Resume
Stanislav Plotnikov
Senior Developer / Legacy Modernization & Solution Architect
Available for freelance and contract roles.
Executive Summary
Pragmatic Solution Architect with 14 years of professional experience, focused on transforming legacy technical debt into scalable, high-performance infrastructure. Specialist in incremental modernization (Strangler Fig Pattern) and Modular Monolith design. I prioritize business continuity and ROI over industry trends, ensuring zero-downtime migrations and long-term maintainability.
Core Competencies
- Architecture: System Design, Modular Monoliths, Microservices Feasibility, API Gateway Design.
- Engineering: PHP (Laravel, Symfony, Phalcon expert), Node.js, Python (AI/LLM Integration).
- Cloud & DevOps: Docker, Ansible, CI/CD (GitHub Actions), Linux Systems Hardening.
- Strategic AI: LLM Orchestration, Agentic Workflows, Automated System Monitoring.
Professional Experience
Senior Developer / Startup Advisor
- Conducted in-depth marketing research for a startup entering the Brazilian specialty coffee market in the Tilburg region of the Netherlands.
- Delivered actionable market entry insights covering local consumer behavior, competitive landscape, and positioning strategy to guide the client's go-to-market decisions.
Senior Developer / Modernization Engineer | Hosintra B.V.
- Upgraded the core application framework from Phalcon 3.4 to Laravel 12, enabling access to a modern ecosystem and long-term vendor support.
- Migrated the runtime environment from PHP 7.4 to PHP 8.4, resolving all deprecations and modernizing the codebase to leverage current language features.
Senior Developer / Automation & AI Engineer | East-West Support
- Developed automated data processing pipelines in Python, increasing throughput and automation speed by 40%.
- Architected and built a scalable, robust Voice AI phone call automation platform for customer support, reducing client support workforce requirements by 100%.
Senior Developer / API Integration Engineer | Hosintra B.V.
- Engineered a custom middleware abstraction layer for complex vendor API integrations, significantly reducing technical debt and eliminating client migration risk, saving the product.
Employment History
Getnoticed
Recruitment Marketing · PHP / Symfony
Developed employer branding and conversion-driven career websites for the labor market.
Bek
Omnichannel Communications · PHP / Laravel
Bridged physical print and digital marketing portals to help brands communicate consistently with customers.
New Brand Activators
Brand Activation · PHP / Laravel
Created physical and digital brand interaction platforms to drive customer loyalty and engagement.
Mijnwebwinkel
E-commerce / SaaS · PHP / Symfony
Built and maintained SaaS infrastructure enabling businesses to launch and manage online stores.
@Leisure Group
E-commerce / Travel · PHP / Symfony
Developed a digital travel platform processing bookings and payments for vacation rentals.
Van Os Beheer & Beleggingen BV
Finance / Telecom · PHP
Delivered digital marketing and telecom solutions within a financial holding group.
Key Projects
Legacy Modernization Project (Phalcon to Laravel)
Challenge: Client was stuck on an unmaintainable legacy framework with high vendor-lock-in risk.
Solution: Built a bridge layer to allow parallel execution of both frameworks. Migrated high-risk modules first while keeping the legacy system operational.
Result: Reduced Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) and enabled the client to ship new features 30% faster.
Automation & AI-Driven Workflow
Challenge: Manual data entry and filtering were creating bottlenecks in client operations.
Solution: Integrated LLM agents into existing workflows for intelligent automation of sales.
Result: Automated 16h of manual labor per week.
Education & Certifications
MBO 4 IT Administration | Radius College Breda
