Professional background

About Nicholas

I’m an information professional with experience across archives, special collections, digital preservation, and library services.

My work has taken me from Utah State University’s library collections and Fife Folklore Archives to rare books at Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, digital preservation at the University of Pittsburgh, and architectural records at Carnegie Mellon University.

01 / Practice

Professional interests

I’m interested in the connections between collections and the communities they serve. That has meant working with a donor to describe oral history materials, helping researchers access rare books, teaching people to use digital resources, and developing exhibitions from archival collections.

I bring experience coordinating projects and supporting people: supervising student teams, developing workflows, and guiding open education projects from consultation through publication.

My academic background in history, Ancient Greek, and Latin informs the close attention I bring to records and their context.

02 / Qualifications

Education

University of Pittsburgh · December 2025

Master of Library and Information Science

Utah State University · May 2017

Bachelor of Arts in History

Double minor in Ancient Greek and Latin

University of Utah · July–August 2017

Greece, from Minoan to Modern Times

Non-degree study abroad

03 / Skills

Tools and methods

Archives & libraries

ArchivesSpace, Preservica, Sierra ILS, OCLC, CollectionHQ, Springshare / LibApps

Digital & project work

WordPress, Airtable, Microsoft Office, Google Suite, Trello, Python, VS Code

People & collections

Collections research, project management, staff training, exhibits, outreach, and research support