Dr. Florian Schmidt

Dr. Florian Schmidt is an experienced software developer and educator currently serving as a Senior Developer Technical Lead at Sulzer GmbH since November 2021. Alongside this role, Dr. Schmidt has operated as a freelance software developer at Alpha-Structure since June 2013, specializing in several programming languages including Kotlin, Java, and PHP, as well as various frameworks. Dr. Schmidt has a strong background in functional programming and has contributed to workshops and courses on technology selection and programming methodologies. Additionally, Dr. Schmidt has served as a lecturer at Hochschule der Medien Stuttgart, teaching courses related to IT Management and DevOps. Previously, Dr. Schmidt was the founder and manager of Merkando GmbH and worked as a software developer at Platis GmbH, with an academic foundation that includes a doctorate in mathematics from the University of Tübingen and a diploma in mathematics from Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München.