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<h1>Adam T. Carpenter</h1>

<label for="email">Email</label>
<a id="email" href="mailto:atc@53hor.net">atc@53hor.net</a>
<label for="www">WWW</label>
<a id="www" href="https://www.53hor.net/hire.php">www.53hor.net</a>
<label for="git">Git</label>
<a id="git" target="_blank" href="https://git.53hor.net/explore/repos"
  >git.53hor.net</a
>

<p>
  I am a computer programmer who has been developing and maintaining native and
  web applications since 2018. I have also been providing systems administration
  services and technical mentoring since 2016. I aim to create simple,
  performant, and well-documented software that solves real problems with no
  surprises.
</p>

<p>
  I am fluent in Rust, C#, Python, JavaScript, Bourne Shell, and HTML+CSS. I am
  also familiar with Java, PHP, C, C++, TypeScript, and PowerShell. I have used
  a variety of frameworks and libraries, as well as a myriad of web servers,
  databases, and "DevOps" platforms.
</p>

<hr />
<h2>Skills</h2>

<h3>Software Engineering</h3>

<ul>
  <li>
    Build performant, correct applications and services with a focus on
    automating manual labor and making architects' and operators' lives easier.
  </li>
  <li>
    Contribute to internal and client-facing front-end software that is simple
    and easy to use.
  </li>
  <li>
    Integrating with organizational build chains and DevOps pipelines for
    deployments with zero surprises.
  </li>
</ul>

<h3>Systems Administration</h3>

<ul>
  <li>
    Architect and arrange physical machines and the servers that run on them for
    minimal downtime and secure, speedy operation.
  </li>
  <li>
    Administer container orchestration clusters with dozens of "micro-services"
    that need to communicate together to achieve a common goal. Apply
    zero-downtime upgrade practices as well as high-availability horizontal
    replica scaling for high-use applications.
  </li>
  <li>
    Self-host a variety of tools, applications, and web servers for the purpose
    of learning and ownership of digital property.
  </li>
</ul>

<h3>Technical Mentoring, Leadership</h3>

<ul>
  <li>
    Transfer knowledge and skills in a practical, enjoyable fashion in language
    that is [hopefully] easy to comprehend.
  </li>
  <li>
    Take a senior role in directing a flourishing new team of developers to get
    started quickly and achieve a state of production in little time.
  </li>
  <li>
    Co-host informal lectures and "lunch and learns" on a variety of topics,
    especially but not limited to computing.
  </li>
</ul>

<hr />
<h2>Work History</h2>

<p>
<h3>Software Engineer</h3>
<em>Automatic Data Processing (August 2021-Present)</em>
<ul>
	<li>Promoted after three years of hard work as a junior application developer</li>
</ul>
</p>

<p>
<h3>Application Developer</h3>
<em>Automatic Data Processing (June 2018-August 2021)</em>
<ul>
  <li>
	  Authored 
	  <a href="https://github.com/adpllc/altruistic-angelshark"><em>Altruistic Angelshark</em></a>, 
	  an Avaya Communication Manager automation
	  daemon, to ease friction caused by existing, interactive, and fragile
	  tools and processes. This tool was used to save the company rougly half a
	  million dollars per year by enabling unused license cleanup with little
	  operator input. It was deemed appropriately useful to release as free and
	  open source software. It was written in Rust and operates over the SSH2
	  library using an undocumented Avaya protocol.
  </li>
  <li>
	Co-authored an authentication/authorization API to specifically serve
	the needs of our team. This software interacted with Active Directory
	over LDAP, presented users with JSON Web Tokens, and was reworked be
	used as a reverse proxy in front of our container services.
  </li>
  <li>
	On-boarded and mentored team of six developers on organization DevOps
	technology and practices. This included configuring and
	knowledge-sharing a Jenkins CICD pipeline, local Docker Trusted
	Registry, and IBM Cloud Private flavor of Kubernetes. This also
	consisted of informal lectures on concepts such as continuous deployment
	and delivery, the "12-factor" methodology, and containerization.
  </li>
  <li>
	For multiple years in a row I offered my services for on-site training
	of new college hires. My responsibilities included mentoring and
	knowledge sharing for typical industry tools, languages, and frameworks,
	as well as the inner workings of the company. Classes typically
	consisted of 20-30 new employees.
  </li>
</ul>
</p>

<p>
<h3>Web Application Designer &amp; Developer</h3>
<em>Freelance (July 2019-Present)</em>
<ul>
  <li>
	Built a from-scratch art studio storefront to exactly fit the customer's
	specifications. Site is a mobile-friendly art gallery with a cart and
	checkout system. I used Rust and Vue JS for the majority of this
	project. Functionality was delivered ahead of schedule and I was able to
	quickly compensate for shifting requirements.
  </li>
  <li>Built and maintained a variety of static sites.</li>
</ul>
</p>

<p>
<h3>Technology Support Specialist, Repair Technician</h3>
<em>The College of William &amp; Mary (February 2015-May 2018)</em>
<ul>
  <li>
	Worked directly with customers to diagnose issues and install and
	configure software. Interactions were in-person and over the phone.
	Responsibilities also included performing basic repairs to enterprise
	laptops.
  </li>
  <li>
	Maintained three to four public access labs at a time during the Summer
	months, each with 20-30 machines.
  </li>
</ul>
</p>

<hr />
<h2>Academic History</h2>

<p>
  I have a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and graduated from the
  College of William and Mary in May of 2018. While there, I participated in
  several group software development projects such as hybrid Android application
  testing and presided over the campus Game Design Club.
</p>

<hr />
<h2>About Me</h2>

<p>
  I wrote my first program on a TI-84 in BASIC to help finish my high school
  math homework faster. I quickly transitioned to building more complicated
  programs but have continued to enjoy finding the smallest amount of code to
  solve a problem quickly, correctly, and securely.
</p>

<p>
  I grew up in and still call Hampton Roads, Virginia my home. In my spare time
  I drive and maintain a classic car, a 1953 Hudson Hornet. I enjoy travelling
  and being at home with my wife and cocker spaniel. I also self-host a web
  server in a closet in my home.
</p>

<p>
	I keep a <a href="https://www.53hor.net">public journal on my web site</a>.
</p>