Grzegorz Chwierut

ABOUT ME

Documentalist at the Auschwitz‑Birkenau State Museum. I design and optimize database schemas, integrate legacy datasets, maintain controlled vocabularies, and automate ETL workflows with Python.

TOOLS & TECHNOLOGIES

  • Python
  • SQL
  • Pandas
  • Power BI
  • DAX
  • Bash
  • PowerShell

EXPERIENCE

Documentalist

Auschwitz‑Birkenau State Museum • 2020 – Present

  • Monitor data quality and resolve inconsistencies across datasets (Pandas/DAX).
  • Extract, transform, and reconcile data using Python (Pandas) and SQL.
  • Migrate sensitive historical records in line with project requirements and standards.
  • Integrate data from legacy systems into new database.
  • Design and optimize database schemas, relationships, and indexes; improve performance.
  • Enforce referential integrity and maintain a controlled vocabulary / database thesaurus.
  • Automate recurring workflows to reduce manual work and error rates.

Documentalist

Auschwitz‑Birkenau State Museum • 2018 – 2020

  • Conducted archival research on Polish prisoners deported from KL Auschwitz to KL Flossenbürg and KL Dachau.
  • Researched, verified, and reconciled personal data across multiple historical sources.
  • Communicated findings and prepared project documentation and reports for the team.

Documentalist

Auschwitz‑Birkenau State Museum • 2015 – 2018

  • Ingested new data into databases and ensured completeness and consistency.
  • Wrote and executed queries to retrieve information and generate reports.
  • Curated and linked records based on historical documentation related to Auschwitz‑Birkenau.

PROJECTS INVOLVED

Memarc PMAB

Contributing in building a research platform for the Auschwitz‑Birkenau State Museum, making historical data easier to access and analyze.

KL Auschwitz Polish Prisoners Research Project

Assisted in reconstructing and commemorating the fates of Polish prisoners transferred from KL Auschwitz to KL Flossenbürg and KL Dachau.

Auschwitz‑Birkenau Museum New Website

Participated in content and data migration, fixed CSS/HTML issues, and coordinated implementation details with the design team.

EDUCATION

Cognitive Science

University of Silesia

INTERESTS

  • Field recording
  • Sampling
  • Writing
  • Art house films
  • Disco Elysium