Adam Fistler
BEHAVIORAL CHANGE CONSULTANT • TECHNOLOGY & AUTOMATION
Mind, Meaning & Transformation
Adam Fistler
Lindenwold, NJ 08021
adam@adamfistler.com
Summary
Technology professional with 30+ years of hands-on experience in Linux systems engineering, software development, scripting, automation, web development, systems integration, and operational tooling. Experienced across Python, Ruby, Perl, Bash, PowerShell, C#/.NET, SQL, Linux, REST APIs, Flask, FastAPI, configuration management, CI/CD, databases, and web infrastructure.
My engineering approach is practical and systems-oriented: understand the problem, understand the existing environment, build the right tool, automate the repetitive work, integrate the pieces, and make the process repeatable.
Engineering Focus
| Linux / DevOps / Systems Engineering |
| Software Development & Scripting |
| Infrastructure & Process Automation |
| Systems Integration & API Development |
| Custom Developer & Operational Tooling |
| Web Application & Static-Site Development |
| Content Compilation & Publishing Automation |
| Image Processing & Web Asset Automation |
| AI-Integrated Software Development Workflows |
| Requirements Analysis & Root-Cause Analysis |
Languages
| Python | Ruby |
| Perl | Bash |
| PowerShell | C# / .NET |
| JavaScript | SQL |
| HTML / CSS / jQuery | XML / Regex / YAML |
Frameworks & APIs
| Flask | FastAPI |
| REST APIs | JSON |
| WSGI / ASGI | AJAX |
| Apache HTTPD | Gunicorn |
| OAuth / Integration | Web Applications |
Databases
| SQLite | MySQL |
| MariaDB | Oracle |
| SQL Server | Redis |
Platforms
| Linux | Red Hat |
| Ubuntu | CentOS |
| Amazon Linux | Solaris |
| Windows | HP-UX |
DevOps & Automation
| Git / GitHub | Puppet |
| CI/CD Pipelines | Config Management |
| Linux Kickstart | SSH / SFTP / SCP |
| Apache / IIS | VirtualBox / VMware |
| Vagrant / OpenStack | Package Management |
Web, Content & Publishing Systems
- Cinnamon Static-Site Generator: Designed and developed a custom static-site generation and content-compilation system for a large structured website.
- Automated content compilation, reusable content blocks, navigation hierarchies, metadata, structured JSON-LD schemas, snippets, and site-wide consistency.
- Developed publishing utilities that transform compiled website content into HTML and Markdown optimized for external publishing workflows such as Substack.
- Automated article extraction, title handling, image URL conversion, output generation, and publishing-directory management.
- Engineered custom image annotation, formatting, conversion, optimization, and web-asset tooling.
AI-Integrated Development
- Incorporate modern AI tools directly into the software-development lifecycle for requirements exploration, architecture design, implementation, debugging, refactoring, documentation, content transformation, and iterative enhancement.
- Utilize AI as an engineering multiplier while retaining absolute, hands-on control of system architecture, core code, testing routines, deployment pipelines, and operational decisions.
Engineering Practices
| Agile / Scrum | REST / SOAP APIs |
| CI/CD Pipelines | Configuration Management |
| System Integration | MVC / Web Architecture |
| Change Management | Requirements Gathering |
| Root-Cause Analysis | Repeatable Deployment |
Work Experience
Adam Fistler
South Jersey / Philadelphia Region
Independent Technology, Software & Automation Development
2019 – Present
- Independent development and engineering work spanning Linux, Python, Ruby, web applications, automation, databases, static-site generation, publishing systems, image processing, APIs, and custom software tooling.
- Designed and maintained Cinnamon and associated toolsets used to manage, compile, publish, and maintain website content.
- Built custom applications capturing Aztec barcodes from scanned/mobile photos, running OCR extraction, and feeding relational databases for web-based data visualization.
General Dynamics
Egg Harbor Township, NJ
Senior Integration Engineer
Jun 2019 – Aug 2019
- FAA hardware and software integration, nationwide deployment support, Ruby / Python / Bash automation, Kickstart, bare-metal provisioning, deployment, troubleshooting, and system integration.
Wells Fargo
Philadelphia, PA
Operations System Engineer 5
Feb 2018 – Jun 2019
- Developed Puppet modules and Ruby / Bash automation for enterprise deployment and configuration management. Supported onboarding, infrastructure automation, and operational engineering.
Comcast
Philadelphia, PA
Operations Analyst / DevOps
Jun 2015 – Feb 2018
- Developed internal applications, API utilities, GitHub-based workflows, automation, and operational tooling using scripting and web technologies (including the Leprecorn Integration Proxy and GitHub Self-Service Portal).
Power Home Remodeling Group
Chester, PA
System Integration Engineer
Sep 2014 – Jun 2015
- Integrated third-party and open-source systems, developed API integrations and Ruby modules, managed Ubuntu repositories and packages, and worked with Puppet, Git, Rails, and troubleshooting of complex integrations.
MICROS
Columbia, MD
Senior Tools Developer
Apr 2012 – Sep 2014
- Developed enterprise hosting, monitoring, automation, provisioning, reporting, and change-management tooling, including the Oasis Datacenter Portal and centralized infrastructure data systems.
Comcast Converged Products
Philadelphia, PA
Senior DevOps Engineer
Feb 2012 – Apr 2012
- Supported development environments, Git workflows, Bamboo, Capistrano, deployment processes, and QA support.
CSC
Egg Harbor Township, NJ
Senior System Engineer / Tech Lead
Jun 2009 – May 2011
- FAA Traffic Flow Management System engineering and technical leadership. Developed Linux Kickstart and web automation, inventory and barcode systems, deployment tooling, and backup / restore processes.
Additional Experience
Millennial Media • FTI Consulting • Northrop Grumman • USi • ADC Telecom • Allied Signal
Earlier roles included systems engineering, software development, infrastructure support, automation, web development, and technical integration across telecommunications, consulting, media, government, and enterprise environments.
Professional Development
| Certificate in Information Technology | Western School of Technology |
| Java for Structured Programmers | Sun Microsystems |
| JBoss Introduction to J2EE | Sun Microsystems |
| Programming with .NET Framework in C# | Microsoft |
| Advanced Web Application Development with C# | Microsoft |
| Puppet Fundamentals & Practitioner | Puppet Labs |
| Competent Communicator | Toastmasters International |