Zack Lavergne
Staff Software Engineer at Altana
Ridgway, Colorado, United States
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Top SchoolZack Lavergne is a Staff Software Engineer with a decade of experience building data-centric tools for GIS workflows, currently driving engineering at Altana from Ridgway, Colorado. He combines full‑stack fluency—React/JavaScript frontends and Python/PostgreSQL backends—with a focus on practical, production-ready systems that solve real-world mapping problems. At Kaart he helped launch and iterate high-impact mapping projects (including a COVID‑19 Symptom Survey map) and remained the steady engineering presence through multiple releases. An active open-source contributor, he made substantive improvements to the widely used HOT Tasking Manager, adding admin features and bug fixes that span both UI and server logic. Known for improving team productivity and tooling, he pairs hands-on implementation with an eye for operator-friendly interfaces and data integrity.
10 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (BS), Computer Science, Bachelor of Science (BS), Computer Science at Colorado Mesa University
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Github Skills (19)
javascript10
python10
flask-ask10
flask10
react10
postgresql9
back-end-development9
front-end-development9
backend9
rest-api8
database-design8
postgis8
api-rest8
restful-api8
api-design8
Programming languages (9)
Github contributions (5)
hotosm/tasking-manager
Apr 2019 - Aug 2022
Tasking Manager - The tool to team up for mapping in OpenStreetMap
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:5 reviews, 65 commits, 21 PRs in 3 years 4 months
Contributions summary:Zack contributed significantly to the `hotosm/tasking-manager` project, focusing on both frontend and backend development. Their commits included enhancements to the project's administrative interface for project management, such as restricting editor programs and adding custom editor functionality. They also addressed bug fixes and implemented new features like enforcing random task selection, modifying both the frontend (React/JavaScript) and backend (Python/PostgreSQL) components of the application.
pythonflaskjavascriptmappingpostgis
KaartGroup/tasking-manager
Jul 2018 - Nov 2020
Tasking Manager 3 code, issues, documentation and fun. Please see the Tasking Manager 2 repository for any issues related to the previous version of the Tasking Manager.
Contributions:4 releases, 5 reviews, 289 commits in 2 years 4 months
previoustaskingangularjsflaskgulp
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