Stephen Mcconnachie
Head Of Data And Digital Preservation
London, England, United Kingdom
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Top SchoolStephen Mcconnachie is Head of Data and Digital Preservation at the BFI National Archive, with over a decade leading data, collections systems and documentation teams to deliver integrated digital preservation and collections platforms. He combines hands-on engineering—Python automation, Linux system administration, XML/XSLT and SQL—with strategic delivery of large-scale projects such as the BFI Filmography, CID integration and a national digital preservation infrastructure. Stephen has a deep specialist focus on moving-image archiving and metadata standards, contributing to FIAF guidance and driving Linked Open Data and persistent identifier (EIDR) adoption. He has repeatedly bridged procurement, system integration and developer teams to turn archival requirements into automated, auditable workflows and public-facing services like crowdsourced geotagging and Collections Search. A former cataloguer and archivist by training, he pairs rigorous archival practice and research instincts with practical software and data engineering skills.
8 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
BA, English and History, 1st with Distinction, BA, English and History, 1st with Distinction at Northumbria UniversityMA, Film and Television Studies, Distinction, MA, Film and Television Studies, Distinction at University of Warwick
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stephenmcconnachie/stephenmcconnachie.github.io
May 2021 - May 2021
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May 2021 - May 2021
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