Nick Krabbenhoeft
Assistant Director Of Digital Preservation
New York, New York, United States
Summary
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SeniorNick Krabbenhoeft is an Assistant Director of Digital Preservation with 11 years of experience building sustainable ecosystems for large-scale digital cultural heritage. At the New York Public Library he stewards one of the largest US digital collections, leading implementation of core preservation software, petabyte-scale transfers, and cross-functional workflow improvements. He combines hands-on technical practice with team-building and management, and routinely translates preservation requirements into operational processes and tooling. As an educator and course developer at institutions including NYU, Pratt, and Rutgers, he designs and teaches curricula that bridge theory and practical skills in digital stewardship. Nick also freelances as a data analyst and is an active BagIt enthusiast, reflecting a pragmatic focus on standards-based, reproducible preservation work. Based in New York, he prioritizes solutions that balance immediate access needs with long-term sustainability.
11 years of coding experience
Github Skills (84)
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Programming languages (15)
Github contributions (5)
NYPL/digpres
Jun 2016 - Feb 2023
Blog for NYPL Digital Preservation
Contributions:10 reviews, 46 commits, 23 PRs in 6 years 8 months
digital-preservation
NYPL/prsv-tools
Nov 2022 - Mar 2025
Modules and scripts to assist with moving files into Preservica at NYPL
Contributions:15 reviews, 39 PRs, 56 pushes in 2 years 5 months
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