diff --git a/bin/gen-resume.js b/bin/gen-resume.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b43dd50
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/gen-resume.js
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+const JSYaml = require("js-yaml");
+const path = require("path");
+const fsPromises = require("fs").promises;
+const util = require("util");
+
+const DATA_FOLDER = path.resolve(__dirname, "..", "_data");
+const ROLE_FOLDER = path.resolve(__dirname, "..", "roles");
+
+async function getData(basename) {
+  const fileContents = await fsPromises.readFile(path.resolve(DATA_FOLDER, basename + ".yaml"));
+  return JSYaml.safeLoad(fileContents);
+}
+
+function idList(data, ...recursive) {
+  const [head, ...tail] = recursive;
+  if (!Array.isArray(data)) {
+    return [];
+  } else if (!head) {
+    return data.map((it) => it.id);
+  } else {
+    return Object.fromEntries(data.map((it) => {
+      return [it.id, idList(it[head], ...tail)];
+    }))
+  }
+}
+
+async function generateFilterObject() {
+  const awardsAsync = getData("awards");
+  const contactAsync = getData("contact");
+  const educationAsync = getData("education");
+  const experienceAsync = getData("experience");
+  const skillsAsync = getData("skills");
+  return {
+    awards: idList((await awardsAsync).awards),
+    contacts: idList((await contactAsync).methods),
+    education: idList((await educationAsync).programs),
+    experience: Object.fromEntries(Object.entries(idList((await experienceAsync).roles, "achievements")).map(([key, items]) => {
+      return [key, ["description", ...items]]
+    })),
+    skills: idList((await skillsAsync).categories, "skills")
+  }
+}
+
+async function generateResumeTemplate(name) {
+  const header = {filter: await generateFilterObject()};
+  const filename = path.resolve(ROLE_FOLDER, name.toLowerCase().endsWith(".md") ? name : name + ".md");
+  await fsPromises.writeFile(filename, "---\n" + JSYaml.safeDump(header) + "\n---\n\n(Fill me in!)", {flag: "wx"});
+  return filename;
+}
+
+function main() {
+  if (process.argv.length < 3 || process.argv.length > 3) {
+    console.log(`Need one argument: the name of the file. But got ${process.argv.length - 2}.`);
+    return;
+  }
+
+  const name = process.argv[2];
+
+  generateResumeTemplate(name).then((filename) => {
+    console.log(`Successfully wrote ${filename}.`);
+  }).catch((err) => {
+    console.log(`Couldn't write template: ${err}.`);
+  });
+}
+
+main();
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 9f4af91..a9a2798 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@
     "watch": "npx cross-env NODE_ICU_DATA=node_modules/full-icu npx eleventy --watch",
     "serve": "npx cross-env NODE_ICU_DATA=node_modules/full-icu npx eleventy --serve",
     "debug": "npx cross-env NODE_ICU_DATA=node_modules/full-icu DEBUG=* npx eleventy",
-    "debug-serve": "npx cross-env NODE_ICU_DATA=node_modules/full-icu DEBUG=* npx eleventy --serve"
+    "debug-serve": "npx cross-env NODE_ICU_DATA=node_modules/full-icu DEBUG=* npx eleventy --serve",
+    "gen": "node bin/gen-resume.js"
   },
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",