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- Rich Thornett
- Software Developer
- Male, 37 years
- Salem, MA
- Status
- 05/07
- 11/17/09
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- About Me
- Hi, I'm Rich. I'm a software developer/enthusiast who works on the code behind PatientsLikeMe. I enjoy building new features for the site and am particularly interested in ways to leverage social graphs with disease profile data to bring useful information to light. If you have ideas for the site on this or any front, please let us know.
More about me
I serendipitously stumbled into PatientsLikeMe in the spring of 2007. The day I received an offer to work here, the documentary So Much, So Fast aired on PBS. Watching Stephen's story turned an already-compelling opportunity into a no-brainer. The rest is history, well spent - I get to do work that I truly believe is important. Being part of an effort to improve patients' lives and (hopefully) change the way healthcare gets done has been exciting and satisfying. As has working with a slick little programming language and framework - Ruby on Rails - and a terrific team of funny, talented people.
Outside of work, I spend far too much time reading blogs and thinking about software. I'm also a sports nut who, as a New England transplant, has become a card-carrying member of Red Sox, Patriots and Celtics nation. Once upon a time I played a lot of basketball but these days I'm mostly running, with hopes of qualifying for the Boston Marathon. And [to the dismay of those who have to sit near me at the office] I like to make puns. A lot of them. So many, it's not even punny.
I live with my superstar wife, Susanna, my thunderous little boy, Wes, and my voracious baby girl, Annalise. They rock.
BTW, if you want to help spread the word about PatientsLikeMe, you can get a badge like this one for your email signature or web site.
