Thad Kerosky
Consultant, Data Developer
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
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Top SchoolThad Kerosky is a data-focused software consultant with 12 years of experience building full-stack solutions for international development and geospatial projects, currently serving as a Consultant Data Developer at the World Bank. He combines hands-on front-end and back-end engineering—evidenced by meaningful contributions to the widely used HOT Tasking Manager for OpenStreetMap—with domain experience in visualization, mobile ICT, and SMS/voice systems from roles across NGOs and consultancies. Thad founded and ran Kerosky Consultancy for over a decade, delivering practical tech in low-resource settings and bridging technical work with policy insight from an MA in International Public Policy. Known for shipping pragmatic features like country filters and visual dashboards, he favors user-centered tooling that accelerates map-centric collaboration and data-driven decision making. Based in Washington, DC, he pairs international field experience with production software craft, often tackling problems where geography, data, and civic impact intersect.
12 years of coding experience
15 years of employment as a software developer
B. Phil, B. Phil at Miami UniversityMA International Public Policy (MALD), MA International Public Policy (MALD) at Tufts University - The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy
Swahili, French
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (29)
javascript10
python10
flask-ask10
flask10
react10
postgresql9
node-module9
css9
html9
map-box8
git8
testing8
mapbox-gl8
restful-api7
api-design7
Programming languages (15)
Github contributions (5)
hotosm/tasking-manager
Jul 2019 - Dec 2019
Tasking Manager - The tool to team up for mapping in OpenStreetMap
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:34 commits, 13 PRs, 58 pushes in 5 months
Contributions summary:Thad's contributions focused on enhancing the front-end and back-end functionality of the tasking-manager project. They implemented a country filter feature and updated the project detail page to include visualizations, along with related component and hook changes. The user also made improvements to the notification system and user contribution pages and addressed backend issues.
pythonflaskjavascriptmappingpostgis
codeforboston/mattapan-mapping
Jun 2021 - Sep 2022
Mattapan Mapping application. A collaborative between powerfulpathways.org & codeforboston.org . Ideation phase.
Contributions:7 reviews, 36 commits, 27 PRs in 1 year 3 months
collaborativemappingphaseideation
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