Adrian Crum
Owner at The Apache Software Foundation
Loma Linda, California, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolAdrian Crum is a seasoned software entrepreneur and architect with nearly two decades building ERP and enterprise solutions, currently leading Sandglass Software after a long career as an IT manager and owner of a computer services business. He combines hands-on back-end engineering—contributing significant refactors and DSL improvements to the well-known Apache OFBiz project—with product-minded delivery, having led over 20 ERP implementations as 1Tech’s lead OFBiz consultant. A long-term Apache committer and founder of the Commons Convert project, he turned an abandoned library into a robust Java data-type conversion framework used in real deployments. Adrian’s background spans systems integration, CI/QA oversight, and UI-to-backend polishing, reflecting a rare blend of practical ops experience and deep code-level contributions. Based in Loma Linda, CA, he brings entrepreneurial grit, cross-platform programming fluency, and an eye for transforming legacy features into safer, more maintainable systems.
19 years of coding experience
20 years of employment as a software developer
Business, Accounting and Business/Management, Business, Accounting and Business/Management at Fullerton CollegeCertificate, Computer Programming, Certificate, Computer Programming at National Education Center
Github Skills (8)
xml10
javas10
freemarker10
java10
plugin10
thread-safety9
web-framework9
groovy4
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
apache/ofbiz
Jun 2007 - Nov 2015
Apache OFBiz - Main development has moved to the ofbiz-frameworks repository.
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:1933 commits in 8 years 6 months
Contributions summary:Adrian made multiple contributions focused on refactoring and improving the Mini-language framework, a domain-specific language (DSL) used in the Apache OFBiz project. Their work involved overhauling various elements like <add-error>, <log>, <call-bsh>, and others to improve thread safety and memory use. The user also added features such as supporting inline scripts and the ability to specify service attributes mode.
ofbiznetwork-servergeospatialxmljavascript
apache/ofbiz-plugins
Aug 2007 - Apr 2015
Apache OFBiz is an open source product for the automation of enterprise processes. It includes framework components and business applications for ERP, CRM, E-Business/E-Commerce, Supply Chain Management and Manufacturing Resource Planning. OFBiz provides a foundation and starting point for reliable, secure and scalable enterprise solutions.
Role in this project:Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:112 commits in 7 years 9 months
Contributions summary:Adrian contributed to the Apache OFBiz plugins repository by modifying and refactoring the Asset Maintenance component. Their work involved functional changes, such as replacing calendar features with task management displays. They also improved the UI, adding new screens and integrating existing ones for better usability. Furthermore, the user addressed bugs and implemented changes to improve the component's usability.
automationcrmecommerceerpofbiz
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