO) to ensure published data and metadata\
     \ are consistent with FSP and accessible under Section 508 of the Rehabilitation\
     \ Act of 1973. She is also the center-lead for desktop and cloud GIS administration\
     \ and is the manager of the center\u2019s geological core and sample inventory\
     \ and database."
   professional_experience:
   - "Geographer \u2013 U.S. Geological Survey St. Petersburg Coastal & Marine Science\
     \ Center (2021 to present)"
   - "Researcher \u2013 Cherokee Nation System Solutions contracted to the U.S. Geological\
     \ Survey St. Petersburg Coastal & Marine Science Center (2018 \u2013 2021)"
   - "GIS Technician \u2013 Avineon Inc. (2018)"
   - "Intern \u2013 U.S. Geological Survey St. Petersburg Coastal & Marine Science\
     \ Center (2017)"
   title: Geographer