Summary
Karina Wratschko is an IT project manager with nine years of experience at the intersection of museum technologies, digital asset management, and library metadata governance. Based in Los Angeles and currently at the J. Paul Getty Trust, she has led cross‑disciplinary projects for the Philadelphia Museum of Art including ILS, CMS, and DAMS implementations and co‑chairs metadata governance efforts. Her background in librarianship and an MLIS informs a disciplined approach to cataloging standards (RDA, FRBR, LCC) and practical vendor selection for scholarly digital publishing. Karina excels at translating between curators, technologists, and stakeholders to deliver on timelines and budgets while preserving scholarly and collections priorities. She brings an unusual blend of hands‑on cataloging experience and strategic project leadership, having progressed from original cataloger to assistant director overseeing digital strategies.
9 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Library & Information Science (MLIS), Library and Information Science, Master of Library & Information Science (MLIS), Library and Information Science at Drexel University
Modern art of the book, artist books, special collection librarianship, Modern art of the book, artist books, special collection librarianship at Rare Book School
Conservation Center for Art and Historical Artifacts
Marlborough School
B.A, Philosophy, B.A, Philosophy at University of Colorado Boulder