Christopher Sande
About Christopher Sande
Christopher Sande is a Staff Engineer currently at Canvas Medical, with extensive experience in software engineering and platform development. He has held various engineering roles at companies such as Apervita, HERE, and FactSet Research Systems, contributing to projects like the FHIR API redesign and earning ONC certification for EMR systems.
Current Role at Canvas Medical
Christopher Sande serves as a Staff Engineer at Canvas Medical, a position he has held since 2022. Prior to this role, he worked as a Senior Software Engineer at the same company from 2021 to 2022. In his current position, he contributes to the engineering team, focusing on the development and enhancement of the company's healthcare technology solutions.
Previous Experience at Apervita, Inc.
Before joining Canvas Medical, Christopher Sande worked at Apervita, Inc. as a Senior Platform Engineer from 2019 to 2021. During his tenure in Chicago, Illinois, he was involved in platform development and engineering, contributing to the company's technology initiatives.
Career at FactSet Research Systems, Inc.
Christopher Sande's career at FactSet Research Systems, Inc. spanned over a decade, from 2003 to 2015. He held multiple roles, including Manager of the Fixed Income Database Engineering Team and Lead Software Engineer. His work in Chicago involved significant contributions to software engineering and database management.
Educational Background in Computer Science
Christopher Sande studied at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, where he earned a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Computer Science from 1996 to 2000. He furthered his education by completing a Nanodegree in Data Analysis from Udacity between 2015 and 2016.
Technical Contributions and Achievements
Christopher Sande has made notable technical contributions, including leading the redesign of the platform's FHIR API using Python, FastAPI, and asyncio. He authored an open-source ASGI FHIR API framework that supported the development of the Canvas FHIR API and established automated testing standards for it. Additionally, he played a lead technical role in achieving ONC certification for the Canvas Medical EMR.