Bryan Zehngut-Willits Email & Phone Number

New York, Ny, Us

New York City Metropolitan Area

—Founded and lead a public history firm partnering with museums, historical societies, community organizations, archives, and others to develop and advise on innovative history exhibitions, digital humanities and humanities data projects, educational programming, archives, and other public and community history initiatives. —Provide and manage curation, research, and interpretation for historical content that fosters meaningful connections between institutions, communities, the public, and the past.—Craft impactful and accessible storytelling bridging cutting-edge historical research with contemporary relevance for audience-driven installations.—Design, advise, and perform research for digital exhibits, interactive experiences, tours, workshops, and professional development programs tailored to client and audience needs.—Create, process, manage, and digitize archival collections, ensuring accessibility, sustainability, and alignment with institutional goals.—Implement and consult on digital humanities strategies by leveraging AI, humanities oriented software, and data management best practices to enhance sustainability, visibility, and access.

New York, New York, United States

—Lead curation, research, and development of history exhibits as primary content expert for early North American, 19th-century U.S., and early 20th-century immigration history.—Curate exhibit materials, including artifacts, images, historical documents, and data visualizations. —Direct research teams to support content development and curatorial initiatives.–Provide curation and review of media installations, including digital interactives and films in collaboration with NPS, RAA's media team, and subcontractors. —Engage in historical research, develop content, and ensure the factual and interpretive integrity of historical content across exhibitions, galleries, and multimedia presentations.

New York, United States

—Manage all IEHS digital infrastructure, including regular website updates, event registration and billing systems, mailing lists, and platforms like WordPress, SiteGround, Mailchimp, PayPal, and Google Workspace. —Initiate and manage long-term projects, including the development of sustainable digital archives for newsletter, blog, and monthly digest. —Plan and implement comprehensive accessibility overhaul to meet WCAG 2.1 standards. —Directed the redesign and relaunch of the IEHS website, modernizing its content and functionality to enhance usability for members and the public. - Initiate and manage long-term projects, including the development of sustainable digital archives and a comprehensive accessibility overhaul to meet WCAG 2.1 standards. — Provide technical and logistical support for online events, board meetings, and the annual awards banquet, while conducting quarterly data analysis to ensure accurate membership records and improve outreach.—Digital Editor of the IEHS bi-annual newsletter overseeing editing, design, distribution, and long-term sustainability planning for digital editions. Led transition from print to a fully digital publication.

New York, United States

—Co-lead the development of a National Endowment for the Humanities-funded digital history prototype, utilizing AI to create a scalable, searchable, and accessible collection of government immigration documents known as A-Files.—Designed and implemented metadata schemas, including a Metadata Application Profile (MAP), and directed data extraction and processing workflows in collaboration with a team of data scientists and Co-Directors.—Spearhead research data management systems, developing automated tools for data discovery, cleaning, and parsing of archival catalogs.—Built and manage the project’s public-facing website to enhance accessibility and engagement.—Supervise and mentor graduate and undergraduate research assistants, providing training in digital humanities tools and methodologies.—Solicit and conduct consultations with immigration historians, legal scholars, archivists, and computer scientists, while coordinating outreach initiatives with migrant community stakeholders.—Develop and deliver presentations, workshops, and conference papers for diverse audiences, including public stakeholders, academic institutions, higher-education students, and migrant community representatives.

New York, New York, United States

—Supported NYU faculty, staff, and students with qualitative data analysis and research data management through one-on-one consultations. —Conducted instructional tutorials and prepared training documentation to enhance data literacy and research capabilities. —Contributed to select data-focused projects, collaborating with academic and professional teams to address research needs.

—Collaborated with Professor Kevin Kenny on the publication of The Problem of Immigration in a Slaveholding Republic: Policing Mobility in the Nineteenth-Century United States (Oxford University Press, 2023).—Sourced archival images and managed documentation for image rights, use, and permissions.—Provided copyediting and proofing for all footnotes and citations, ensuring precise formatting aligned with professional and publisher standards.

New York, New York, United States

—Conducted research for history exhibits using the New-York Historical Society’s archival collections, external archives, and libraries to support the development and execution of public history exhibitions. —Collaborated closely with the Vice President for History Exhibitions and the exhibits team to produce historical analyses, reports, and interpretive content. —Contributed to curatorial review process, ensuring the factual integrity, narrative cohesion, and interpretation of exhibition content.

—Conducted primary archival research on the life and career of political revolutionary Ernie O’Malley in the Ernie O’Malley Archives at Tamiment Library, New York University.—Transcribed and analyzed hundreds of handwritten manuscripts, collated archival holdings, and prepared reports for the publication of edited collections.—Applied historical analysis to archival materials to support ongoing scholarship and publication projects.

180 Greenwich St, New York, Ny 10007 (World Trade Center)

—Developed and delivered original research and public talks, educational seminars, professional development workshops, tours, and specialized programs for diverse audiences ranging from school and youth programs, non-profit and community organizations to high-ranking government and military officials, foreign dignitaries, survivors, families of victims, and other VIP stakeholder communities.—Collaborated in the delivery of live webinars for students reaching over 200,000 students annually worldwide.—Trained and mentored docents and education staff to enhance public-facing engagement and program delivery.—Led thousands of artifact-based tours, contributing to a department that averaged over 180,000 guided tours annually.

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, History

Master Of Philosophy - Mphil, History

Master’S Degree, Irish And Irish-American Studies

• NYU MA in Irish and Irish-American Studies Fellowship recipient, 2014, 2015

German Studies

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), History, Summa Cum Laude - (Highest Honors)

• Phi Alpha Theta Honors Society award for Academic Excellence, 2012 • Aquinas College Scholarship Award for Community College Honors.

Associate’S Degree, History

Activities and Societies: Delta Pi AlphaGRCC Delta Pi Alpha award – highest award for academic achievement, 2007.