Wayne Graham ⚡️
Profile
As a Chief Information Officer and Director of Informatics, Cultural Networks, and Knowledge Systems, I'm passionate about harnessing the power of technology to bridge cultural divides and facilitate meaningful connections between people. With a unique blend of technical expertise and cultural curiosity, I help organizations turn data into actionable intelligence that informs decision making and drives positive change. My strength lies in my ability to navigate multiple roles across projects, from IT strategy and enterprise architecture development to technical solution development and system implementation. Whether working with diverse stakeholders or designing innovative solutions, I'm committed to using effective leadership, creative problem-solving, and cutting-edge technologies to drive results and foster a more connected world.
Education

College of William and Mary

1999 to 2001 at Harrison Ruffin Tyler Department of History, Williamsburg, VA

Virginia Military Institute

1995 to 1999 Lexington, VA

Professional Appointments

Chief Information Officer and Director of Informatics, Cultural Networks, and Knowledge Systems

From 2015 to Present at Council on Library and Information Resources

Responsible for developing, integrating, and overseeing all technical aspects of the organization including vision, strategy, delivery, operations, and sustainability; work with executive management and CLIR stakeholders to help grow the organization through the use of technology resources; plan, direct, and monitor operations to improve program execution and outreach; promote increased efficiencies through automation; assure appropriate utilization of resources; serve as a technical advisor for grant proposals and funded grants; ensure technologies are used efficiently and securely; evaluate and implement new infrastructures; conduct research and case studies on leading-edge technologies.

Head, Research and Development

From 2009 to 2018 at University of Virginia Libraries, Charlottesville, VA

Provided vision and direction for the investigation, development, and expansion for the department's research and development initiatives; identified resources and services to support and enhance the field of digital humanities at the University of Virginia; coordinated closely with library computing staff, University information technology, and university faculty to ensure Digital Humanities projects are deployed in a sensible, and sustainable manner; developed proof-of-concept software to demonstrate the feasibility of the technology and approaches; lead and executed software design, development, prototyping, and testing activities; lead problem resolution related to system design and implementation; mentored, trained, and advised department, graduate students, and faculty members.

Coordinator of Emerging Technology and Digital Libraries

From 2001 to 2009 at College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA

Developed essential strategic, sustainability, and project plans including collection strategy, information architecture, service, and functional requirements, rights management, and standards frameworks; managed the library's server infrastructure including website, search, database, proxy, print, file, storage, and backup servers.

Research Assistant

From 1999 to 2001 at Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, Williamsburg, VA

TEI SGML and XML encoding, database development, web development for pastportal.com, DSSSL transformations. Developed and maintained database back end for Pastportal.com project that worked to digitize the manuscript, research reports, and rare book collections of the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. Managed the production of the foundation's nascent digital imaging department and its associated metadata for digital preservation of primary documents. Worked with vendors to transcribe original content into machine-readable text.

Selected Publications and Presentations
  • Graham, Wayne. "An Introduction." Fiesole Retreat, Capetown, South Africa, May 2024.
  • Graham, Wayne. "Our Shared Cultural History: A CLIR Approach." Keynote at the Standing Conference of Eastern, Central and Southern Africa Library and Information Associations (SCECSAL), Gauteng, South Africa, October 2022.
  • Graham, Wayne. "Digital Library of the Middle East: The Strength, Capacity, and Promise of Digital Libraries," Conférence Internationale de Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland, December 2019.
  • France, Fenella, Wayne Graham, Charles Henry, Elliot Shore. "Interoperable Platforms and CLIR Initiatives: A Global Perspective." Roundtable Discussion, IIIF Conference, Göttingen, Germany, June 2019.
  • Nowviskie, Bethany and Wayne Graham "Seeing Swinburne: Toward a Mobile & Augmented-Reality Edition of Poems and Ballads, 1866" in Seeing the Path: Augmented Reality and Computer Vision in History. Ed. Kevin Kee.
  • Nowviskie, Bethany, Eric Rochester, Wayne Graham, Jeremy Boggs, David McClure, and Scott Bailey. "Speaking in Code." Poster presented at Digital Humanities 2014, Lausanne, Switzerland, July 2014.
  • Boggs, Jeremy, Amy Earheart, Wayne Graham, T. Mills Kelly, David McClure, Shawn Moore, and Eric Rochester. "Circular Development: Neatline and the User/Development Feedback Loop." Conference Panel presented at Digital Humanities 2013, University of Nebraska, July 2013.
  • Graham, Wayne. Beginning Facebook Game Apps Development. Berkeley: APress, 2012.
  • Graham, Wayne, and Bethany Nowviskie. "Historic Interpretation, Preservation, and Augmented Reality in Falmouth Jamaica." Digital Humanities Conference, Stanford University, 2011. http://dh2011abstracts.stanford.edu/xtf/view?docId=tei/abI201.xml
  • Whitley, Edward, Elizabeth Lorang, Kenneth M. Price, Bethany Nowviskie, Matthew Wilkens, Wayne Graham, and Jo Guldi. "Digital Texts and the Spatial Turn." Society for Textual Scholarship, University Park, PA, 2011.
  • Gilbert, Joseph, Wayne Graham, and Eric Johnson. "Practitioner's Art: the Masters Degree in Humanities." In #alt-academy, 2011. http://mediacommons.futureofthebook.org/alt-ac/pieces/practitioners-art-masters-degree-humanities.
  • Graham, Wayne. "GIS Infrastructure to Support Historical Map Data." Digital Library Forum, Palo Alto, CA, 2010.
  • Graham, Wayne. "A New Spatial Analysis of the Early Chesapeake Architecture." Digital Humanities Conference Poster, London, 2010.
  • Graham, Wayne, and Joseph Gilbert. "Project Blacklight and the UVa Geospatial Data Portal : Owning Your Research Infrastructure." American Historical Association Annual Meeting, Washington D.C, 2010.
  • Graham, Wayne. "The Facebook API: Thinking About UI in a Social Way." EdUi, Charlottesville, VA, 2009.
  • Graham, Wayne. "Reaching Users Through Facebook: A Guide to Implementing Facebook Athenaeum." Code4Lib Journal: December, 2008. https://journal.code4lib.org/articles/490.
  • Bergstone, David, Jeff Klee, Wayne Graham, Rachel Miller, and Jeff Cohen. "Bridging the Digital Divide". Vernacular Architecture Forum, Fresno, CA, 2008.
Skills
  • Ruby (and Rails)
  • Python
  • JavaScript
  • PHP
  • C/C++
  • Java
  • PostgreSQL
  • MySQL
  • MSSQL
  • Oracle
  • Redis
  • CouchDB
  • Snowflake
  • Linux (Ubuntu/RedHat)
  • MacOS
  • Windows
  • Tableau
  • D3.js
  • TensorFlow
  • PyTorch
  • scikit-learn
  • NLTK
  • R
  • Excel
  • Data storytelling and presentation
  • Cross-cultural communcation and collaboration
  • Community engagement and outreach
  • Program Management and fundraising
  • Strategic planning and execution
  • Project Management
  • Team Leadership and management
  • Problem-solving and conflict resolution