Ross A.

I’m a senior software engineer with 14 years of professional experience helping teams design and build complex, domain-heavy products—especially where correctness, performance, and long-term maintainability matter.

For nearly three years, I’ve been in a long-term engagement with Sympal, working deeply on orthodontic and dental software. This has involved sustained ownership of systems spanning 3D geometry, surface mapping, visualization, and domain-specific workflows. The work is not task-based or short-term—it requires careful technical judgment, close collaboration with domain experts, and long-term stewardship of the codebase.

Before Sympal, I worked as a lead software engineer on full-stack and cloud platforms, owning systems end-to-end from early architecture through production and ongoing iteration.

Clients tend to bring me in when:
• the problem is ambiguous or evolving
• the domain is complex (medical, scientific, spatial, data-heavy)
• they want a thinking partner, not just implementation

I work best in long-term engagements (20–30 hrs/week) where I can develop deep context and help guide technical direction over time.

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How I Work

I care deeply about building things well—both technically and product-wise.

That means:
• thinking through edge cases and downstream consequences
• making pragmatic architectural tradeoffs
• communicating clearly with technical and non-technical stakeholders
• writing code that someone else can confidently maintain

I’m detail-oriented, highly focused, and comfortable taking responsibility for outcomes. If a new tool, language, or approach meaningfully improves the product, I’m happy to learn and adapt.

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Long-Term Experience: Sympal (Orthodontics)

At Sympal, I’ve been a core engineer on a production orthodontic platform for nearly three years. My work has included:

• 3D geometry and surface operations
• projection and mapping of 2D data onto 3D anatomical models
• visualization and interaction tooling
• complex, domain-specific workflows requiring high correctness
• iterative refinement based on real-world usage and edge cases