Edward Runkel
Software Engineer II at Redi Health
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolEdward Runkel is a versatile full-stack software engineer with a decade of experience building and improving web-enabled systems, currently advancing healthcare products at Redi Health. Proficient in Ruby and JavaScript, he has a background in digital simulation and gaming engineering that informs pragmatic, user-focused solutions across print-generation, integrations, and internal tooling. Edward has repeatedly reduced technical debt, streamlined onboarding with developer tooling, and created systems that automate repetitive work such as live mail preview generation. He thrives on understanding legacy codebases—adding tracing, logging, and documentation to make them maintainable—and mentors teammates to transfer domain knowledge. Based in Cincinnati, he combines a hands-on mentality from early technical roles with a knack for turning complex requirements into practical, well-documented implementations. Colleagues know him as someone who welcomes challenges and consistently uses curiosity from his gaming-engineering roots to find creative engineering shortcuts.
10 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (BS) Digital Simulation & Gaming Engineering Technology, Bachelor of Science (BS) Digital Simulation & Gaming Engineering Technology at Shawnee State UniversityHigh School High School/Secondary Diplomas and Certificates, High School High School/Secondary Diplomas and Certificates at St. Xavier High School
Spanish, English
Github Skills (55)
adonisjs9
css9
frontend8
backend8
javascript8
internet-connection7
nuxt-module7
mongodb6
api6
nodejs5
vue5
logger5
gosu5
circle4
spinners4
Programming languages (10)
Github contributions (5)
erunks/erunks.github.io
Mar 2018 - Jan 2025
A web portfolio.
Contributions:48 PRs, 84 pushes, 39 branches in 6 years 11 months
cssjavascriptreactweb-portfolio
erunks/leaderboard-backend
Jun 2022 - Jan 2025
The backend for Leaderboards.gg. Also holds public-facing APIs.
Contributions:2 PRs, 13 pushes in 2 years 7 months
leaderboardsapibackendnodejsmongodb
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