diff --git a/api/src/routes/auth.ts b/api/src/routes/auth.ts
index 0c7724a..e892ed8 100644
--- a/api/src/routes/auth.ts
+++ b/api/src/routes/auth.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ import { MemberState } from '@app/shared/types/member';
 import { toDateTime } from '@app/shared/utils/time';
 import { logger } from '../services/logging/logger';
 const querystring = require('querystring');
+import { performance } from 'perf_hooks';
+
 
 function parseJwt(token) {
     return JSON.parse(Buffer.from(token.split('.')[1], 'base64').toString());
@@ -179,28 +181,75 @@ passport.serializeUser(function (user, cb) {
 });
 
 passport.deserializeUser(function (user, cb) {
+    const start = performance.now();
+    const timings: Record<string, number> = {};
+
     process.nextTick(async function () {
-
         const memberID = user.memberId as number;
+        let con;
 
-
-        var userData: { id: number, name: string, roles: Role[], state: MemberState };
         try {
-            var con = await pool.getConnection();
-            let userResults = await con.query(`SELECT id, name FROM members WHERE id = ?;`, [memberID])
-            userData = userResults[0];
-            let userRoles = await getUserRoles(memberID);
+            let t;
+
+            t = performance.now();
+            con = await pool.getConnection();
+            timings.getConnection = performance.now() - t;
+
+            t = performance.now();
+            const userResults = await con.query(
+                `SELECT id, name FROM members WHERE id = ?;`,
+                [memberID]
+            );
+            timings.memberQuery = performance.now() - t;
+
+            const userData: {
+                id: number;
+                name: string;
+                roles: Role[];
+                state: MemberState;
+            } = userResults[0];
+
+            t = performance.now();
+            const userRoles = await getUserRoles(memberID);
+            timings.roles = performance.now() - t;
             userData.roles = userRoles || [];
+
+            t = performance.now();
             userData.state = await getUserState(memberID);
+            timings.state = performance.now() - t;
+
+            // 📊 PROFILING LOG
+            logger.info(
+                'profiling',
+                'passport.deserializeUser completed',
+                {
+                    memberId: memberID,
+                    total_ms: performance.now() - start,
+                    breakdown_ms: timings,
+                },
+                'profiling'
+            );
+
+            return cb(null, userData);
+
         } catch (error) {
-            console.error(error)
+            logger.error(
+                'profiling',
+                'passport.deserializeUser failed',
+                {
+                    memberId: memberID,
+                    error: error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error),
+                }
+            );
+            return cb(error);
+
         } finally {
-            con.release();
+            if (con) con.release();
         }
-        return cb(null, userData);
     });
 });
 
+
 declare global {
     namespace Express {
         interface Request {
diff --git a/api/src/routes/members.ts b/api/src/routes/members.ts
index 1bad565..4f590d2 100644
--- a/api/src/routes/members.ts
+++ b/api/src/routes/members.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ import { getAllMembersLite, getMemberSettings, getMembersFull, getMembersLite, g
 import { getUserRoles } from '../services/db/rolesService';
 import { memberSettings, MemberState, myData } from '@app/shared/types/member';
 
+import { Performance } from 'perf_hooks';
+import { logger } from '../services/logging/logger';
+
 //get all users
 router.get('/', [requireLogin, requireMemberState(MemberState.Member)], async (req, res) => {
     try {
@@ -32,23 +35,56 @@ router.get('/', [requireLogin, requireMemberState(MemberState.Member)], async (r
     }
 });
 
-router.get('/me', [requireLogin], async (req, res) => {
-    if (req.user === undefined)
-        return res.sendStatus(401)
+router.get('/me', [requireLogin], async (req: Request, res) => {
+    if (!req.user) return res.sendStatus(401);
+
+    const routeStart = performance.now();
+    const timings: Record<string, number> = {};
 
     try {
-        const memData = await getUserData(req.user.id);
-        const LOAData = await getUserActiveLOA(req.user.id);
-        const memState = await getUserState(req.user.id);
-        const roleData = await getUserRoles(req.user.id);
+        let t;
+
+        t = performance.now();
+        const memData = await getUserData(req.user.id);
+        timings.member = performance.now() - t;
+
+        t = performance.now();
+        const LOAData = await getUserActiveLOA(req.user.id);
+        timings.loa = performance.now() - t;
+
+        t = performance.now();
+        const memState = await getUserState(req.user.id);
+        timings.state = performance.now() - t;
+
+        t = performance.now();
+        const roleData = await getUserRoles(req.user.id);
+        timings.roles = performance.now() - t;
+
+        const userDataFull: myData = {
+            member: memData,
+            LOAs: LOAData,
+            roles: roleData,
+            state: memState,
+        };
 
-        const userDataFull: myData = { member: memData, LOAs: LOAData, roles: roleData, state: memState };
         res.status(200).json(userDataFull);
+
+        logger.info('profiling', 'GET /members/me completed', {
+            userId: req.user.id,
+            total_ms: performance.now() - routeStart,
+            breakdown_ms: timings,
+        }, 'profiling');
+
     } catch (error) {
-        console.error('Error fetching user data:', error);
+        logger.error('profiling', 'GET /members/me failed', {
+            userId: req.user?.id,
+            error: error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error),
+        });
+
         return res.status(500).json({ error: 'Failed to fetch user data' });
     }
-})
+});
+
 
 router.get('/settings', [requireLogin], async (req: Request, res: Response) => {
     try {
diff --git a/api/src/services/logging/logger.ts b/api/src/services/logging/logger.ts
index d67b2c5..c0b075c 100644
--- a/api/src/services/logging/logger.ts
+++ b/api/src/services/logging/logger.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 export type LogLevel = 'debug' | 'info' | 'warn' | 'error';
-export type LogDepth = 'normal' | 'verbose';
-export type LogType = 'http' | 'app' | 'auth';
+export type LogDepth = 'normal' | 'verbose' | 'profiling';
+export type LogType = 'http' | 'app' | 'auth' | 'profiling';
 
 export interface LogHeader {
     timestamp: string;
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ export interface LogPayload {
 // Environment defaults
 const CURRENT_DEPTH: LogDepth = (process.env.LOG_DEPTH as LogDepth) || 'normal';
 
-const DEPTH_ORDER: Record<LogDepth, number> = { normal: 0, verbose: 1 };
+const DEPTH_ORDER: Record<LogDepth, number> = { normal: 0, verbose: 1, profiling: 2 };
 
 function shouldLog(depth: LogDepth) {
     let should = DEPTH_ORDER[depth] <= DEPTH_ORDER[CURRENT_DEPTH]