Summary
Alex Loiacono is an Associate Director of IT at the University of Florida with 11 years of experience delivering data-driven software for statewide and national research initiatives. He leads development teams that build and maintain complex ETL pipelines, knowledge-graph-enabled data stores, and mobile applications for projects including OneFlorida, All of Us, and MIDAS. Proficient in Python, SQL, JavaScript and SPARQL, he blends backend database engineering (MS SQL, MySQL, Stardog, Fuseki) with production ops across Windows and POSIX environments. His background in biomedical informatics (MS) and hands-on work converting partner data to the PCORnet Common Data Model give him a rare mix of clinical research domain expertise and pragmatic software delivery. He is known for establishing measurable team metrics and ensuring data quality at scale, and his early experience building server schemas and REST/OData integrations for a Disney/UF mobile project hints at a long-standing focus on user-facing systems as well as research-grade infrastructure.
11 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Transfered, Computer Science, Transfered, Computer Science at Florida Gulf Coast University
Master's degree, Biomedical Informatics, Master's degree, Biomedical Informatics at University of Florida