John Rome
Deputy CIO And BI Strategist
Tempe, Arizona, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolJohn Rome is a seasoned IT leader and Deputy CIO with 14+ years driving analytics, cloud, governance, and BI strategy in higher education at Arizona State University while also teaching big data and cloud courses. He blends hands-on software and open-source experience—contributing full-stack and back-end fixes to notable projects like WeBWorK and the LMFDB—with enterprise-level budgeting, program management, and organizational development. Known for coordinating large, complex teams and translating stakeholder needs into measurable outcomes, he also mentors students and prioritizes student success. His background spans database administration to senior university leadership, and he brings a practical mix of academic instruction, consulting, and innovative work in AI/GenAI and voice-enabled interfaces.
15 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
BA, Computer Science/Business, BA, Computer Science/Business at Clarke UniversityMBA, MBA at W. P. Carey School of Business – Arizona State University
Github Skills (17)
javascript10
web-application10
python10
webwork10
front-end-development10
webapp10
web-development10
number-theory10
back-end-development9
logical9
css9
logic9
symbolic-logic9
refactoring8
html8
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
LMFDB/lmfdb
Sep 2011 - Dec 2022
L-Functions and Modular Forms Database
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:4 reviews, 1528 commits, 787 PRs in 11 years 5 months
Contributions summary:John primarily focused on modifying the code related to number field functionalities within the LMFDB project, including the addition of features related to character group, and the incorporation of new data structures and computations (including the new data for the Artin representation). Furthermore, the user made changes to the internal structure for displaying the data within the user-interface. They also updated the scripts used for importing data into the LMFDB.
database
openwebwork/webwork-open-problem-library
Aug 2012 - Mar 2021
A library of WeBWorK problems contributed by the OpenWeBWorK community
Role in this project:Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:1929 commits, 614 PRs, 1141 pushes in 8 years 9 months
Contributions summary:John appears to be a back-end developer, primarily contributing to bug fixes in a WeBWorK problem library. They addressed issues within existing problem files, fixing bugs by modifying code related to mathematical expressions and question logic. The user's contributions centered around improving the functionality and correctness of the problems within the repository, with no evidence of more specialized roles.
webwork
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