Adam Campbell

Technical Leader
Huntsville, AL
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linkedin.com/in/ajlcampbell
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github.com/hotmeteor
Accomplished technology executive that has led teams in building scalable platforms in HR tech, proptech, and fintech companies at various stages. Experienced at building scalable platforms that deliver significant value.
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Work Experience

Clair

VP of Technology
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Jan 2021 - Current

Clair is a digital banking app that gives you free access to your earnings, right when you want them. We’re currently launching the first free consumer lending product in the US within a digital banking platform.

Assumed a pivotal role in shaping and advancing the company's technological landscape by joining as the company’s first technical leader.

  • Contributed to the successful Series A funding round, securing $20M in investment capital to fuel our growth and innovation.
  • Led the strategic initiative to attain SOC 2 Type II certification, ensuring robust data security and compliance standards, bolstering trust among clients and partners.
  • Orchestrated the expansion of the technology team, strategically scaling it by 400%, while fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation, and excellence.
  • Oversaw the deployment of end-to-end security and performance monitoring that allowed the team to ship products more securely and efficiently

Spur

Chief Technology Officer, co-founder
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Apr 2017 - Dec 2020

Spur was an HCM & Payroll platform focused on improving the lives of hourly workers.

As Spur CTO and co-founder, I led a Product Development team of 25-30 engineers, QA analysts, and designers who were responsible for building an extensive HCM, Payroll, and Time & Attendance platform that supported over 100 customers and ran payroll in excess of $60M.

Spur successfully raised Alabama's largest Series A round at $15M in early 2019 to fund the development of the platform.

  • Worked in tandem with the CEO to articulate the corporate and product vision and bring it to market
  • Managed and mentored key product and development team leaders
  • Involved in Series A capital raise preparation and investor pitch sessions
  • Cultivated partnerships with third-party benefit providers to embed revenue-generating products within our apps
  • Lead initiative to move entire organization to SOC 2 Type 1 compliance

Appleton Talent

Lead Architect
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Jun 2016 - Apr 2017

Appleton Talent was a highly successful education staffing company that operated throughout the Southeastern USA.

  • Developed and launched the flagship RoleCall scheduling and dispatching product from the ground up, and later lead the technical direction of the development team.
  • Built and deployed a high-performing phone, SMS, and email dispatching system to alert 1000s of employees about daily jobs
  • Managed three team leaders who oversaw a team of 16
  • Represented the product and corporate technical direction in investor presentations and discussions
  • Played a key role in re-organizing Spur as an independent company of Appleton, who Spur took on as a customer

Appleton lives on as Spur Staffing (https://spurstaffing.com/)

Solid Earth

Lead Developer / Product Owner
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Sep 2012 - May 2015

Managed the technical direction of Solid Earth’s flagship product, Spring, a consumer-centric MLS platform.

Solid Earth, and the Spring platform, were acquired by FBS in Dec 2017 (https://www.reso.org/blog/fbs-acquires-solid-earths-spring-software-platform-achieve-powerful-industry-vision/)

Education

University of Guelph

BAH History
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Sep 2001 - May 2005

Projects

Skills

  • Team Leadership
  • Technical Strategy
  • Product Management
  • Software Design
  • Business Strategy