Oklahoma Hall of Fame
Rebuilding a legacy archive into a structured, scalable digital platform.
Role: Creative & Technical Lead
Timeline: 2023–Present
Focus: Content systems, accessibility, long-term maintainability
Overview
The Oklahoma Hall of Fame maintains nearly a century of archival material—inductees, scholarships, events, and educational programs. Over time, that information had become fragmented across spreadsheets, disconnected pages, and one-off publishing patterns.
I led the full redesign and rebuild of the website with a clear goal: turn a content-heavy nonprofit archive into a structured, maintainable digital system that could grow over time.
This was not just a visual refresh. It was a structural overhaul.
The Challenge
The organization had thousands of historical records, inconsistent taxonomy, and limited internal technical capacity. The new system needed to:
- Preserve historical accuracy
- Improve discoverability
- Be usable by a small internal team
- Support future digital exhibits and on-site interactive experiences
The risk was building something impressive that would quietly become unmanageable.
The Work
I untangled years of spreadsheets and disconnected records and rebuilt them into a structured CMS with 2,000+ interconnected entries across 30+ collections.
Instead of designing isolated pages, I defined relationships. Inductees link to hometowns, professions, award years, and programs, allowing the site to scale without adding manual work.
The same system now powers both the public website and the in-person exhibit. I worked directly with museum leadership to define scope and ensure the team could maintain it long term.
The Results
- Improved discoverability of archival content
- Reduced friction for ongoing publishing
- Established a durable foundation for future experiences
- Recognized by the Oklahoma Museum Association