Summary
Bob Florian is a seasoned IT leader and software architect who currently directs IT strategy and delivery at Planstone Group, steering an AWS-based SaaS platform for the event and education sector. Over ten years, he has worn multiple hats as architecture lead, DBA, site reliability engineer, and software engineer, translating complex business needs into scalable technical solutions. He champions maintainable, standards-driven software and oversees vendor contracts, hardware/software evaluations, and liaison duties between users, operations, and development teams. His technical toolkit spans Python, MySQL, Docker, and AWS, with hands-on work in migration projects, design patterns, client/server architectures, and database abstraction. He brings a background in genetic algorithms and linear optimization, applying advanced techniques to optimize systems and processes. A Bradley University graduate with a BA in Computer Science and Mathematics, he is based in Bolingbrook, Illinois, and combines technical depth with strategic leadership.
10 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
BA, Computer Science, Mathematics, BA, Computer Science, Mathematics at Bradley University
English, Spanish