Adam Penly
Chief Technology Officer at Sterling Brokers
Evanston, Illinois, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolAdam Penly is a seasoned technology executive and current CTO with 11+ years of experience building product-driven engineering organizations that sit at the intersection of design and software. He has scaled teams and delivery practices at startups and enterprises—shaping design systems at Capital One, leading frontend and low-code platform development at Airkit (acquired by Salesforce), and rapidly progressing through engineering leadership at Sterling Brokers. Known for distilling complex problems into actionable roadmaps, he blends hands-on engineering, product sensibility, and design strategy to create reusable systems, measurable workflows, and stronger developer cultures. Adam also brings entrepreneurial grit from founding a consultancy and running a creative co-op, giving him a practical appreciation for operations, customer experience, and community building.
11 years of coding experience
18 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) Management Information Systems General, Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) Management Information Systems General at The University of Iowa Tippie College of Business
Github Skills (17)
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Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
frmlnd/frmlnd-current
Apr 2015 - Apr 2017
Contributions:59 commits, 62 pushes, 3 branches in 2 years
frmlnd/frmlnd-grass
Apr 2015 - Apr 2015
Contributions:28 pushes, 3 branches in 8 days
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