Kevin Badinger
Technical Architect • Builder • CEO
Summary
30 years building production systems. Former CEO who scaled healthcare tech company from $0 to $12M+ annually. Managed 588 people at peak. Reduced operational staff by 83% through automation. Lead Architect serving 300+ Fortune 1000 companies. 20M+ lines of production code. Zero contract losses in 12 years. Systems still running 20+ years later.
Experience
CEO & Founder
Healthcare Tech Company (Credentia)
- Built healthcare credentialing platform from scratch. Wrote all the code while running the business.
- Scaled from $0 to $12M+ annually. Over $100M in exam revenue processed through the system. Bootstrapped, no VC funding.
- Managed 588 people at peak - 100+ staff members and 300-500 traveling RN nurses at any given time.
- Processed 1,000,000+ nurse aide certifications across 35+ states.
- Reduced operational staff by 83% through automation while scaling revenue.
- 99.9% on-time delivery rate. Zero contract losses in 12 years. 100% client retention.
- Multi-portal architecture serving state licensing boards, healthcare facilities, testing centers.
- Real-time integration with 20+ state licensing databases. Automated reconciliation catching 99.9% of discrepancies.
- Built mobile apps (iOS/Android) saving $200k+ annually by eliminating physical exam distribution.
- System still running 20+ years later. Successful exit in 2023.
Lead Architect
Trintech (Enterprise Financial Software)
- Lead Architect for ReconNET LCM (Loan Compliance Manager) - banking compliance and reconciliation platform.
- Served 300+ Fortune 1000 financial institutions worldwide. Multi-national deployments.
- Built systems handling billions in transactions. Bank statement reconciliation, cash forecasting, unclaimed property management.
- Complex reconciliation engines catching 99.9% of discrepancies. Multi-bank, multi-entity architecture.
- Payment lifecycle management from disbursement through escheatment.
- Mission-critical financial systems for major banks and Fortune 500 companies.
Software Engineer
Texas Instruments & DSC Communications
- Started in hardware engineering at Texas Instruments. Wrote embedded Smalltalk for handheld devices.
- Built mission-critical telecom systems at DSC Communications that prevented Congressional hearings.
- Saved $1M annually through system automation and error prevention.
Major Platforms Built
Conductor
Healthcare credentialing platform. 20+ years operational. 1M+ certifications. Over $100M in exam revenue processed. Multi-portal architecture. 20+ state database integrations.
ReconNET LCM (Trintech)
Banking compliance platform for 300+ Fortune 1000 financial institutions. Bank reconciliation. Cash forecasting. Unclaimed property management. Payment lifecycle. Multi-national deployment.
LIFE Languages
Personality assessment platform. 20+ years operational. 7 Biblical Life Languages. Multi-national deployment. Complex grading algorithms.
SCORE
Mobile exam platform. iOS/Android native apps. $200k+ annual savings. Offline exam administration. Instant score delivery.
StarFloors
Senior living operations platform. 85% productivity increase. 10K+ daily transactions. Deployed to largest US operators. 9+ years operational.
Technical Skills
Languages
C#, Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, Java, Swift, Objective-C, SQL, Smalltalk, COBOL
Frameworks
ASP.NET, React, Next.js, Node.js, Flutter, Ruby on Rails
Databases
SQL Server, PostgreSQL, MySQL, Oracle, MongoDB, Redis, SQLite, ChromaDB
Cloud & Infrastructure
Azure, AWS, Vercel, Docker, Kubernetes
AI & ML
Claude, GPT-4, LlamaIndex, LangChain, Ollama, Vector embeddings, RAG systems
Mobile
iOS (Swift, Objective-C), Android (Java, Kotlin), React Native, Flutter
Key Metrics
Publications & Presentations
- "Isolating Performance Problems" — SQL Server Magazine, August 2000
- "Database Independent Applications with Java" — OOPSLA '99 Conference
- "Fight Trendy Decisions and Use the Best Technology" — Smalltalk Digest, 2003
Current Work
Building AI orchestration systems. Available for consulting on enterprise AI implementation and business process automation.