David Govoni

Current

• Senior Web Advisor (Enterprise Web) at U.S. Geological Survey

Past

• Web Services Coordinator (National Mapping Division) at U.S. Geological Survey
• Director of Management Information Systems at Soil Consultants, Inc.
• Information Systems Consultant (Self-employed)

• Associate Resource Economist at McGraw-Hill/Data Resources, Inc.
• Lecturer in Geology at Colleges and Universities
• Senior Staff Geologist at U.S. Department of Energy
• Assistant Professor of Geology at George Mason University
• Research Assistant at Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
• Research Assistant at Academy of Natural Sciences

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Education

• The George Washington University
• State University of New York at Stony Brook
• Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey-Camden

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Connections

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Industry

Research

Websites

• My Company
• Facebook
• Twitter

David Govoni’s Summary

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David Govoni’s Specialties:

Information Architecture and Design, Social Media, Knowledge Management systems design, User Experience design, Communities of Practice management, Geology, Paleobiology, Stratigraphy

David Govoni’s Experience

• Senior Web Advisor (Enterprise Web)

  U.S. Geological Survey

  (Government Agency; 10,001 or more employees; Research industry)

  September 2002 — Present (7 years 4 months)

  Senior staff scientist in the Enterprise Information Program's Enterprise Web Project. Consult on information architecture and design of scientfic Web sites. Participate in Knowledge Organization Systems design, including development of the USGS Enterprise Thesaurus to support information classification and discovery. Work with Bureau, Department of the Interior, and other Federal Web technical and policy groups to influence or develop policies and guidelines to permit effective use of Social Networking and other emerging "Web 2.0" technologies to support scientific research and collaboration. Engage in technology assessment and demonstration projects relating to the Semantic Web, Geoinformatics, Social Networking, and other "Web 2.0" tools and services to promote Web-based scientific research, collaboration, and knowledge management.

• Web Services Coordinator (National Mapping Division)

  U.S. Geological Survey

  (Government Agency; 5001-10,000 employees; Research industry)

  June 1990 — September 2002 (12 years 4 months)

  National Division Web content, services, and policy coordinator. Headquarters Webmaster for the Division.

• Director of Management Information Systems

  Soil Consultants, Inc.

  (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Environmental Services industry)

  1988 — 1990 (2 years )

• Information Systems Consultant

  Self-employed

  (Self-Employed; Myself Only; Information Technology and Services industry)

  1987 — 1990 (3 years )

• Associate Resource Economist

  McGraw-Hill/Data Resources, Inc.

  (Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; MHP; Information Services industry)

  1983 — 1987 (4 years )

• Lecturer in Geology

  Colleges and Universities

  (Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)

  1973 — 1987 (14 years )

  Designed and presented undergraduate-level lecture and laboratory courses and conducted field trips in Physical, Historical, and Environmental Geology for The George Washington University, George Mason University, Maryland College of Art and Design, Montgomery Community College, University of Maryland, and Rutgers University.

• Senior Staff Geologist

  U.S. Department of Energy

  (Government Agency; Government Administration industry)

  1980 — 1981 (1 year )

• Assistant Professor of Geology

  George Mason University

  (Educational Institution; 1001-5000 employees; GMU; Higher Education industry)

  1979 — 1980 (1 year )

• Research Assistant

  Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History

  (Educational Institution; Research industry)

  1974 — 1976 (2 years )

• Research Assistant

  Academy of Natural Sciences

  (Non-Profit; 51-200 employees; Museums and Institutions industry)

  1964 — 1971 (7 years )

David Govoni’s Education

• The George Washington University

  MS , Paleobiology, Biostratigraphy , 1983

  Thesis titled "Gastropod molluscs from the Brightseat Formation (Paleocene: Danian) of Maryland".

• State University of New York at Stony Brook

  Paleobiology 1971 — 1972

• Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey-Camden

  BA (Honors) , Geology , 1967 — 1971

Additional Information

David Govoni’s Websites:

• My Company
• Facebook
• Twitter

David Govoni’s Groups:

Geological Society of America (Geoinformatics Division), American Geophysical Union (AGU)

•    GeoSpatial Ontology Community
•    ACES Forum

David Govoni’s Contact Settings

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