CV

ander kierig

Minneapolis, Minnesota
[email protected]

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Education

M.A., International Affairs
Thesis: Incomplete State-Making in a Divided Polity: Habsburg Austria, 1618-1914
The University of Oklahoma

Austrian German Language Diploma (ÖSD)
Graduate Studies in Political Science, Law, and Economics
Paris-Lodron-Universität Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria

B.A., History and Political Science
The University of Oklahoma


Employment

Web Application Developer II
University of Minnesota Libraries
February 2022 to Present

  • Development and collaborative management of digital preservation and digital publishing projects and platforms using Ruby on Rails (Blacklight), Open Journal System (OJS), and Wordpress/Pressbooks.
  • Support for faculty led open educational resource project development and publishing
  • Technical and systems support for OJS and Pressbooks
  • Linux (RHEL and Ubuntu) system administration
  • Created ‘Goldydoc’ and ‘Gopherdoc’ static websites built with Hugo to improve the discoverability and management of internal documentation
  • Co-teach numerous Library/Software Carpentries workshops including SQL/Databases, git, and shell
  • Organize the annual “Libraries Night at Gopher Womens Hockey” in collaboration with the Department of Intercollegiate Athletics

Digital Publishing Librarian
George Mason University Libraries

May 2018 to November 2021

  • Recruited, developed, and supported multiple open-access scholarly journals and open educational resource projects at a large R1 with three campuses and 38,000 students
  • Primary leadership of publishing projects and the institutional repository, coordinating with stakeholders at Mason and at other universities and institutes in the United States, New Zealand, Latin America, and across Europe
  • Singlehandedly managed complex platform upgrade of Mason Journals system (journals.gmu.edu) including database management, and end-user training and support
  • Organized a statewide working group to develop collaborative pathways for the publication and dissemination of open educational resources
  • Organized the Libraries’ Digital Project Committee to coordinate web development, digital humanities, and digital publishing across departments and divisions
  • Developed the GMU Libraries’ Diversity and Inclusion Policy Framework as Co-Chair of GMU Libraries’ first Task Force on Diversity and Inclusion

Interim Copyright and Open Educational Resources Librarian
George Mason University Libraries
October 2019 to August 2021

  • Served as George Mason University’s primary point of contact for copyright issues and DMCA Copyright Officer
  • Worked with diverse University faculty and administrators in ongoing efforts to develop, publish, and encourage the use of open educational resources across three campuses
  • Served as the Libraries’ representative to the VP for Research Policy Advisory Committee

Graduate Teaching and Research Assistant/Managing Editor/Editorial Assistant
University of Oklahoma Libraries and Department of Political Science
August 2015 to May 2018

  • Managed editorial workflows including peer review, proofreading, and final publication for a faculty led journal
  • Served as a liaison between the Libraries and the Department of Political Science for publishing and related digital scholarship projects
  • Collaborated with Libraries faculty and staff to provide training and support for other Libraries open publishing and digital scholarship projects as needed
  • Taught two discussion sections of American Federal Government (40 students) per semester, named most outstanding Political Science teaching assistant in Spring 2017

Library Assistant for Political Science (voluntary/unremunerated)
Paris-Lodron-Universität Salzburg Libraries
October 2011 to March 2015

  • Assisted the Librarian for Political Science and History with English language projects, translation, and acquisitions
  • Provided research support and consultations for international students
  • Assisted with classroom instruction for English language classes

Publications

  • “Overcomplicating Open Access Digital Publishing” (in preparation)
  • “Losing a Tilted Game: Reevaluating Austria’s Decision for War in 1914” (in preparation)

Presentations

  • “Goldy, meet Hugo: Developing a Static Site for Documentation Management” (University of Minnesota Code People, March 2023)

University of Minnesota Service

  • Member, University Libraries Academic Professional and Administrative Committee (peer-elected, 2 year term)
  • Organizer, University Libraries Night at Gopher Womens Hockey (annual event, approximately 40 participants)

Technical Skills

  • DSpace, Drupal, Open Journal System, Omeka, WordPress
  • Bash/POSIX Shell, PHP (7+), Python, Perl, Ruby
  • HTML/CSS
  • Static Site Generators (e.g., Blades/Hugo/Jekyll/Pelican/Sphinx/Zola)
  • BSD/Linux/MacOS Server Administration (Open/FreeBSD, Debian/RedHat Linux and derivatives)

Professional Development

  • Continuing Education to Advance Web Archiving, George Washington University, October 2019
  • Code4Lib: 2019 to Present
  • Library Publishing Forum: 2019 to Present

Volunteer and Community Service

  • MacPorts (MacOS software management tool) Maintainer and Contributor
  • Minnesota Golden Gopher Women’s Hockey Power Play Club, Board Member 2024-present
  • Various unhoused (homeless) mutual aid groups, Washington DC and Minneapolis, 2018-present
  • Void Linux Software Package Maintainer and Contributor
  • Washington DC Metro Transit Riders’ Advisory Council, 2018-2021 (Vice-Chair 2018-2020, Chair 2020-2021)

Languages

  • English (Native)
  • German (Near Native Reading, Spoken, and Written)

Professional Affiliations

  • Code4Lib
  • Library Publishing Coalition

Previous University Service

George Mason University

  • Member, Vice-President for Research Policy Advisory Committee (2019-2021)
  • Co-Chair, University Libraries Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee (2018-2019)

The University of Oklahoma

  • Member, Graduate Student Senate (2015-2018)
  • Chair, Graduate Student Academic Affairs Committee (2015-2017)
  • Member, Graduate Student Advisory Council, David L. Boren College of International Studies (2015-2018)

Paris-Lodron-Universität Salzburg

  • Library Assistant (unremunerated) for Political Science (2011-2015)
  • International Student Orientation Program Volunteer (2012-2015)
  • Volunteer Tutor for English, History, and Political Science, Student Association (ÖH) Tutoring Program (2011-2015)




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