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Scott Horvath

USGS product manager for various areas of the USGS.gov public and internal websites.

With over 25 years of extensive experience in digital communications, I am a seasoned professional in the development, production, and dissemination of information through a wide range of web and social media platforms. As a self-proclaimed jack of all trades, I have experience spanning training employees on various technologies (hardware, software, and platforms), photography, accessibility of multimedia products, providing direct customer service for a large organization, and working to translate the business of government into easily understandable formats.

Professional Experience

  • Technical Information Specialist, USGS (Current)

  • Bureau Social Media Lead, USGS (2007 - 2022)

  • Web Application Developer, USGS (2004 - 2015)

Education and Certifications

  • George Mason University (BA Communications)

Science and Products

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Characterization of Earthquake Damage and Effects Using Social Media Data

People in the locality of earthquakes are publishing anecdotal information about the shaking within seconds of their occurrences via social network technologies, such as Twitter. In contrast, depending on the size and location of the earthquake, scientific alerts can take between two to twenty minutes to publish. The goals of this project are to assess earthquake damage and effects information, as
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Community for Data Integration (CDI)
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Characterization of Earthquake Damage and Effects Using Social Media Data

People in the locality of earthquakes are publishing anecdotal information about the shaking within seconds of their occurrences via social network technologies, such as Twitter. In contrast, depending on the size and location of the earthquake, scientific alerts can take between two to twenty minutes to publish. The goals of this project are to assess earthquake damage and effects information, as
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USGS science for a changing world logo

myScience: USGS Citizen Science Project Discovery & Public Engagement Web Application

How can the public discover opportunities for participation in USGS scientific research? What citizen science projects are currently active within the USGS? How may PIs increase public engagement in and awareness of their citizen science projects? To address these questions, a web application leveraging existing Community for Data Integration (CDI) and USGS work was created to allow unprecedented
By
Community for Data Integration (CDI)
link

myScience: USGS Citizen Science Project Discovery & Public Engagement Web Application

How can the public discover opportunities for participation in USGS scientific research? What citizen science projects are currently active within the USGS? How may PIs increase public engagement in and awareness of their citizen science projects? To address these questions, a web application leveraging existing Community for Data Integration (CDI) and USGS work was created to allow unprecedented
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A manatee looks at the camera and rubs its belly with its flipper.
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A short animation showing lava spewing from a fissure and a rotating tower of smoke.
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Lava bubbling out of a fissure at night time.
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Lava bubbling out of a fissure at night time.
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Animation showing bright orange lava erupting at night and flowing into a pool of lava.
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Tortoise snapping back at another tortoise
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Looping animation of bighorn sheep turning their heads toward the camera
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Animated GIF of a baby tortoise hatching out of its shell
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A repeating animated GIF showing a walrus scratching it's side.
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Animated GIF of a scientist looking back and forth with a range finder.
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Full view of Molybdenite
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Close up of Chalcopyrite, Pentlandite, and Pyrrhotite
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Close up of Vanadinite
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Close up of Silicon Carbide
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Close up of Silver
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Close up of Graphite
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Close up of Bauxite
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Close up of Bertrandite
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Close up of Chalcopyrite
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Close up of Fluorite
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Close up of Silicon Carbide
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Science and Products

  • Science
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    USGS science for a changing world logo

    Characterization of Earthquake Damage and Effects Using Social Media Data

    People in the locality of earthquakes are publishing anecdotal information about the shaking within seconds of their occurrences via social network technologies, such as Twitter. In contrast, depending on the size and location of the earthquake, scientific alerts can take between two to twenty minutes to publish. The goals of this project are to assess earthquake damage and effects information, as
    By
    Community for Data Integration (CDI)
    link

    Characterization of Earthquake Damage and Effects Using Social Media Data

    People in the locality of earthquakes are publishing anecdotal information about the shaking within seconds of their occurrences via social network technologies, such as Twitter. In contrast, depending on the size and location of the earthquake, scientific alerts can take between two to twenty minutes to publish. The goals of this project are to assess earthquake damage and effects information, as
    Learn More
    link
    USGS science for a changing world logo

    myScience: USGS Citizen Science Project Discovery & Public Engagement Web Application

    How can the public discover opportunities for participation in USGS scientific research? What citizen science projects are currently active within the USGS? How may PIs increase public engagement in and awareness of their citizen science projects? To address these questions, a web application leveraging existing Community for Data Integration (CDI) and USGS work was created to allow unprecedented
    By
    Community for Data Integration (CDI)
    link

    myScience: USGS Citizen Science Project Discovery & Public Engagement Web Application

    How can the public discover opportunities for participation in USGS scientific research? What citizen science projects are currently active within the USGS? How may PIs increase public engagement in and awareness of their citizen science projects? To address these questions, a web application leveraging existing Community for Data Integration (CDI) and USGS work was created to allow unprecedented
    Learn More
  • Multimedia
    Filter Total Items: 68
    A manatee looks at the camera and rubs its belly with its flipper.
    link
    A short animation showing lava spewing from a fissure and a rotating tower of smoke.
    link
    Lava bubbling out of a fissure at night time.
    link
    Lava bubbling out of a fissure at night time.
    link
    Animation showing bright orange lava erupting at night and flowing into a pool of lava.
    link
    Tortoise snapping back at another tortoise
    link
    Looping animation of bighorn sheep turning their heads toward the camera
    link
    Animated GIF of a baby tortoise hatching out of its shell
    link
    A repeating animated GIF showing a walrus scratching it's side.
    link
    Animated GIF of a scientist looking back and forth with a range finder.
    link
    Full view of Molybdenite
    link
    Close up of Chalcopyrite, Pentlandite, and Pyrrhotite
    link
    Close up of Vanadinite
    link
    Close up of Silicon Carbide
    link
    Close up of Silver
    link
    Close up of Graphite
    link
    Close up of Bauxite
    link
    Close up of Bertrandite
    link
    Close up of Chalcopyrite
    link
    Close up of Fluorite
    link
    Close up of Silicon Carbide
    link