Michele Romano is a Test Engineer with 8 years of experience specializing in testing and validation for the automotive sector, currently contributing to Stellantis after a stint at Maserati. Trained as a mechanical engineer at Politecnico di Torino with international study experience in Cartagena, he blends rigorous engineering fundamentals with hands-on vehicle validation practices. He brings a security-minded approach to testing, evidenced by backend contributions on open-source projects like BoxBilling where he focused on sanitization and XSS mitigation. Michele is comfortable working across hardware-in-the-loop and software test environments, turning complex requirements into repeatable validation procedures. Colleagues describe him as pragmatic and principled—someone who favors robust, auditable solutions and a direct stance on quality and safety.
8 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
109, 109 at Università degli Studi di Palermo
Erasmus semester, Ingenieria Industrial, Erasmus semester, Ingenieria Industrial at Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena
Laurea Magistrale LM in Ingegneria Meccanica, Engineering Mechanics, Laurea Magistrale LM in Ingegneria Meccanica, Engineering Mechanics at Politecnico di Torino
BoxBilling - Open source billing and client management software
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Contributions:5 commits in 1 day
Contributions summary:Michele primarily focused on backend development, specifically within the BoxBilling project. Their contributions involved updating service files and API endpoints, often focusing on security enhancements by implementing HTML sanitization, as seen in the code changes. The commits suggest a focus on validating domain names and handling various input data within the system, making use of existing validation and exception handling mechanisms. This work directly addresses vulnerabilities such as XSS attacks.
Contributions:126 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 8 months
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