Heather Sardis
Associate Director For Technology And Strategic Planning
Bolton, Massachusetts, United States
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Top SchoolHeather Sardis is an experienced technology leader with eight years in strategic IT and over a decade in digital libraries and archives, now serving as Associate Director for Technology and Strategic Planning at MIT. She leads a 30-person technology team, shapes institutional AI and IT policy, and founded multiple AI-focused working groups for libraries, bridging scholarly needs with operational delivery. Heather has a track record of transforming legacy collections and systems into scalable, digitized platforms, from emergency rare-book relocation to large-scale digitization projects and grant-funded technical upgrades. Her background combines hands-on systems work—database design, Linux administration, and digital preservation—with high-level governance and advisory roles across academia and cultural institutions. Notably, she brings practical experience translating research computing requirements into production platforms, helping MIT and peer organizations adopt AI and data strategies responsibly. Based in Bolton, MA, she pairs a Master of Information Science and Libraries with a talent for turning complex institutional priorities into actionable technology roadmaps.
8 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Information Science and Libraries, Master of Information Science and Libraries at University of Pittsburgh School of Computing and InformationBinghamton University
English, Spanish, Greek
Github Skills (3)
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Github contributions (5)
heatheryager/c4l18-keynote-statement
Mar 2018 - Mar 2018
Contributions:9 pushes in 3 days
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heatheryager/first-contributions
Nov 2021 - Nov 2021
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Contributions:1 push, 2 branches in 1 day
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