Bart Hardison
Lead Software Engineer at OrthoFi
Soddy-Daisy, Tennessee, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolBart Hardison is a seasoned software leader with over two decades in professional development and more than a decade in hands-on engineering leadership, currently serving as Lead Software Engineer at OrthoFi and Software Development Manager for OrthoBanc. He has navigated technology shifts from 16-bit Windows and Clarion to ASP.NET MVC, Node.js, Meteor, and low-code platforms, pairing deep legacy knowledge with modern full-stack practice. Bart leads teams to deliver business-focused solutions in healthcare finance, mentors cross-functional stakeholders, and still contributes code—recently improving Meteor auth flows with internationalization and smarter username/email handling. His background in biology (B.S. and M.S.) and early roles as technical writer, salesman, and interim VP inform a pragmatic, communicative approach to product delivery. Colleagues describe him as a practical problem-solver who enjoys both architecture and the “chief bottle washer” tasks that keep projects moving.
12 years of coding experience
17 years of employment as a software developer
M.S, Biology, M.S, Biology at Tennessee Technological UniversityB.S., Biology/Ecology, B.S., Biology/Ecology at University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Github Skills (14)
user-authentication10
javascript10
authentication10
meteor10
coffeescript10
emailjs9
backend9
front-end-development9
back-end-development9
e-mail9
mailer9
localization8
i18next8
internationalization8
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (3)
Differential/accounts-entry
Feb 2014 - Mar 2014
Meteor sign up and sign in pages
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:10 commits in 22 days
Contributions summary:Bart primarily focused on enhancing the sign-up and sign-in functionalities within the Meteor application. They implemented case-insensitive username and email handling, ensuring a more user-friendly experience. They also incorporated internationalization by adding error messages in multiple languages. Furthermore, they added checks to prevent users from using an email address as their username and streamlined code for consistency.
sign-insign-upmeteorsign
bshardi/meteorboilerplate
Feb 2014 - Mar 2014
Contributions:27 commits in 28 days
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