The Cost of Dirty Data Is Real and Quantifiable
A data quality project quantified dirty data costs at $2.4 million annually across labor waste, decision delays, and direct errors reaching clients. Clean data is a measurable business expense.
Adam Mosley
I build systems that turn complexity into clarity — then document the thinking behind them.
Product-oriented leader with 8+ years developing, launching, and scaling digital platforms across the full product lifecycle. I've modernized enterprise systems, automated data workflows, managed portfolios of 1,000+ annual programs, and supported $1M+ in revenue through data-informed strategy. Currently building AI-powered tools and writing about systems, philosophy, and the human experience of building things.
8+
Years in Operations & Data
$1M+
Revenue Supported
30+
Products Launched
15K
Records Recovered & Rebuilt
9,000
Manual Steps Eliminated / Cycle
1,000+
Annual Programs Managed
Core Competencies
Product Development & Lifecycle
Directed development, enhancement, and launch of 30+ digital offerings. Defined product scope, delivery models, pricing, and go-to-market strategy. Built modular learning content and micro-credential pathways from concept through market delivery.
Product lifecycle, Requirements definition, Pricing strategy, Market analysis, Go-to-market planning
Platform Integration & Digital Transformation
Led enterprise platform implementations coordinating functional and technical requirements across IT, vendors, and engineering stakeholders. Integrated enrollment, communication, and credentialing workflows across 5+ systems. Designed automated badge and credential logic.
Canvas LMS, Modern Campus, Salesforce, Cirrus SSO, Apporto, Mailchimp, Power Automate
Data Operations & Analytics
Recovered and rebuilt a 15,000-record SQL database, restoring historical integrity and improving lead conversion. Designed automated data workflows and centralized datasets supporting enrollment, revenue, marketing, and executive reporting. Built dashboards for forecasting and performance tracking.
SQL, Advanced Excel, Power BI, ETL workflows, Data validation, Revenue modeling, Reporting automation
AI Engineering & Automation
Designed multi-agent orchestration systems and local LLM infrastructure. Built automation pipelines replacing hours of manual work with single CLI commands. Developed job application assistants, content publishing workflows, and SEC filing data pipelines processing 36,791 records.
Python, CrewAI, LangChain, FastAPI, Docker, LM Studio, Playwright, MCP
Program Management & Operations
Oversaw delivery of 1,000+ annual programs ensuring scalable operations and consistent quality. Built multi-system scheduling and payroll automation eliminating 9,000 manual interactions per cycle. Coordinated 15+ instructors and managed cross-functional execution across marketing, enrollment, and platform teams.
Jira, Confluence, SharePoint, Process automation, Vendor management, Stakeholder coordination
Financial Analysis & Revenue Strategy
Performed financial analysis, revenue modeling, and multi-year forecasting supporting $1M+ in gross revenue. Designed comprehensive pricing proposals and employer-sponsored training frameworks. Analyzed enrollment funnels to identify conversion gaps and optimize marketing spend.
Revenue modeling, Pricing strategy, Forecasting, Funnel analysis, IRS §127 frameworks
Experience
2025 – Present
Senior Assistant Director
Directing product development and launch of 30+ workforce offerings. Leading enterprise platform implementations across 5+ systems. Performing financial analysis and revenue modeling supporting $1M+ in gross revenue. Managing facility relocation and hybrid learning environment buildout.
2024 – Present
Co-Founder & Consultant
Launched consulting practice focused on small business operations and marketing systems. Established Jira-based project workflows, developed social media strategy, and built vendor outreach and communication systems for client engagements.
2022 – 2025
Senior Program Manager
Oversaw delivery of 1,000+ annual non-credit programs. Recovered and rebuilt a 15,000-record learner database. Built Canvas-based product components and micro-credential pathways. Streamlined instructor onboarding, payroll, and scheduling workflows across 15+ instructors. Scaled operations from 4 staff to 20+.
2018 – 2022
Program Coordinator / Business Support Specialist
Supported registration, logistics, and customer service for 1,000+ annual training sessions. Built a multi-system scheduling and payroll automation tool eliminating 9,000 manual data interactions per cycle. Improved communication workflows supporting 20,000+ annual student interactions.
2017 – 2018
Financial Advisor
Financial analysis, client reporting, regulatory documentation, and compliance.
Prior
Research Assistant / QA Tester
Data validation, QA testing protocols, technical documentation, and test script development in engineering environments.
Selected Case Studies
Cross-Cloud Architecture for Organizations That Refuse Lock-In
A cross-cloud architecture achieved portability across AWS, Azure, and GCP with 12% cost overhead while saving $1.4 million annually by restoring credible vendor negotiation leverage.
The Architecture of Migration: Moving Systems Without Losing Trust
A production system migration moved 4.7 million records over 16 weeks with zero data loss and zero unplanned downtime using dual-write patterns and automated reconciliation.
Recent Essays
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2 min Process
The psychology of deep work in the age of AI distraction
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4 min Data
Semantic Layers Are the Missing Piece in Most Data Architectures
A semantic layer reduced duplicate metric definitions from 34 to 1 per metric and decreased discrepancy tickets from 12 to 1 per month. Most organizations need one.
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6 min Data
The Data Quality Problem Is a Trust Problem
Data quality is a trust problem between producers and consumers. Organizations investing in relationship infrastructure resolve 73% more quality issues than those investing only in tooling.
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4 min Data
The Unstructured Data Problem Nobody Wants to Solve
An estimated 80% of enterprise data is unstructured, yet fewer than 15% of data teams can process it systematically. Organizations ignore the majority of their information assets.
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4 min Philosophy
Negative Capability in System Design: Remaining in Uncertainty
Keats's negative capability is the ability to remain in uncertainty. In system design, deferring decisions until the last responsible moment is a skill, not indecision. Premature commitment costs 3-5x.
Education
B.A. Psychology
University of Missouri-St. Louis · Expected 2026
Coursework in psychology, philosophy of science, and statistics. Pursuing Clinical Psychology PhD specializing in existential psychology.
Certificates
Excel Power User · SharePoint Collaboration Specialist · Power Automate Efficiency · Access Database Management
Research Interests
- Existential psychology and meaning-making through systems work
- Philosophy of technology, AI ethics, and automation
- Cognitive offloading and human-AI collaboration
- Religious anti-realism and Christian universalism
- Knowledge architecture and personal productivity systems
- Stoic practice applied to knowledge work and leadership
Technical Skills
PythonSQLFastAPIDocker
CrewAILangChainPlaywrightLM Studio
Advanced ExcelPower BIPower AutomateSharePoint
Salesforce CRMCanvas LMSModern Campus
JiraConfluenceGitWordPress
ReportLabPandasPostgreSQL
From the Notebook
🌱 Seedling
When to Stop Measuring: Diminishing Returns of Data Collection
Reducing a data collection footprint from 847 events to 312 increased analytical output quality by 25% while cutting storage and processing costs by 38%.
🌱 Seedling
The Consent Problem in Training Data
Fewer than 15% of major AI training datasets include data collected with explicit consent for machine learning use. The consent gap is one of data engineering's largest unresolved ethical questions.
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Service Mesh Complexity: When the Solution Becomes the Problem
Of 6 service mesh deployments evaluated, 4 added more complexity than they removed. Simpler patterns achieved 85% of mesh benefits at 20% of operational cost for organizations under 30 services.
🌱 Seedling
The Headless Architecture Pattern Beyond CMS
The headless architecture pattern reduced time-to-launch for new frontend experiences by 68%, extending beyond CMS to e-commerce, CRM, and internal tools serving 3 to 5 frontends from the same APIs.