Adam Phillipps

About Adam Phillipps

I’m a systems architect and engineer working across infrastructure, AI, and real-time data — helping teams ship smarter, safer, and faster where complexity lives.Over the past 15+ years, I’ve built and scaled backend systems, developer platforms, ML pipelines, and internal tools that improve velocity without adding risk. I specialize in turning messy systems into stable, usable foundations — whether that’s modernizing infra, deploying real-time data systems, or helping a team cut through the noise on AI.Lately, I’ve been building a production-grade AI Enablement Program to help engineers and non-technical folks build real-world AI intuition without the bloat. It’s tiered, precision-tuned, and designed for impact — not churn.Whether I’m advising, prototyping, or helping a good team move faster, my goal is simple: make systems work better — for people.

Experience

1. CTO & Co-founder

   Ngage

   May 2020 — Present · Salt Lake City, UT, US

   At Ngage, we are on a mission to empower small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) to focus on what they do best—delivering exceptional ideas and products—by removing the burdens of administrative, logistical, and operational challenges. We recognize that SMBs often face significant gaps in expertise and resources, making it difficult to operate efficiently, scale safely, and stay resilient in a competitive landscape.Our innovative products and services bridge those gaps by providing clear insights into operational inefficiencies, potential risks, and opportunities to streamline or automate processes. Whether it\'s understanding where to improve, solving immediate issues, or planning for long-term growth, we deliver actionable answers so SMBs can thrive.As a woman- and veteran-owned business, our foundation is built on the principles of excellence, respect, continuous learning, integrity, and collaboration. Together, we’re not just building businesses—we’re building a better future.

Education

• Salt Lake Community College

  Associate’s Degree, Computer Science

  2013 — 2014

Skills

• Windows
• Software Quality Assurance
• Quality Assurance
• Nginx
• Go
• Amazon Web Services (Aws)
• Agile Methodologies
• Ruby on Rails
• Microsoft Sql Server
• Test Automation
• Project Management
• Programming
• Microsoft Office
• Sql
• Visio
• Linux
• Testing
• Rspec
• Software Documentation
• Microsoft Word
• Team Leadership
• Databases
• Phusion Passenger
• Strategic Planning
• Html
• Ruby
• Mysql
• C#
• Git
• Powerpoint
• Microsoft Excel