About
About
Dana Reijerkerk is a data consultant, freelance digital asset manager, writer, and indie developer based in the USA.
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Education, Certificates
Education, Certificates
M.S. in Information (MSI)
University of MichiganM.S. in Information (MSI)
B.A. in American Indian Studies
University of North Carolina at PembrokeB.A. in American Indian Studies
Data Analyst Professional Certificate
IBM, 2023Data Analyst Professional Certificate
Cultural Stewardship & Historic Preservation Certificate
Association of Tribal Libraries, Archives, and Museums, 2018Cultural Stewardship & Historic Preservation Certificate
Awards
Awards
TDL Award for Excellence
Texas Digital Library, 2025 TDL Award for Excellence
For the Texas-based project, ART | library deco which focuses on creating avant-garde immersive and interactive BGLAM (Black Galleries Libraries Archives Museum) design in the organization's work as The Creative CoLab - the collaborative personas of Dana Reijerkerk and Dr. kYmberly Keeton.
Fellows' Ernst Posner Award
Society of American Archivists, 2024Fellows' Ernst Posner Award
For my article, “Archives, Decolonization, and the Politics of Tribal Sovereignty," published in The American Archivist.
LEADING Fellow
Drexel University, 2023 - 2024LEADING Fellow
Post-graduate data science fellowship that included a data bootcamp (AI, ML, statistics, SQL, NoSQL, Python) and data analysis of datasets on Indigenous and Black public art and artists in Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Post-Graduate Fellowship
Museum Computer Network, 2020 - 2021Post-Graduate Fellowship
Invited publishing opportunity to research issues with legal open access mandates and Indigenous cultural heritage collections.
Vattemare Award, Honorable Mention
Library Juice Press, 2024 Vattemare Award, Honorable Mention
For my data science project Relational Possibilities: A Remix of Aesthetic Forms Through Indigeneity and Blackness (2023-2024).
Association of Tribal Libraries, Museums, and Archives Scholar
ATALM, 2018Association of Tribal Libraries, Museums, and Archives Scholar
Honoraria to attend the annual conference.
Technical Skills
Technical Skills
DATA SCIENCE
PythonData analysis (Google Analytics)Data visualization (Tableau, Looker, PowerBI, SmartSheets)MySQLSFTP, SSHArtificial IntelligenceMachine Learning
DIGITAL ASSET MANAGEMENT
Database DesignData MigrationsTaxonomies/metadataDACSEADGitWCAG/Section 508 Compliance
CURATORIAL/EDITORIAL
Digital preservation Data MigrationsAcademic researchEditing (blogs, research, white papers)Publishing
VIDEO GAME DESIGN
Game Engines/Coding: Ren'Py, Godot, GameMaker, Twine, GDScriptDirectingBranching narrativesVoice actingAnimation, Live 2D
Tools
Tools
SYSTEMS
CMS (ArchivesSpace, ArchivEra, CollectiveAccess, TMS, Omeka S/Classic)DAMS (Bynder, NetX, AEM)Adobe Creative SuiteArchive-ItWordPressSmartsheetsAirtableMySQL Workbench
DIGITAL ASSETS EXPERIENCE
Animation FilesWorking Files/Design FilesMarketing MaterialFontsLicensesAudio/Video/PhotosCode
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