Raouf Sattaur is a self-directed full-stack engineer and digital studio founder with 7+ years of platform development experience and 12+ years of health and fitness leadership. His early immersion inside a 55,000-member Medicare Advantage plan and ongoing collaboration with FIRARA, LLC to build SPARK Senior Health's complete technology infrastructure make him a rare CIO with equal depth in both disciplines.
Full-Stack Development & Platform Architecture
As Founder of Feathermode since January 2019, his own web design and development studio, Raouf independently designed, built, and delivered production-quality digital platforms for a diverse client base, mastering React.js, TypeScript, Next.js, JavaScript, HTML, CSS, SQL, Native App development using Expo, Progressive Web App Architecture, Agentic workflows using N8N/Zapier, and Context Engineering for AI-integrated developer workflows along the way. Working as a solo founder and principal engineer, he managed the full project lifecycle end-to-end: client discovery, branding, scope definition, contract negotiation, iterative build, and live deployment. He coached clients on digital best practices, integrated email automation, CRM software, and social media pipelines, and consistently delivered 90%+ Lighthouse performance scores on every web property.
Healthcare Technology Exposure · Physicians United Plan
Before founding Feathermode, Raouf served as Copywriter and Article Writer at Physicians United Plan, the 55,000-member Medicare Advantage plan led at the time by MT Sattaur as President & CEO, where he developed firsthand fluency in Medicare member communications, managed care terminology, and the operational language of health plan technology at scale. This early immersion established the bridge between clear human communication and complex healthcare operations that now directly informs SPARK's platform.
SPARK Rural Health Technology Partnership · FIRARA
Through an ongoing engagement with FIRARA, LLC, Raouf has worked directly alongside MT Sattaur to conceptualize, research, and build out SPARK Senior Health's business plan and complete technology architecture, including evaluating and selecting the EHR platform (Athelas AIR vs. Athenahealth), integrating Tenovi 4G RPM devices, structuring the Commure Ambient AI documentation and RCM workflow, configuring Chronic Care IQ for CCM/APCM panel management, and designing the fiber-primary, LTE-failover connectivity architecture required for rural NE Georgia clinical operations. His full-stack development background directly informed the API integration logic, HIPAA-isolated network segmentation, MDM device enrollment via Rippling, and the offline-first EHR requirements that underpin the entire 10-clinic technology strategy.
People-First Technology Philosophy
For over 12 years, Raouf has operated Sattaur Fitness as a personal trainer, health and nutrition coach, and boxing instructor, ranking among the top 5 revenue earners at Crunch Fitness with clients retained for over 7+ consecutive years. This long-form coaching practice is the lens through which he evaluates every platform decision: technology built for rural Medicare members must meet the same standard as a training plan — clear goals, accessible progressions, and no tolerance for complexity that defeats the end user.
Education & Credentials
Raouf holds a Bachelor of Arts in English Language and Literature from the University of Central Florida (2013), a foundation in analytical clarity that complements his self-directed engineering discipline, formalized through Codecademy Full-Stack Engineer, Hubspot and Salesforce Administrator Certifications. On the health side, he has maintained an ACE Personal Trainer certification, an ACE Health Coach certification, a Precision Nutrition credential, and active CPR & AED certification throughout — a parallel credentialing arc that reinforces the people-first philosophy behind every platform decision he makes. The result is the rare CIO who can build the platform, document it for compliance, and explain it to every stakeholder, from the NP at the clinic to the investor reviewing the stack.
By The Numbers
7+
Years as Founder & Principal Engineer · Feathermode digital studio · 90%+ Lighthouse scores · high client retention
12+
Years operating Sattaur Fitness · clients retained 7+ years · personal and health training · nutrition · boxing
15+
Full-stack technology disciplines built at Feathermode · React · TypeScript · Next.js · SQL · Expo · N8N/Zapier · Context Engineering
1 yr
FIRARA / SPARK rural health technology partnership · EHR · RPM · RCM · AI documentation · connectivity architecture
10
Clinical & operations vendors in SPARK's finalized technology stack — evaluated, integrated & documented by Raouf
Core Capabilities
Context Engineering · Agentic Workflows · N8N / Zapier
Full-Stack Dev · React · TypeScript · Next.js · SQL · Expo
EHR · RPM · RCM Platform Architecture & Integration
PWA · Offline-First · HIPAA Network · MDM · Device Mgmt.
SEO · CRM · API Integration · Patient Engagement
Human-Centered Design · Clinical Staff UX
Technology Certifications
Codecademy Full-Stack Engineer · 2024
Hubspot Inbound Certification · 2024
Salesforce Administrator · 2025
Professional Development
Jamstack Conf · 2020 & 2021
IPFS & Filecoin Builders Summit · 2021
2nd Online Handshake Conference · 2022
Bun 1.0 Launch Event · 2023