Summary
Co Florijn is a software architect with 13 years of experience designing and building embedded-to-cloud systems for energy and IoT applications. Currently at Kiwatt and Plugwise, he architects software stacks for energy storage, smart metering, heating control, and DDS-based integrations, combining low-level C and Lua embedded work with cloud services. His background in aerospace engineering and theology gives him a methodical engineering mindset balanced by people-centered civic engagement—as evidenced by his local council roles. A hands-on leader, he has led embedded teams, coached developers, owned releases and debugging, and maintained production REST/XML APIs across OpenWRT and ZigBee platforms. He’s comfortable spanning firmware, networking protocols, and cloud architectures to deliver reliable energy solutions.
13 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Arts (M.A.), Theology/Theological Studies, Master of Arts (M.A.), Theology/Theological Studies at Theologische Universiteit Apeldoorn
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Aerospace Engineering, Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Aerospace Engineering at Delft University of Technology
Gymnaseum, Gymnaseum at Pieter Zandt Scholengemeenschap
Dutch, English, German, French, Latin, Greek, hebrew, biblical, Italian