Jacob Brauer

VP of Engineering · Actium Health · San Francisco Bay Area · jbrauer@gmail.com

VP of Engineering at Actium Health, a Series B healthcare technology company leveraging data science to predict healthcare needs and activate patient engagement.

Prior to Actium, I was a founding member and leader of the engineering team behind Mirth (acquired by NextGen Healthcare), an open source healthcare integration engine, and Health Data Hub, a cloud-based central data repository and aggregation platform.

I have spent the past two decades building software, primarily in healthcare technology, with focuses on SaaS product offerings, interoperability, and scalable data platforms.


Experience

Vice President, Engineering

Actium Health

Series B healthcare technology company leveraging data science to predict healthcare needs and activate patient engagement.

Member of the core executive team. Joined as a part of Series A and led through Series B. Secured $25M Series B in May, 2021.

In charge of the development of the Actium Health (formerly SymphonyRM) platform, product, infrastructure, operations, and data integrations. Built Actium’s CENTARI platform, differentiated by best-in-class data integration pipelines, real-time data labeling, data science integration, analytics, and intelligent multi-channel patient outreach.

Led multiple functions at Actium through its growth, including Engineering, Product, IT, InfoSec, Solutions Architecture, and Implementation.

Primary Technologies: Python, React, AWS, MySQL

June 2019 - Present

Director, Software Engineering

NextGen Healthcare

Joined as a part of the Mirth acquisition. Scaled the Mirth team from under 60 employees at acquisition to over 150. Hired, grew, and led engineering teams across multiple products in both the US and in Bangalore, transitioning the organization to a scalable agile development methodology.

Engineering leader of Connected Health Solutions at NextGen Healthcare, focused on SaaS product offerings and scalable data platforms. Product oversight within Connected Health Solutions included Mirth Connect, Mirth Results, Mirth Analytics, Mirth Match, Mirth Mail, and Health Data Hub.

Led greenfield development of Health Data Hub, a cloud-based clinical data repository and aggregation platform to meet the demands of HIEs, hospitals, and large ambulatory practices.

Owner of the architecture, development, and design of Mirth Connect, the industry-leading open source healthcare integration engine. Transformed the open source Mirth Connect into the profit leader for NextGen’s Connected Health Solutions through an effort to commercialize enterprise extensions.

Primary Technologies: Node.js, Java, AngularJS, AWS, RabbitMQ, Elasticsearch, PostgreSQL, NoSQL

September 2013 - June 2019

Lead Software Engineer & Engineering Manager

Mirth Corporation

Acquired by NextGen Healthcare in September of 2013 after achieving “hockey stick” revenue growth and employee growth from just over 10 to more than 50.

Founding member of the core Mirth development team to design and release Mirth 1.0, a client-server based open source healthcare integration engine. Architected, designed, and led development of Mirth Connect through version 3.0, Mirth’s most significant release to date. Led efforts to heavily modify and eventually replace MuleSoft’s Mule ESB with a purpose-built messaging engine, propelling the growth of Mirth Corporation and its product suite.

Built a sustainable open source model for Mirth with revenue based primarily on support and services. Built and managed an open source community of over 25,000 users with active forums, wiki, and issue tracking.

Roles held: SWE, Senior SWE, Lead SWE, Engineering Manager
Primary Technologies: Java, Swing, Java Web Start, SQL, JavaScript

April 2006 - Sepember 2013

Software Engineer

Unisys

Software Engineer on the Unisys Java Virtual Machine team, a custom implementation of the JVM for Unisys ES7000 servers. Developed software to emulate client use profiles, leveraged in performance and stress testing of the Unisys JVM.

July 2005 - April 2006

Education

University of California, Irvine

B.S. Information & Computer Science
Graduated with Distinction
September 2003 - December 2006

Skills

Programming Languages & Tools
Architectures & Methodologies
  • Software as a Service (SaaS)
  • Cloud Application Development
  • Services Oriented Architecture (SOA)
  • Microservices Architecture
  • Global Development Team Management
  • Agile Development
  • Scrum, Lean, & Kanban
  • Continuous Integration & Delivery (CI/CD)

Interests

Aside from building software, my hobbies include travel, music, technology, cars, and outdoor activities. In the winter, I am an avid snowboarder who often travels seeking fresh powder. In the summer, I enjoy remaining active by hiking local mountains and exploring the underwater world through scuba diving.

I have a passion for craft beer and cocktails, and I enjoy exploring the breweries and speakeasies in new destinations around the world. Recent trips have included breweries in Belgium, speakeasies in Hong Kong, and mezcalerías in Oaxaca. While in Germany, I was also able to visit the world-famous Nurburgring Nordschleife race track and tour Porsche’s assembly line at the factory in Stuttgart.


Press

Ok, not quite all press, but here are some articles and presentations I've done or been featured in: