Adam Thompson

Experience

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  Music

  Jan 2004 - now

  Musician

  Nine years experience and training with percussion instruments. I have also taught myselfpiano and guitar. I have played in many bands over the past eight years. I exercised myleadership skills in each band by scheduling practices, booking shows, and making sure wehad everything we needed for our gigs/practices as well as resolving conflicts whenevernecessary.

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  Giovanni’s

  Jan 2009 - Jan 2011

  Delivery Driver

  Took customers orders in person and over the phone, worked the cash register, waited andbussed restaurant area tables, delivered pizzas to customers in a timely manner, and createdrepeat customers through interpersonal skills.

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  Band Aid School of Music

  Jan 2011 - Jan 2012

  Intern

  Assisted owner in many facets of the business; customer relations, marketing, eventsetup/prep/breakdown. Applied my university knowledge of business to the real world andreally learned where the textbook intersects with real life business; Ex. How to use the5 p’s of marketing, SWAT analyses, Porter’s 5 Forces, and strategic analysis.SIFE (Students in Free Enterprise - UNT) (2010 fall semester)- Brainstormed and developed ideas with fellow SIFE members for a fund raising project wherewe had to think of ways to get people to donate canned food for the Denton homelessshelter. We set up a canned food “Olympics” event where participants donated canned foodin order to compete in the activities we had set up.Green Frog Biodegradables – Intern (2010 fall semester)- Scheduled and represented the company’s product lines through promotional meetings withpotential investors/clients- Researched and developed methods of distribution for the company’s products Show less

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  South by Southwest

  Mar 2011 - Apr 2011

  Stage Manager

  Organized renting and sharing of band equipment for 20 bands several weeks prior to thefestival. Responsible for relaying all necessary information to bands and handlingall questions they had.- Led my crew of 6 by giving them specific instructions on what I needed them to do in order inorder to adhere to a strict schedule.- Handled issues and complaints in a professional manner when they arose, kept indirect contact with my sound technicians and venue management to handle any issues.- Worked directly with the bands to manage stage space for their equipment and facilitatesmooth transitions between bands. Show less

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  County Line

  Jun 2011 - Sept 2014

  Waiter/Bartender/Trainer

  Wait tables, assist with restaurant setup, prep, and cleanup/breakdown. Train newemployees for the bar and waiter positions. Create repeat customers through interpersonalskills.

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  Web Developer

  Feb 2012 - now

  Ultimate Web Master

  Client Acquisition, Sales, Web Development, SEO, Client Training, Marketing

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  400 Rabbits

  Apr 2012 - Feb 2013

  Bartender

  Setup, prep, cleanup of the bar. Maintain par levels of necessary syrups/liqueurs/juices, etc.Create a friendly atmosphere and entertain customers at the bar top. Host promotionalevents for new products. Know complete inventory of liquor/beer and how to make cocktailswith each.

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  The South Austin Gym

  Oct 2012 - Nov 2014

  Business Development

  I help the owner, Randy Palmer, with almost everything that needs to be done at the gym. This includes but is not limited to: graphic design, web design, marketing, sales, CRM, account management, event management/production.

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  Ascension Dental Partners

  Sept 2015 - Oct 2016

  IT Specialist

  Ascension Dental Partners (Ascension Dental) is a privately held company focused on providing essential capital and administrative capabilities to dental professionals across the country, with which it partners to design, develop, and administer progressive dental benefit solutions to advance access to quality dental care.With significant partner focused commitments, Ascension Dental seeks to affiliate with the highest quality dental professionals looking to reach their full potential. We understand the dental industry and have developed specific capabilities to create value, and we combine these capabilities with a unique, youthful perspective. This combination encourages progressive partnerships, enables the pursuit of administration excellence, and drives maximum growth opportunities for all.Ascension Dental's current portfolio includes TX Dental Plan (Texas) and Sunshine Dental Plan (Florida). Ascension Dental is currently looking to develop new partner centric relationships across the country Show less

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  Fahrenheit Marketing

  Jan 2017 - Jul 2019

  Senior Web Developer

  Worked with a team to ship beautiful websites and web applications.Specializing in Javascript frameworks, Node, React, and PHP.Developed full project plans along with milestones and deliverable deadlines.Developed Quality Assurance process that the rest of the company adheres to before shipping a product.Managed custom hosting solutions for dozens of clients at a time in many cloud environments.Configured custom servers and CI/CD environments within our repositories to make it easy to work with 3rd party developers who only have limited access to our repos. Show less

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  Tenderling Design

  Sept 2019 - Dec 2021

  Full Stack Engineer

  • Built and maintained over 40 websites for luxury hotel clients across the USA• Used RealPage and RentCafe API's to show availability on websites with a Reactapplication complete with filters to help users find a particular unit• Worked with management to develop goals for the tech part of the business• Created React front-end client portals for uploading/managing assets and re-ordering common print assets• Made websites ADA compliant as suing for lack of ADA compliance has becomequite popular Show less

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  Vincit

  Dec 2021 - Jan 2023

  Senior Software Engineer

  • Developed estimates for long term projects presented by clients both frontend(node, react) and backend (php, linux)• Created detailed data structures and data flow diagrams to present acomprehensive project scope of work• Worked on legacy projects (8-10 year projects) where I cleaned up technical debt,squashed bugs, and updated old systems to modern frameworks• Worked with the sales and design team to come up with solid solutions for creativeissues brought up by our clients• Setup and maintained linux servers and git deployment methods for new websitesand apps Show less