# Adam Kalachman

> Tech Lead / Manager at Waymo

Location: San Jose, California, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/adamkalachman

## Work Experience
### Tech Lead / Manager @ Waymo
Jan 2019 – Present | Mountain View, CA

### Staff Software Engineer @ Waymo
Jan 2016 – Present | Mountain View, CA
Simulation for autonomous vehicles (see https://www.engadget.com/2017/08/23/waymo-virtual-world-carcraft/)

### Software Engineer, Google Crisis Response @ Google
Jan 2013 – Jan 2016 | Mountain View, CA
-Team lead for Public Alerts in Mountain View (2016)
-Ingestion, visualization, and evaluation of earthquake and tropical storm information on Google Search and Now (e.g. search for "earthquakes")
-Full-stack development for Public Alerts landing pages (e.g. https://www.google.org/publicalerts/alert?aid=56a3f99a577c01cf&a=158fc5d4&hl=en)
-Ingestion and visualization of Public Alerts geometry on Crisis Maps (e.g. https://google.org/publicalerts)
-Android development for medical records system, in collaboration with MSF (Doctors Without Borders) designed for Ebola treatment centers (https://projectbuendia.org/)

### Software Developer @ Mentor Graphics
Jan 2011 – Jan 2013
Development of digital security API's and examples in Java and C++. Development of and consultation for security policies, particularly regarding key and certificate management. Threat analysis and security auditing.
Creation and management of software installations, packaging and configuration of third-party tools into standard environment.

### Build Engineer (Intern) @ Mentor Graphics
Jan 2009 – Jan 2011
Develop and debug internal build and release management (BRM) software for Mentor SDD, using primarily PHP, Perl, MySQL, and Java

Debug issues with Configurator, used to manage Mentor products when multiple are installed on the same computer, using C++

Write scripts to supplement and/or expedite Mentor BRM procedures, using primarily Perl

### Instructor @ Career Education Center
Jan 2006 – Jan 2010
Worked as an instructor at the Career Education Center (CEC), teaching courses in Access, Excel, PowerPoint, Netscape Composer, HTML, Visual Basic, and Windows Movie Maker to home-schooled children and adults
 
Maintained the CEC's website

Edited some of the CEC's instructional manuals

### Software Intern @ Streamline Automation, LLC
Jan 2008 – Jan 2008
Modified the open-source document management system Alfresco to meet company needs

Overhauled internal timekeeping system, with emphasis on speed and security

Tested ZigBee wireless networking modules


## Education
### MS in Computer Science
The University of Alabama in Huntsville

### BS in Computer Science, Mathematics
The University of Alabama in Huntsville


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/adam-kalachman-407a1423

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Last updated: 2026-04-12