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Adam Esch

@adamesch

Systems engineer building enterprise identity and virtualization systems, plus an AI platform for personal model training.

United States

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What I'm looking for

I'm seeking a systems engineering or technical architecture role where I can bring together my experience in enterprise infrastructure, identity management, and automation.

At VMware, I designed Active Directory integrations with Workspace ONE Access and SSO federation workflows using SAML and OIDC. I also automated training-tenant provisioning with Python and REST API integrations.

At LincolnInvestment, I maintained server and network infrastructure and administered Cisco UCS and VMware vCenter environments. I also provisioned SAN storage for enterprise applications.

I'm architecting an e-commerce platform for WellfordGallery, implementing a Shopify storefront with integrated print fulfillment and building a digital asset management workflow.

On ÆshEternal, I participated in Perplexity’s Billion Dollar Build competition and developed a narrative game architecture that exports structured data for AI model training. I assembled a training corpus and deployed a local inference stack with persistent memory.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Assistant Manager

Current

QuikTrip

Jan 2024 - Present (2 years 9 months)

Managed overnight operations for a high-traffic retail location, ensuring facility upkeep, inventory stocking, and food safety compliance during unsupervised shifts. Delivered customer service and resolved operational incidents as the sole on-site staff member.

Operations Management Customer Service Inventory Management Food Safety Compliance Incident resolution

Operations Engineer

Lincoln Investment

Jan 2023 - Jan 2025 (2 years)

Maintained operational readiness of server and network infrastructure for a $40B/year SEC-regulated firm, performing server patching, application support, and network troubleshooting across 3 data centers and 20+ branch offices. Administered Cisco UCS and VMware vCenter environments, provisioning virtualized workloads and managing SAN storage resources.

Server Patching Network Troubleshooting Cisco UCS VCenter SAN Storage Scrum Infrastructure Administration

Identity Engineer

VMware

Jan 2018 - Jan 2022 (4 years)

Designed and documented Active Directory identity integration workflows into Workspace ONE Access, establishing directory synchronization and authentication patterns for training curricula. Architected SSO federation workflows enabling seamless authentication into third-party SaaS applications, and automated tenant provisioning using Python and REST API integration.

Active Directory Workspace ONE SSO SAML OIDC Python REST APIs Identity Federation

Deployment Engineer

VMware

Jan 2016 - Jan 2018 (2 years)

Authored and deployed virtual application (vApp) environments for hands-on training resources, supporting global infrastructure delivery. Administered and maintained Workspace ONE SaaS environments, performing platform upgrades, configuration management, and health monitoring.

VApp Deployment Workspace ONE SaaS Administration Configuration Management Monitoring

Technical Support Engineer

VMware AirWatch

Jan 2015 - Jan 2016 (1 year)

Resolved Tier 2/Tier 3 Workspace ONE tickets for mid-sized to large enterprise customers, specializing in certificate-based authentication and PKI/SCEP troubleshooting in a high-volume call center environment.

Workspace ONE Certificate Based Authentication PKI SCEP Certificate Management Troubleshooting Customer Support

Radio Access Network Engineer

AT&T

Jan 2012 - Jan 2015 (3 years)

Triaged 40,000 monthly customer-reported network performance incidents across 3G/4G/5G infrastructure in the southeastern US, diagnosing connectivity and service degradation issues through root cause analysis to meet SLA-driven resolution targets.

Network Troubleshooting Root Cause Analysis SLA Management