Bob Firestone

Bob Firestone has a diverse work experience with various roles and responsibilities. Bob started in 2005 as a Broker/FOREX Analyst at Alaron Trading, where they analyzed markets for trading opportunities and provided market commentary. In 2008, they worked as the Marketing Director at Financial Destination Inc. and later joined Atlantic-Pacific Trading Group as a Principal/Partner in 2010. At Atlantic-Pacific Trading Group, they managed investments in commodity futures and options. In the same year, they also became the Chief Operations Officer at MainStreetChamber, where they built systems and processes to support the organization's growth.

In 2012, Bob joined Ciber as a Senior Rails Consultant, providing expertise in Ruby on Rails. Additionally, they co-created rubyweekend, a program that offers crash courses in computer programming using the Ruby programming language. Bob also worked at Better With Bacon from 2015 to 2016 as a Senior Ruby on Rails Developer. In 2014, they founded and organized the DTC Ruby User Group, a community for Ruby developers. Most recently, Bob joined Pinnacol Assurance in 2017 as a Senior Ruby on Rails Developer.

Bob Firestone attended the University of Nevada-Las Vegas from 1998 to 2003, however, no specific degree or field of study was provided. In addition, Bob obtained a certification in Design 101 Course from Designlab (trydesignlab.com) in June 2016.