Krisztina Thatcher
Co-Developer at Library of Congress
Bolivar, West Virginia, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolKrisztina Thatcher is a seasoned web developer and architect with 18 years of experience, currently co-leading the Library of Congress web rebuild and co-developing OpenSeadragon, a widely used high-resolution image viewer for libraries and museums. She brings deep expertise in scalable web systems, imaging technology, and standards-driven development, rooted in a BS in Mathematics and Computer Science from Shepherd University. Based in Bolivar, West Virginia, she combines hands-on engineering with long-term stewardship of open-source infrastructure that supports cultural heritage institutions. Krisztina is also an outspoken advocate for inclusion—using she/her pronouns and publicly supporting Black and transgender lives—which informs her collaborative leadership and community-focused approach to technology.
18 years of coding experience
Bachelor of Science - BS, Mathematics and Computer Science, Bachelor of Science - BS, Mathematics and Computer Science at Shepherd University
Github Skills (92)
fullscreen10
high-resolution10
image-viewer10
zooming10
javascript10
data-files10
iiif10
build-script10
openseadragon10
viewer10
image10
smooth10
solidity9
browser9
client-library9
Programming languages (9)
Github contributions (5)
thatcher/env-js
Nov 2008 - May 2011
A pure-JavaScript browser environment.
Contributions:55 commits in 2 years 6 months
javascriptpure-javascriptbrowser
thatcher/openseadragon
Dec 2011 - Feb 2013
Contributions:233 commits in 1 year 2 months
user-interfaceopenseadragonmercurialjavascripthtml-javascript
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