Shahid Shah
Software Engineer at Netspective Communications LLC
Silver Spring, Maryland, United States
Summary
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SeniorShahid Shah is a seasoned founder and technology strategist with 16+ years leading ambitious, security-conscious health IT, medical devices, and government-focused products from idea to scale. As founder of Netspective Communications and chair of the Netspective Foundation, he blends hands-on engineering with strategic roadmapping, regulatory readiness, and data-driven healthcare innovation (RWD/RWE) to deliver high-margin, high-impact solutions. He excels at transforming product teams from marginal to high-performance by aligning technology architecture with business goals and revenue models, while communicating complex topics clearly to boards, executives, and public audiences. His track record spans CTO roles, advising and investing in health-tech startups, and leadership positions at AHIP, Caristix, and other interoperability initiatives, reflecting a rare mix of technical depth and strategic influence. Based in Silver Spring, Maryland, Shahid’s career spans early engineering leadership at Northrop Grumman and cross-sector startup entrepreneurship, underscoring a practical, end-to-end approach to building technology-enabled healthcare improvements. He is an active public speaker (SpeakerDeck) and a prolific writer/blogger, continually sharing insights on how technology can advance patient care and healthcare systems.
17 years of coding experience
Github Skills (200)
powerline10
umlet10
schema10
parcel10
abac10
oauth10
completions10
bash10
database-management10
code-generator10
permission10
acl10
powershell10
tooltips10
authorization10
Programming languages (21)
Github contributions (5)
resFactory/factory
Sep 2021 - Feb 2023
Contributions:683 pushes, 1 branch, 159 tags in 1 year 5 months
opsfolio/resource-surveillance
Oct 2023 - Jan 2024
Uniform resource content surveillance
Contributions:23 releases, 2 reviews, 8 PRs in 2 months
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