Summary
Patrick Galligan is a DevOps Analyst and former Digital Archivist with 13 years of experience applying open-source archival tools—ArchivesSpace, Archivematica, MetaArchive, and Archive-It—to widen researcher access and preserve digital collections. At the Rockefeller Archive Center he led major system migrations, installed and tuned Linux/MySQL-based archives infrastructure, wrote documentation and workflows, and coordinated large-scale digitization and web-archiving projects. He champions a human-centered approach to technology adoption, balancing technical rigor with usability and staff training. Known for pragmatic problem-solving, he combines archival domain expertise with hands-on DevOps skills to bridge the gap between researcher needs and sustainable preservation systems.
13 years of coding experience
MSI, Archives/Archival Administration, MSI, Archives/Archival Administration at University of Michigan
BA, English, BA, English at New York University
English