Ward Ward is an engineering manager and full-stack software leader with over a decade of experience building and scaling web applications across healthcare, academia, and research environments. He combines hands-on expertise in backend (Postgres, Ruby on Rails, Python/Kubernetes) and frontend technologies with a track record of improving processes—introducing Agile, test automation, and migrations to modern frameworks—to reduce defects and speed onboarding. At Sana he led initiatives that cut onboarding time by ~75% and lowered cost-to-serve by ~20%, and at UNC drove NIH-funded tooling that supported clinical genomics and consortium management. Known for empathetic, mentorship-first leadership, he routinely coaches junior engineers while owning architecture and product-aligned delivery. Based in Carrboro, NC, he pairs an MS in Information Science with a background in UX, giving him a rare blend of user-centered design and technical discipline.
11 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
Masters of Science, Information Science, Masters of Science, Information Science at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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