Rebecca Bushon
Rebecca is a Quality Control and Configuration Management Senior Scientist for the Office of Science Quality and Integrity (OSQI) where she works in the Laboratory Science and Research Protections functional area.
Rebecca began her career at the USGS in 1997 working as a laboratory scientist in the Ohio Water Microbiology Laboratory (OWML). She became the Laboratory Manager of the OWML in 2005 and led research projects focused on monitoring for microbiological indicators and pathogens in water and understanding the processes that affect these organisms in the environment. Specific research topics included rapid detection methods for monitoring the microbiological quality of recreational waters, rapid-viability methods for homeland security applications, and microbial source tracking. She transferred to OSQI in 2019 and is working in the Laboratory Science and Research Protections functional area. Rebecca is the Product Owner of an enterprise-wide software solution for laboratories called Q-Track, and is one of the leads of the Community for Data Integration, Power Platform Community of Practice.
