Summary
Chad Adams is a Principal Software Engineer at Microsoft with 11 years of experience building user-centered, production AI systems and enterprise web applications. He blends product design and engineering expertise—having held principal roles in product design and UX architecture—to define success metrics, prototype end-to-end solutions, and drive measurable revenue and KPI improvements. Chad embeds with customers to architect compliant, scalable AI APIs and tools that prioritize performance, observability, and user satisfaction across industries like finance, manufacturing, gaming, and retail. He has a track record of leading large teams, mentoring designers and engineers, and shipping solutions that generated multimillion-dollar new work. Based in Weatherby Lake, Missouri, he holds an Executive MBA from Quantic and a BFA in Commercial and Advertising Art, a combination that informs his pragmatic, design-forward technical leadership. A less obvious strength is his history of building FDA-compliant web architectures for regulated clients, showing comfort with both innovation and strict compliance constraints.
11 years of coding experience
16 years of employment as a software developer
Executive MBA Business Administration and Management General, Executive MBA Business Administration and Management General at Quantic School of Business and Technology
High School Diploma, High School Diploma at Raymore-Peculiar High School
Bachelor of Fine Arts - BFA Commercial and Advertising Art, Bachelor of Fine Arts - BFA Commercial and Advertising Art at University of Central Missouri
English