Adam Lindsey
@adamlindsey
๐๐๐ญ๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง๐๐๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ & ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ง๐ญ-๐๐ง๐จ๐ฐ๐๐ฅ๐๐ค๐ | ๐๐๐ญ๐๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ค๐ฌ | ๐๐จ๐ฐ๐๐ซ ๐๐ | ๐๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐ฉ๐ก | ๐๐๐
What I'm looking for
I build ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ and ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐-๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐จ๐ฐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ that turn messy enterprise data into reliable insights and grounded automation. Most AI projects die between the demo and production - the agent hallucinates, RAG drifts, and the underlying data was never trustworthy. I fix the foundation so AI actually ships.
๐๐+ ๐ฒ๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐๐ญ๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง๐๐๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ญ๐ข๐๐ฌ. ๐๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ญ๐'๐ฌ data platform through hypergrowth to a $1B exit, and led analytics and data integration at Ryman Hospitality.
๐ซ๐๐๐ ๐ฌ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐
Cloud warehouses and lakehouses on Snowflake (Cortex AI, AISQL, Cortex Analyst, Cortex Search) and Databricks (Unity Catalog, Mosaic AI, Delta Lake). Transformations and semantic models in dbt. Orchestration with Dagster, Airflow, Prefect, Azure Data Factory. Ingestion through Fivetran, Airbyte, dlt, CDATA. Open table formats on Iceberg and Delta. Data quality and observability with Great Expectations and Monte Carlo. Infrastructure as code in Terraform.
๐จ๐ฐ ๐จ๐๐๐๐๐ & ๐ฎ๐๐๐จ๐ฐ
Production agents built on LangGraph, CrewAI, Claude Agent SDK, Microsoft Agent Framework (Semantic Kernel + AutoGen), Pydantic AI. LLM integrations across Claude (Opus, Sonnet), GPT-4o and o-series, Gemini, Llama, Mistral. MCP (Model Context Protocol) servers for governed tool and data access. RAG systems with hybrid search, reranking, agentic retrieval, and evaluation harnesses. Vector stores including Pinecone, Qdrant, Weaviate, Chroma, pgvector. Observability and evals through LangSmith, Langfuse, Arize.
๐ฉ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐บ๐๐๐๐๐๐ & ๐ฉ๐ฐ
Integrations across NetSuite, Shopify, Salesforce, AXS, HubSpot, marketing platforms, and custom APIs. Power BI semantic models, governed metric layers, and natural-language interfaces over warehouse data.
๐๐ซ๐จ๐๐ฅ๐๐ฆ๐ฌ ๐ ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฏ๐ - AI prototypes that fail in production, agents hallucinating without grounding, disconnected ERP/CRM/e-commerce data, fragile pipelines, dashboards no one trusts.
๐๐ฎ๐ญ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐๐ฌ - AI agents grounded in clean enterprise data, 30โ50% reduction in manual reporting, production reliability with evals and guardrails built in, a single source of truth for both humans and agents.
๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐ข๐ญ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ - Snowflake or Databricks platform modernization, AI agent development, RAG and knowledge base builds, MCP server development, system integrations feeding BI and AI workloads, Power BI semantic layer rebuilds.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Data Architect & AI Engineer
Lindsey Consulting Services
Jan 2018 - Present (8 years 5 months)
Designed and delivered modern data platforms on Snowflake and Databricks, using dbt semantic layers, Azure Data Factory/Dagster orchestration, and Iceberg/Delta lakehouse patterns. Built agentic AI systems with LangGraph, CrewAI, and the Claude Agent SDK, including MCP server development, governed RAG pipelines, and AI-into-BI integrations via Snowflake Cortex Analyst and Databricks Genie.
Director of Analytics
Ryman Hospitality Properties
Feb 2023 - Mar 2025 (2 years 1 month)
Owned end-to-end data integrations across NetSuite, Shopify, and AXS, building automated ETL pipelines and a shared KPI layer for finance, marketing, and retail. Reduced manual reporting by 40%, enabled segmentation-ready data supporting 35% e-commerce revenue growth, and improved event forecast accuracy by 15% across the entertainment portfolio.
Head of Analytics
Byte
Jan 2019 - Jun 2021 (2 years 5 months)
Built byte's analytics infrastructure by migrating legacy ETL to Azure SQL and then to a Snowflake + Fivetran + dbt stack, cutting annual database costs by $300K (30%) and improving query performance by 50%. Developed multi-touch attribution models that reduced marketing CPA by 25%, increased marketing ROI by 40%, and helped drive the company toward a ~$1B valuation.
Director of Analytics
American Addiction Centers
Feb 2017 - Sep 2018 (1 year 7 months)
Centralized marketing, call-centre, and EMR data in Azure SQL with automated ETL, supporting 40+ stakeholders across sales, finance, marketing, and clinical teams via Power BI. Deployed predictive call-routing and lead-scoring that increased patient enrollment conversions by 18%, reduced patient acquisition cost by 30%, and improved lead-to-admission conversion by 20%.
Analytics Manager
American Addiction Centers
Feb 2015 - Jan 2017 (1 year 11 months)
Established the companyโs first centralized analytics department and implemented data governance to ensure accuracy, consistency, and security. Built a call-centre predictive analytics platform that drove sales revenue increases of 85%, 140%, and 95% in the first three months post-launch, and reduced manual reporting by 80% after migrating reporting to a unified Azure + Power BI stack.
Digital Marketing Strategist
Gannett (USA Today Network)
Mar 2012 - Feb 2015 (2 years 11 months)
Led digital marketing strategy across 26 regional markets, improving regional digital performance and lead generation with advanced SEO/SEM tactics. Automated KPI tracking via call analytics and multi-channel performance metrics, improving cost-per-lead insights and supporting smarter budget allocation.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
Southern Polytechnic State University (Kennesaw State University)
Bachelor of Science, Information Technology
Earned a B.S. in Information Technology from Southern Polytechnic State University (now Kennesaw State University).
Tech stack
Software and tools used professionally
Airbyte
Fivetran
GitHub
GitHub Actions
Salesforce
PySpark
dbt
Shopify
Node.js
Google Analytics
Databricks
Terraform
React
JavaScript
Python
HubSpot
Gemini
GraphQL
TypeScript
Docker
Airflow
K2
GuardRails
Marketo
NetSuite
SQL
Dagster
Apache Iceberg
Qdrant
LlamaIndex
Ollama
Weaviate
AutoGen
Pydantic
Foundry
Pinecone
Hightouch
CrewAI
Monte Carlo
Dify
Delta Lake
vLLM
Great Expectations
Langfuse
Bash
pgvector
Agentic
LangGraph
LangSmith
SQLMesh
OpenRouter
DeepSeek
Mastra
Qwen
Increase
Unity Catalog
Factory
Remote
Jan
Celigo
Azure AI Foundry
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