Summary
Laurence Gellert is a versatile software developer with 11+ years of experience building backend-focused full-stack applications, primarily with Python/Django, JavaScript frameworks, hybrid mobile apps, API integrations, and AWS. He brings enterprise-hardened discipline from Thomson Reuters together with startup-born resourcefulness from Launch Gate, Avant Assessment, and the University of Oregon, where he led architecture, mentoring, and product delivery on tight budgets. Comfortable across Java, PHP, C#/.NET and modern JS, he emphasizes test coverage, documentation, observability, and pragmatic abstractions to deliver reliable systems on time and on budget. Known for translating technical complexity into clear, non‑technical terms, he has shepherded SaaS products, government contracts, and education assessment platforms from prototype to production. A lifelong learner who cut his teeth on an Apple IIe, he’s as likely to improve system design and data models as he is to roll up his sleeves and ship code.
11 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Economics, Summa Cum Laude, Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Economics, Summa Cum Laude at University of Oregon