# Hannah Stannard > Senior Software Engineer Location: Columbus, Ohio, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/hannahstannard Experienced Senior Software Engineer with 7+ years of experience and a strong track record of designing and implementing innovative solutions for healthcare management and insurance industries. Proficient in Ruby, Ruby on Rails, Git, and multiple JavaScript frameworks, with experience in leading projects, mentoring developers, and delivering results that enhance user experiences and operational efficiency. A dedicated advocate for comprehensive testing and achieving high test coverage. ## Work Experience ### Senior Software Engineer @ Kin Insurance Jan 2024 – Present Home/auto insurance company predominately built on Ruby/Ruby on Rails, with greenfield development/microservices in TypeScript/Node/Express. - Architected and led development of greenfield document generation platform using TypeScript, Node/Express, Angular, and Drizzle ORM, migrating from monolith to microservices for 25-50+ insurance document types across multi-state operations - Built custom drag-and-drop visual editor from scratch, enabling business self-service for document design and eliminating engineering bottlenecks for routine changes - Engineered reusable component system using LiquidJS partials, reducing document maintenance time by 80% (5 days to 1 day) through one-time fixes across all templates - Served as technical lead for 6 months during management transition, driving code quality and mentoring 2 junior developers across 5-6 person team - Delivered document system enabling auto insurance launch in TX and FL, supporting new product line expansion - Improved deployment efficiency through system enhancements, such as breaking templates into reusable components, using AWS Amplify preview environments, reducing spin-up time from 30 minutes to 2 minutes while cutting infrastructure costs ### Software Engineer III @ Roadpass Digital Jan 2023 – Jan 2024 Road trip company helping people discover new places and activities. Streamlines discovery, planning, booking, and navigation into an engaging and intuitive process. Built with Ruby on Rails and React. - Led greenfield development of the front end for the only new feature of late 2023/early 2024, which would allow users to be able to build a road trip/vacation with planned sites/activities along the way, as well as main activities/lodging at the destination ### Senior Software Engineer @ Censinet Jan 2022 – Jan 2023 Small startup specializing in healthcare risk management, using React, Ruby, Ruby on Rails, PostgreSQL, and RSpec for testing. - Led and architected the back end development effort to integrate with Black Kite, a vendor risk database, to proactively notify companies of potential breaches. - Collaborated closely with the Product team to define and refine project requirements. - Enhanced existing automated healthcare questionnaire flows. - Led multiple new features, actively contributing to design, architecture, and delegating tasks to other developers using JIRA. - Mentored junior developers through pair programming and code/PR review. ### Software Engineer @ Root Insurance Company Jan 2019 – Jan 2022 | Columbus, Ohio Area Automated insurance company using Ruby, Ruby on Rails, PostgreSQL, and RSpec for testing. - As part of the Pricing team, I designed and implemented new pricing rules and underwriting implementations by crafting detailed engineering plans. - Successfully created and launched new rating plans in a production environment. - Led multiple feature projects, including integration with third-party car analytics. Delegated tasks to other developers using Shortcut. - Developed automation scripts to expedite pricing engineering tasks. - Collaborated closely with Product teams to refine requirements and address engineering concerns before feature development. ### Software Engineer Consultant @ HMB Jan 2019 – Jan 2019 | Columbus, Ohio Area Collaborative team at Cardinal Health/Fuse working on healthcare inventory solutions using Ember.js and Java. - Contributed to the development of a comprehensive drug tracking and management system, enabling efficient item management across facilities and tracking drug expirations. - Assisted with regression testing to ensure code quality. ### Front End Engineer Consultant @ HMB Jan 2019 – Jan 2019 | Columbus, Ohio Area Collaborative team working on an home contractor iPad application using Ionic 3 and Angular 5. - Designed and implemented UI/UX features for an iPad application used by contractors to streamline data input and eliminate redundant manual entry. - Worked with a separate consulting team, Infor, to process the data. ### Software Engineer Consultant @ HMB Jan 2016 – Jan 2019 | Columbus, Ohio Area Collaborative team at the Ohio Legislative Information System working on software for legislative drafting and management using Python, Java, and Vue.js. - Assisted in migrating functionality from a desktop application to a JavaScript/Java web application. - Extended OpenOffice functionality with Python and XML to enhance document processing. - Contributed to UI/UX improvements using CSS, HTML, JavaScript, and jQuery. - Quickly resolved production issues for legislative users, ensuring system reliability. - Mentored junior developers through pair programming and PR review. - Collaborated within diverse team sizes, adapting to client requirements as necessary. ### Front End Engineer Consultant @ HMB Jan 2018 – Jan 2018 | Columbus, Ohio Area Contributed to the development of an app by Columbia Gas of Massachusetts aimed at assisting victims of the gas explosion in Massachusetts, caused by excessive pressure in natural gas lines owned by Columbia Gas of Massachusetts. - Responsible for implementing the user interface (UI) and browser functionality, including enabling users to input their location, selecting a preferred time slot, indicating the number of attendees, choosing a dining location, and ultimately confirming their reservation for a Thanksgiving meal provided by Columbia Gas for themselves and their families. ### IT Intern @ Promaster Home Repair and Handyman Services Jan 2013 – Jan 2015 | Milford, OH During my internship at Promaster, a small handyman and repair company, I actively contributed to enhancing its operational efficiency and automation capabilities, ultimately enabling the company to serve a larger customer base. My responsibilities included: - Automating critical processes within the Customer Relationship Management system (SugarCRM) using PHP and SQL. This automation resulted in substantial cost savings, totaling $20,000 annually for the company. - Designing and creating reports using KReports and SQL to effectively present and visualize company data and statistics. This data-driven approach greatly improved efficiency and the utilization of employee time. - Playing a key role in building and troubleshooting on-premise computers, ensuring the company's IT infrastructure operated smoothly. - Conducting research on cryptocurrency, particularly Bitcoin and Litecoin, and actively participating in the construction of mining rigs. This initiative showcased a keen interest in emerging technologies and their potential applications. My internship at Promaster allowed me to make tangible contributions to the company's growth and automation while gaining valuable experience in various aspects of IT and data management. ## Education ### Bachelor of Science - BS in Computer Science Cedarville University Jan 2012 – Jan 2016 ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/hannahrstannard --- Source: https://flows.cv/hannahstannard JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/hannahstannard/resume.json Last updated: 2026-03-22