Summary
John Raber is a Principal Technical Architect at FICO and CEO/Principal Engineer at WorkingBits LLC, driving cloud solutions architecture and automated operations aligned to business goals. He guides organizations—from startups to Fortune 500s—through cloud migrations on AWS and GCP, emphasizing disaster recovery, cost optimization, security, observability, and operational excellence across regional and global deployments. His leadership history spans SAP, PayPal, DataStax, and Northrop Grumman, with roles in cloud architecture, SRE, DevOps, and infrastructure strategy that demonstrate a proven, enterprise-scale delivery track record. Based in Longmont, Colorado, he combines 11+ years of hands-on experience with a practical, networking-first approach that supports the full well-architected framework. An ex-US Marine Corps Sergeant, he brings disciplined execution and a customer-centric mindset to complex, automation-driven programs. He blends CS-focused technical training with business education from Crummer at Rollins and a CS degree from Florida Atlantic University, grounding his work in both technical depth and strategic perspective.
11 years of coding experience
24 years of employment as a software developer
BA in CJ 1994 - BS in CS 1999, BA in CJ 1994 - BS in CS 1999 at Florida Atlantic University
Crummer Graduate School of Business at Rollins College
University of Florida