Ellen Ball
Software Engineer at Partners In Health
Brookline, Massachusetts, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolEllen Ball is a software engineer with 16+ years of experience applying engineering rigor to medical informatics and global health projects, currently building electronic health record solutions at Partners In Health from Brookline, MA. Her background spans high-performance and systems work at IBM and networked technologies with BBN and Genuity, giving her deep experience across hardware-near controllers, graphics, and distributed systems. She combines that systems pedigree with an MS in Biomedical Engineering to design practical EHR implementations for settings ranging from rural clinics to tertiary hospitals, prioritizing sustainability and local capacity building. Known for mentoring local talent and translating complex clinical needs into deployable software, she brings both pragmatism and long-term vision to health technology in low-resource environments.
16 years of coding experience
17 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (BS), Electrical Engineering, Bachelor of Science (BS), Electrical Engineering at Rutgers University-New BrunswickMaster of Science (MS), Biomedical Engineering, Master of Science (MS), Biomedical Engineering at Rutgers University
Github Skills (27)
emr10
health10
metadata10
distributions10
java10
openmrs10
html-form8
css8
react6
svg5
react-native5
reference-application4
snmp4
python4
pentesting3
Programming languages (10)
Github contributions (5)
PIH/openmrs-module-mirebalaismetadata
May 2013 - Feb 2020
Metadata and configuration for PIH's HUM implementation (deprecated, see openmrs-config-pihemr)
Contributions:557 commits, 6 PRs, 407 pushes in 6 years 10 months
openmrs
PIH/pihemr
Feb 2020 - Jan 2023
Contributions:116 reviews, 755 commits, 123 PRs in 2 years 11 months
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