Jeremy K Newson
Jeremy Newson is the Chief of the Engineering Branch of the USGS Water Resources Mission Area's Enterprise Technology Office.
Jeremy Newson currently serves as the WMA ETO Engineering Branch Chief. He completed his Bachelor’s (2005) and Masters (2007) degrees in biological system engineering from the University of Idaho. Jeremy then joined the USGS Louisville, Kentucky WSC (now OH-KY-IN), where he actively gathered, collected, and analyzed streamflow data. He also led a software development group, focusing on integrating distributed watershed models into decision support tools and applications.
In 2012, Jeremy transferred to the Upper Midwest WSC as a Senior Software Developer and Hydrologic Engineer for the Web Informatics and Mapping team. There, he played a key role in redesigning the USGS Streamstats spatial web application and the Streamstats Services ecosystem. In 2019, Jeremy joined the Enterprise Technology Office, where he continues to coordinate the Water Mission Area’s adoption of new technology and strategies related to Enterprise Architecture, best practices, and standardization across the enterprise’s development teams.
Professional Experience
2021-present: Chief, Engineering Branch of Enterprise technology office, USGS Water Resources Mission Area
2019-2021: Application Architect, Engineering Branch of Enterprise technology office, USGS Water Resources Mission Area
2012 – 2019 Senior Software Developer and Architect/Hydrologic Engineer, Web Informatics and Mapping, USGS Upper Midwest Water Science Center
2009 -2012: Lead Software/Hydrologic Engineer, Scientific Investigations section, USGS Louisville, Kentucky (now OH-KY-IN) Water Science Center
2007-2010: Civil Engineer, Hydraulic Surveillance section, USGS Louisville, Kentucky (now OH-KY-IN) Water Science Center
Education and Certifications
Master of Science, Biological and Agricultural Engineering May. 2007 University of Idaho, Moscow and Boise, ID campus Focus: Fluvial Geomorphology, Sediment Transport, and Hydrology
Bachelor of Science, Biological Systems Engineering May. 2005 University of Idaho, Moscow, ID campus Focus: Hydrology/Environmental Engineering