Michael La Plante
Senior Vice President Of Information Security And Operations
Tampa, Florida, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolMichael La Plante is a senior engineering executive based in Tampa with over a decade of leadership experience building secure, user-focused technology for enterprise environments. Currently Senior Vice President of Information Security and Operations at Proforma, he has progressed through roles from Principal Developer to VP of Technology, blending hands-on engineering with strategic security and operational oversight. He runs his own web development company and a detailing business, demonstrating entrepreneurial drive and an ability to balance product delivery with client-facing operations. Michael also contributes to academic-program advisory boards and local startup ecosystems, lending industry perspective to curriculum and community initiatives. His background spans front-end UX, web engineering, and security operations—an unusual combination that helps translate design-minded experiences into robust, auditable systems. Known for mentoring teams and organizing community events, he brings pragmatic leadership and a maker’s mentality to large-scale technology challenges.
14 years of coding experience
15 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelors of Science Web Design and Development, Bachelors of Science Web Design and Development at Full Sail University
Github Skills (13)
google-analytics10
analytics9
charts9
web-analytics9
profanity9
statistics9
privacy8
act7
google7
standardized7
piracy6
protest5
javascript3
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
mlaplante/Laplantedevinvoices
Jul 2023 - Feb 2026
Contributions:1 PR, 26 pushes, 2 branches in 2 years 6 months
mlaplante/uses
Apr 2017 - Jan 2026
Contributions:7 pushes, 2 branches in 8 years 11 months
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