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I connect and empower people to build the future through community and technology. My professional focus is managing cloud software development and delivery teams. I believe our work and our world is better when it is open, inclusive, transparent, and accountable.Service is important to every aspect of my life. While I have a lot of technical expertise, I am at my best helping other people be at their best. At work that begins with those I manage and lead. Charlotte Ulrich, a software developer I managed, wrote:“I can directly attribute much of my professional development as well as technical knowledge to his mentorship and example. Adam is a master of giving 100% to whatever challenge is presented, while remaining thoughtful and realistic about the capabilities of the team. Any team would benefit from his compassion, experience, and direction and would be lucky to have him at the helm.”From 2019 to 2023 I built the technology team of payments start-up CardX through acquisition and merger into Stax Payments. Our focus is electronic payments and compliance with evolving regulation, particularly around processing fees (surcharging). I managed three product development teams and our enterprise integration team which handled key accounts from onboarding through long-term success. I mentored all four team leads into their first management roles.Prior to CardX I spent 17 years at Northwestern University. Northwestern is located in Evanston, Illinois, just north of Chicago, which I moved to in 2001. In 2014, several neighbors and I built Grandmother Park and donated it to the City of Evanston. That was the culmination of a seven-year fundraising effort. Aside from technology and community building, I enjoy cooking. I once described my approach to food as “simple things done well.” Today I apply that philosophy to more than just cooking. Doing simple things well can produce extraordinary results.

Listed skills include Web Development, Software Development, Php, Python, and 26 others.