Adam Grare
Software Engineer - Cloud And Cognitive Software at IBM
Bridgewater Township, New Jersey, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolAdam Grare is a seasoned software engineer and architect with 11 years of experience building high-performance, enterprise-grade infrastructure and cloud solutions, currently working in IBM's Cloud and Cognitive Software group after leading on-premise provider integrations at Red Hat. He is a long-time ManageIQ contributor and provider architect, driving backend improvements for VMware and authentication workflows in the widely used ManageIQ projects. His background spans low-level systems and kernel work—incl. Windows system-call interception and SSD firmware group experience—alongside scalable C/C++ and Ruby on Rails development for virtualization and data protection products. Adam also brings a research-driven approach from published work on non-linear dimensional analysis of chaotic signals, applying mathematical rigor to practical algorithm design. Based in New Jersey, he combines hands-on coding, architectural leadership, and open-source stewardship across virtualization and cloud management ecosystems.
10 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Gill St. Bernard's SchoolBatchelor of Science, Computer Engineering, Batchelor of Science, Computer Engineering at Trinity College-Hartford
Github Skills (20)
authorizations10
back-end-development10
user-authentication10
authentication10
vmware10
ruby10
authorization10
backend10
network-configuration9
google-compute-engine9
automated-tests8
network8
apidoc8
api8
ip8
Programming languages (13)
Github contributions (5)
ManageIQ/manageiq
Sep 2015 - Jan 2023
ManageIQ Open-Source Management Platform
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:1408 reviews, 2720 commits, 2383 PRs in 7 years 5 months
Contributions summary:Adam contributed to the VMware infrastructure management platform, primarily focusing on enhancing VMware host integration and management capabilities. Their work involved fixing bugs related to IP address lookups, OS type identification, and port scanning during provider discovery, all within the context of VMware environments. Additionally, the user implemented changes to support features such as the handling of duplicate hostnames and the ability to rename VMs within the platform. The contributions demonstrate expertise in network configuration and performance management within the context of VMWare.
gcporigamiopenshiftcephredfish
ManageIQ/manageiq-ui-classic
Nov 2015 - Jan 2023
Classic UI of ManageIQ
Role in this project:Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:377 reviews, 261 commits, 248 PRs in 7 years 3 months
Contributions summary:Adam focused on enhancing authentication and authorization within the ManageIQ Classic UI. They added support for service account authentication, specifically for Google Compute Engine, and refactored existing authentication mechanisms. Their work included modifications to controllers and helper files to accommodate the new authentication methods and updated summary methods. The user also made changes to infrastructure regarding storage profile for VMs.
reactmanageiq
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