Summary
Paul Long is a Senior Software Engineer with 12 years of hands-on experience delivering technical solutions for federal healthcare and commercial clients, currently working at Thunderyard Solutions in Richardson, TX. He combines deep program and project management expertise from large VA engagements with practical software engineering skills, having led enterprise J2EE re-engineering, HL7 interfacing, and clinical data initiatives. His background spans operations, IT leadership, and consulting—from managing LabCorp regional systems and VA deployments to restoring homes and teaching middle school science—bringing an unusually broad mix of technical, operational, and people-focused experience. Cleared for high-security work, he excels at bridging clinical stakeholders and engineering teams to produce efficient, auditable systems. Notably, his career includes winning multimillion-dollar federal contracts and delivering clinician training at scale, reflecting both strategic impact and day-to-day delivery chops.
12 years of coding experience
18 years of employment as a software developer
BBA, Management Information Systems, BBA, Management Information Systems at Texas Tech University