# Adam Alston

> Software Engineer | Researcher

Location: Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill Area, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/adamalston

Building the future.

Experienced in Frontend, Full-stack, and DevOps engineering. Currently learning and experimenting with AI/ML.

Expertise:
• Frontend: React, Angular, Next.js, TypeScript, JavaScript, Node.js, HTML5, CSS3, SASS/SCSS, jQuery
• Backend: Java, Python, JavaScript
• DevOps: Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift, Jenkins, Travis CI, Cypress.io, Selenium, Perforce, Bash, Python, CI/CD, Linux
• Cloud Platforms: AWS, GCP, Azure, IBM Cloud

## Work Experience
### Advisory Software Engineer @ IBM
Jan 2023 – Present
Full-Stack and DevOps

DataPower
API Connect

### Software Engineer @ IBM
Jan 2021 – Jan 2023 | San Francisco Bay Area
Full-Stack and DevOps

DataPower
IBM Cloud Satellite

### DevOps Engineer @ Insight Data Science
Jan 2020 – Jan 2020 | San Francisco Bay Area
• Developed a dashboard to provide system’s metrics for CI/CD pipelines running in the cloud to enable auditors and operation’s personnel to quickly assess the health of mission‐critical infrastructure.
• Engineered Overwatch, an AWS monitoring tool using Docker, Prometheus, and Grafana that can be set up in minutes to monitor CI/CD pipelines in the cloud.
• Collaborated on KubeSat, a tool that deploys Kubernetes on AWS manually using Terraform and Ansible for more control over K8's clusters in the cloud.

### Research Assistant, Cybersecurity @ UNC Department of Computer Science
Jan 2020 – Jan 2020 | Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States
• Explored online privacy in relation to the 120% growth in digital fingerprinting since 2016.
• Cross-validated password strength on a 7000-point dataset and discovered that roughly 35% of passwords can be trivially defeated, identifying ineffective password security practices.
• Architected 5 vulnerability exploits in Linux VMs to demonstrate modern attack vectors.

### Research Assistant, Accessibility @ UNC Department of Computer Science
Jan 2019 – Jan 2019 | Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States
• Created web apps, tools, and games to help pediatric patients affected by brain injuries.
• Developed Summarizer, a full stack web app and browser extension to consolidate web articles by 75-99% into a digestible summary with one click. - Created voice-controlled Poker with audio feedback for visually impaired players.
• Transitioned 4 games to keyboard controls for players with limited mobility/ dexterity.

### QA Engineer @ Self Employed
Jan 2015 – Jan 2019
• Conducted product design reviews for 12 apps during the SDLC and documented 200+ software defects involving program content, functionality, and output using Jira.
• Automated manual testing protocols with Jest and XCTest by writing more than 100 tests.


## Education
### Bachelor of Science - BS in Computer Science
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

### Associate of Science - AS in Natural Sciences
Central Carolina Community College

### Associate of Arts - AA in Art/Art Studies, General
Central Carolina Community College


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/adam-alston
- Website: https://www.adamalston.com/

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Last updated: 2026-03-29