Wells Oliver
Director, Hockey Systems at Pittsburgh Penguins
San Diego, California, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolWells Oliver is a seasoned technology leader with 10 years formally counted in his profile and a two-decade span of engineering and systems roles supporting professional sports organizations and media companies. Currently Director, Hockey Systems for the Pittsburgh Penguins after leading baseball systems at the San Diego Padres up to VP level, he specializes in designing and operationalizing data and software platforms that drive player performance and organizational decision-making. His career blends hands-on software architecture and development with strategic systems leadership across teams, vendors, and franchises, from architect roles to executive oversight. A philosophy BA from Virginia Commonwealth University underpins his analytical approach and clear communication when translating complex technical problems into practical solutions. Outside the rink and ballpark, he’s advised other sports enterprises as a consultant, showing a knack for applying technical patterns across different competitive contexts.
11 years of coding experience
24 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Arts - BA, Philosophy, Bachelor of Arts - BA, Philosophy at Virginia Commonwealth University
Github Skills (31)
postico10
python-scripts10
parsing9
player9
videojs8
html5-video8
video-player8
postgis8
psycopg8
ruby8
postgresql7
javascript7
html5-audio7
homebrew7
database7
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
wellsoliver/py-gameday
Apr 2016 - Oct 2020
Python scripts to pull down MLB Gameday files into a database
Contributions:6 commits, 9 PRs, 7 pushes in 4 years 6 months
databasepython-scripts
wellsoliver/toolbox
Feb 2016 - May 2026
personal python toolbox for stuff I'm tired of rewriting for each project
Contributions:3 PRs, 17 pushes, 5 branches in 10 years 4 months
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