xptracker | Roman Verner

Career Journal 4

Viewport Filtering on Garmin OneHelm

Introduced an abstraction class to enable default filtering on contents only visible within the view port of the Garmin OneHelm Canyon Runner app. Process This …

Apr 14, 2026

AI Assisted Feedback & Upskill Plan

Extended xptracker's existing LLM functionality by introducing new ability to offer feedback on resume components, career journal entries, and a new upskill plan on the …

Apr 12, 2026

Career Matching Algorithm

Working on a new data pipeline for finding and ingesting public job listings that then get matched to xptracker users by relevance. The feature is …

Apr 4, 2026

Optimizing Encoded Data Processing

Optimized processing of encoded tile data on the Garmin OneHelm Canyon Runner app by utilizing onboard proxy server caching capabilities. Reducing cursor and touch event …

Apr 2, 2026

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Experience 5

Full-Stack Software Engineer

Canyon Runner - Philadelphia, PA

Partnered with company owners to define a feature suite for deep-sea fishing clients, introducing satellite layers for sea surface temperature and chlorophyll with historical and forecasted data visualization.
Built automation and data pipelines to ingest NetCDF4 satellite data, process to GeoTIFF format, and project to Web Mercator for interactive map overlays.
Designed and developed a lightweight TypeScript framework for Garmin OneHelm devices, establishing standardized patterns for environment variable injection, universal logging, and onboard metrics collection.

Founder

xptracker LLC - Philadelphia, PA

Built LLM-driven resume feedback system (Anthropic's Claude) that analyzes user skillsets, strengths, and weaknesses using decontextualized, non-sensitive data.
Defined project scope and feature roadmap, delegated work across a team of 3, and shipped MVP on schedule while establishing a sustainable post-launch support and development framework.
Architected DevOps infrastructure including PythonAnywhere server environments, S3 file storage, CDN caching, encrypted database backups, and async request processing via DjangoQ to handle concurrent workloads.

Senior Django Developer

Jazwares - Philadelphia, PA

Designed and launched Jazportal, an internal workflow platform bridging departmental gaps; partnered across Procurement, IT, and leadership to prioritize automation roadmap, reducing Roblox code allocation processing time by 30 minutes per request and enabling 1,200+ annual requests previously impossible at scale.
Led Kontent AI CMS adoption across the company by partnering with project managers and department heads to define scopes, approval workflows, and implementation swim lanes, enabling unified content management across branded properties.
Built full-stack features and micro-sites for 50+ branded and partner properties using Django, React, and AWS, delivering responsive UI across all deployments.
Led efforts to regionalize websites with multi-language support, improving accessibility and international reach.
Built an internal Django, HTMX, and Tailwind application that streamlined procurement workflows and reduced processing time by enabling real-time updates and auditable tracking of Roblox redeemable codes.
Built an internal advertising platform for Roblox in-game ads leveraging Django, Python Celery, AWS Aurora (PostgreSQL), and supporting microservices across AWS cloud infrastructure.

Lead Application Developer

S&P Global - Philadelphia, PA

Delivered full-stack web solutions across Django, Laravel, and React in a fast-paced, startup environment as sole developer.
Consolidated microservice infrastructure onto centralized Celery/Django platform, halving weekly data sync runtime from 48 to 24 hours by optimizing metadata storage; coordinated across third-party API partner, IT support provider, and stakeholders to secure buy-in and execution.
Mentored junior developer through onboarding and year-long progression on microservice and full-stack infrastructure, enabling independent ownership of significant feature development.
Migrated legacy reporting infrastructure from fragile R scripts to scalable Python microservices, reducing query runtimes by 40% and supporting 40 concurrent users making on-demand KPI requests.
Led cross-functional teams to scope, estimate, and deliver feature sets supporting core business operations amid shifting requirements.
Led secure development practices and oversaw rollout of new data pipelines for company TSQL databases, enhancing observability and auditability of mission-critical systems.
Optimized T-SQL stored procedures, views, and tables using a variety of techniques: new indices, temporary tables, query optimization, and restructuring of data.

Application Developer

Public Health Management Corporation - Philadelphia, PA

Established JavaScript module pattern across legacy codebase, eliminating global variable conflicts and reducing hard-to-detect bugs while enabling centralized logging and performance tracking for all modules.
Delivered full-stack web features using Java, ASP.NET, and T-SQL, building both enhancements to legacy systems and greenfield applications from the ground up.
Wrote performant stored procedures and managed schema changes in SQL Server, ensuring data integrity across healthcare-focused applications.

Education 2

Penn State

B.S. in Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

2015

Penn LPS

Certificate in Full-stack Web Development

2018

Skills 51

Bash Infosec Javascript File Storage Management Project Management Leadership Product Ownership Python Django T-SQL MySQL PostgreSQL Java PHP Laravel React AWS Aurora Cloud Infrastructure REST APIs Docker Linux HTML/CSS HTMX Web Services API Web Services C++ Databases Express.js Heroku Technical Communication Public Speaking Node.js MongoDB Github Git jQuery HTML5 Bootstrap HTML JSON Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) Responsive Web Design Biochemistry React.js Analytical Skills Transact-SQL (T-SQL) API Development Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) Red Hat Linux Graphics Handlebars.js

Publications 2

Aishwarya S. Pawar, Patrick Somers, Aleena Alex, Jason Grana, Victoria K. Feist, Subin S. George, Sapana S. Jalnapurkar, Charles Anthony, Roman Verner, Sanese K. White-Brown, Mohit Khera, María Saraí Mendoza-Figueroa, Kathy Fange Liu, Jennifer J.D. Morrissette, Sandeep Gurbuxani, Vikram R. Paralkar

Genes & Development 39 , 1219-1240

2025 Journal Article

Michael De Rosa, David Arnold, Douglas Hartline, Linda Truong, Roman Verner, Tianwei Wang, Christian Westin

The Journal of Organic Chemsitry 80 (24) , 11899-12746

2015 Journal Article

Roman Verner