Orion Health · 2020 - 2025

Smart Data Platform

Led the design and development of Orion Health's Smart Data Platform with an event-driven, cloud-native architecture.

Role

Lead Engineer

Technologies

  • Java
  • Kafka
  • Spark
  • Kubernetes
  • AWS
  • Terraform

Key outcomes

  • Led a team of 10 engineers delivering a new platform direction.
  • Redesigned the platform around event-driven and CQRS principles.
  • Introduced pluggable pipeline patterns and technologies such as GraphQL.

Context

At Orion Health, the work shifted from module-level delivery into broader platform leadership. The challenge was to design a scalable data platform that could support modern product needs while giving the engineering team a clearer technical direction.

What I focused on

  • Leading a cross-functional engineering team through platform design and delivery
  • Driving event-driven and CQRS-oriented architecture decisions
  • Building pluggable pipeline capabilities using Kafka and Spark
  • Introducing new technologies where they had a clear product and engineering payoff

Why it mattered

This work sat at the intersection of product strategy, architecture, and execution. The value was not just in designing the platform, but in helping a team deliver it with enough clarity that it could continue to evolve.