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QA76.2 .G76 Biography
Christopher Groskopf

Christopher Groskopf

Creative and Intentional Technical Leadership

Chris is a strategic leader with 15+ years of experience creating products that engage and empower users. He has scaled teams of 40+ across product, design, and engineering. He strives to bring calm, compassion, and good judgment to every decision.

Outside work, Chris is a parent, omnivorous reader, small-dollar art collector, amateur historian, family genealogist, mediocre ukulele player, and occasional plastic rock climber. He is applying AI and data-driven methods to art history research.

Data Storytelling AI Art Journalism Oakland
POS: Technical Manager, California Digital Library
LOC: Oakland, CA
EDU: University of Nebraska
REV: March 2026
2026– pres.
Technical Manager, Discovery & Delivery
California Digital Library (University of California)
Ensuring faculty and students have seamless access to the collections of UC and world libraries
2023– 2026
Branch Chief, Dissemination Technology and Services
Centers for Disease Control & Prevention
Created data-driven products that empowered the American people to make informed public health decisions
2019– 2023
Deputy Managing Editor, Interactives and Graphics
FiveThirtyEight (Disney)
Published daily visual and interactive journalism, including FiveThirtyEight's signature election forecasts
2017– 2019
Data Engineering Lead and Program Manager
Enigma Technologies
Built the first version of Enigma's ontology-powered API for small business verification, fraud detection, and KYC
2015– 2017
Data Editor
Quartz
Coordinated fast-moving, data-driven projects with partners across the newsroom
2012– 2015
Lead Visuals Developer
NPR
Delivered real-time election results and other high-profile news products
2011– 2012
Lead Developer
PANDA Project
Developed a complete data warehousing solution to help newsrooms find stories in public and private data
2009– 2011
News Applications Developer
Chicago Tribune
Published industry-leading, award-winning data journalism
2007– 2009
Systems Analyst
Cal Poly State University
Automated the intake and processing of campus-wide payroll documentation
2006
Assistant Manager, Library Depository/Retrieval Facility
University of Nebraska
Archived thousands of books into high-density storage
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Projects

ART 741.5
Samuel Colman: A Catalogue of the Artist’s Etchings
The authoritative catalogue of etchings created by 19th-century American artist Samuel Colman. It includes a biography based on extensive primary source research.
Data Storytelling Art
ART 741.5
The Diaries of James David Smillie
AI-generated transcriptions of the personal diaries of American artist James David Smillie (1833–1909), spanning 1865–1909, along with a bespoke web application for browsing the complete archive.
Data AI Art
QA 76.758

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