HealthSparq
Ben Kirby is an experienced software engineer currently working at HealthSparq since April 2021. Prior to this role, Ben served as a developer at College Trips and Tips and as a full stack cloud developer at Serverless Guru, where responsibilities included developing full-stack Infrastructure as Code applications and creating a Stripe-based billing platform. Ben's early career included positions as a React Native development intern at DevelopmentNow, where a cross-platform app called Urban Farmer was built, and several roles at ShopKeep, focusing on operations and customer care. Education includes a Bachelor's Degree in Science with a focus in Physics from Portland State University and training in full stack web development at Epicodus.
HealthSparq
At HealthSparq, a Kyruus company, we help people make smarter healthcare choices by partnering with health plans to share cost and quality information about doctors, hospitals, medical services, and medications. Serving more than 80 million members across the country, we put people at the core of everything we do by conducting continuous usability testing, turning consumer research into product innovations, hosting industry panels featuring everyday people, and bringing human stories to the forefront through our #WTFix campaign. Using these insights, we create solutions to help people understand and navigate the healthcare system better than ever before. Born inside a health plan in Portland, OR, we’ve been growing since our 2012 corporate founding. In 2021, we became part of Kyruus, the leader in provider search and scheduling solutions for health systems, to pursue a shared vision of connecting people to the right care. Contact us at HealthSparq.com or tweet us @HealthSparq.