Adam Fields
Co-Founder Chief Engineer For Security & Infrastructure at Graphika Inc.
New York, New York, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolAdam Fields is a veteran full-stack architect and co-founder with 25+ years building resilient backend systems, distributed infrastructure, and security programs that scale in production. As Chief Engineer for Security & Infrastructure at Graphika he led the technical evolution from zero to a 60+ person company, designing ML-ready data pipelines processing millions of social posts daily while also owning SOC2 Type 2 readiness and A+ CREST pentest remediation. He blends hands-on engineering—from API and storage design to bespoke infra tooling—with a strong emphasis on usability and cross-team communication, introducing practices like skip-level 1:1s and leadership roundtables. Comfortable in both startup and enterprise contexts, he also runs Street 86 Systems consulting and has a Columbia CS MS/BA. Unexpectedly practical: he can prepare a gourmet meal for eleven on short notice and uses humor to keep teams sane under pressure.
16 years of coding experience
15 years of employment as a software developer
MS, Computer Science, MS, Computer Science at Columbia University
Github Skills (145)
python10
terraform10
automation10
terraform-module10
ssh10
packer10
ansible10
terraform-provider10
aws10
devops10
linux9
vagrant9
single-source9
application-server9
capistrano9
Programming languages (12)
Github contributions (5)
fields/aws_rails_dashboard
Mar 2010 - Jun 2011
Contributions:14 commits in 1 year 2 months
fields/ansible-modules-core
Dec 2015 - Dec 2015
Contributions:4 pushes in 1 day
ansibleshipansible-modules
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