Michael Black
Head, Research & Information Systems
Berkeley, California, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolMichael Black is a museum-focused research and information systems leader with 14 years of experience shepherding collections, databases, and information architecture at the Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology. Trained as a biological anthropologist with a PhD from Duke, he combines deep subject-matter expertise in human osteology and museum collections management with hands-on systems work, including serving as migration lead and domain expert for CollectionSpace. Based in Berkeley, he has a rare blend of academic research background (postdoctoral work at the Human Evolution Research Center) and practical operations—running casting labs, designing exhibits, and building data infrastructures that support research and public engagement. He’s known for translating complex curatorial requirements into sustainable database and information-architecture solutions that preserve both scientific rigor and accessibility.
13 years of coding experience
B.A., Anthropology, B.A., Anthropology at University of California, BerkeleyDoctor of Philosophy - PhD, Biological Anthropology & Anatomy, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Biological Anthropology & Anatomy at Ph.D., Duke University
Github Skills (3)
testing6
user-interface1
javascript1
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (3)
mtblack/Tools
Apr 2016 - Jun 2016
Contributions:4 pushes in 2 months
reportingdeploymenttestingadditionaldeployment-testing
cspace-deployment/Tools
Jun 2014 - Apr 2016
Additional software, outside of the "core" CSpace code, but useful for deployment, testing, reporting, and so on.
Contributions:12 commits, 4 PRs in 1 year 10 months
reportingdeploymenttestingadditionaldeployment-testing
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