Adam BlansettSenior Full-Stack & AI Engineer
Senior engineer for founders & growing teams · 10+ years in banking, healthcare & aviation

Your app works in the demo. I make it work in production.

I'm Adam Blansett. I help founders and small teams build, fix, and scale web, mobile, and AI software—without the agency markup or the six-month rebuild.

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Adam Blansett - Senior Full-Stack & AI Engineer
Fixed scope · Fixed price · 48 business hours

Not sure what's wrong? Start with a 48-hour audit.

Give me repo access. In two business days you get a prioritized fix list covering architecture, security, reliability, and deployment—plus a 45-minute walkthrough call. No open-ended discovery.

  • What will break first under real traffic
  • Security and secret-handling gaps
  • Slow queries and reliability risks
  • A ranked, code-level fix list
Fixed fee
$2,500

Credited toward any follow-on project.

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Strict NDA. Candid, code-level findings—not a slide deck.

10+ Years
Enterprise Engineering
20+ Systems
Production Platforms Built
Millions
Auth & Message Events
4 to 20+
Engineers Led & Mentored

Cross-Sector Track Record

Proven Architecture in Mission-Critical Environments

Real-world systems must survive unreliable networks, peak load spikes, and strict regulatory standards. I bring battle-tested experience from demanding enterprise domains.

Banking & FinTech

Spring Boot services on Fifth Third Bank’s authorization team, part of the authentication infrastructure behind the bank’s logins, with SSO, identity integrations, and HashiCorp Vault secrets management.

Aviation & Logistics

Node.js APIs for GE Aviation maintenance and fleet data with ~95% automated test coverage, logistics software at LeanCor, and three years administering RabbitMQ across thousands of queues.

Healthcare & Government Programs

Laravel and Angular applications at CareStar used to determine eligibility for government services, with framework modernization and database performance work in a regulated environment.

Production AI & LLMs

Self-hosted open-source LLMs (Llama, Qwen, DeepSeek) on llama.cpp, LoRA fine-tuning, and model distillation pipelines, plus structured output validation and evaluation suites.

How We Can Work Together

Three ways to get started

Every engagement starts with one of these. The full technical scope lives on the service pages.

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Fix it

For apps that break under real traffic, have grown brittle, or need an honest health check.

Production triage · Codebase audits · Modernization

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Build it

Web and mobile MVPs, from idea to app store — designed for production from day one.

Full-stack web (Next.js) · Mobile (Flutter) · MVP builds

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Automate it

AI features and integrations that save your team hours — without hallucinated outputs or runaway token bills.

AI & LLM integration · Workflow automation · APIs & event queues

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What you can expect

How I approach working together, from the first conversation through delivery.

  • Clear next steps

    You'll know what I recommend, why it matters, and what comes next.

  • Practical trade-offs

    We'll weigh fixes, rebuilds, and simpler alternatives before adding complexity.

  • Direct communication

    You'll work directly with the engineer doing the work, not through an account manager.

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An engineering perspective

These testimonial-style statements illustrate my engineering approach. They are sample copy, not verified customer feedback.

  • Full-Stack Engineering

    Adam takes a thoughtful approach to software development, considering the entire application rather than just individual features. He focuses on building solutions that are practical, maintainable, and ready to evolve with business needs.

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    Not a customer endorsement.

  • AI Engineering and Automation

    Adam approaches AI from an engineering perspective, focusing on practical applications, useful integrations, and workflows that solve real problems rather than adopting technology for its own sake.

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  • Backend and API Development

    Adam understands the importance of reliable backend systems and well-designed APIs. His approach considers architecture, integration, and maintainability alongside the immediate requirements of a project.

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  • Technical Problem-Solving

    Adam breaks complex technical challenges into manageable parts and works systematically toward solutions. He considers the underlying causes of problems instead of relying on quick fixes.

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  • Cloud and Systems Engineering

    Adam considers the infrastructure behind an application as carefully as the application itself. Reliability, deployment, security, and long-term maintainability are important parts of his engineering approach.

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  • Software Architecture

    Adam looks at how the different components of a system fit together, helping guide technical decisions with the bigger picture in mind. His focus is on building software that can be maintained and extended over time.

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Engineering Approach

End-to-End Ownership, Grounded in Production Reality

Full-Stack Delivery

Owning projects from database schema design and API contracts to responsive frontends, state management, and CI/CD pipelines.

Practical AI Integration

Transforming LLMs into reliable features via strict structured schemas, evaluation suites, deterministic fallbacks, and cost controls.

Offline-First Mobile

Flutter cross-platform apps with local SQLite storage, optimistic updates, and background conflict resolution that thrive offline.

Reliable Cloud Systems

Pragmatic static-first hosting, serverless workers, idempotent webhooks, and production security headers without bloated cloud bills.

Featured Work

Real-World Engineering Case Studies

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Featured Work
Production Web Platform; Mobile Apps in Development

Divinari

Faith-integrated language learning and cultural heritage platform across mobile and web.

Role: Lead Full-Stack, Mobile & Systems Engineer

A production faith-integrated language-learning platform demonstrating mobile, web, AI, cloud, localization, and subscription engineering.

FlutterDartNext.js
All 10 technologies used in Divinari
TypeScriptFirebaseOffline-Capable DesignAI IntegrationLocalizationSubscription IntegrationSEO & Content Infrastructure
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Featured Work
Internal / Proprietary Engineering Project

Growth & Content Automation Engine

Proprietary automation platform for scalable, quality-focused content operations.

Role: Product Engineer

An internal engineering project demonstrating AI-assisted SEO workflows, localized content operations, analytics, and scalable publishing infrastructure.

AI-Assisted WorkflowsSEO AutomationProgrammatic Content
All 7 technologies used in Growth & Content Automation Engine
LocalizationAnalyticsQuality ControlsWeb Infrastructure
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Philosophy

Software is an Asset, Not a Liability

Writing code is the easiest part of engineering; maintaining it, scaling it, and ensuring it delivers measurable business value is the real challenge.

Simplicity Over Resume-Driven Design

I choose architectural patterns that match the actual problem. A well-structured static site or modular monolith often outperforms an unmanageable microservice cluster.

Production Reliability First

Code that only works on a local machine is incomplete. Automated tests, type safety, idempotent workflows, and deterministic deployments guarantee continuous uptime.

Commercial & Product Awareness

Engineering exists to solve user problems and power sustainable businesses. Technical decisions must protect runway, accelerate iteration, and derisk delivery.

Technical Writing

Insights on Systems, AI & Mobile Architecture

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Software Architecture
15 min read

How to Assess Technical Debt Across an Application Portfolio Before Modernization

Learn how to inventory applications, quantify technical debt, evaluate operational risks, and build a defensible modernization roadmap before rewriting.

Technical DebtApplication PortfolioLegacy ModernizationSoftware ArchitectureModernization RoadmapRisk Assessment
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Ready to Discuss Your Project?

Whether you need to build a new product from scratch, audit an existing codebase, or implement high-stakes AI features, let’s schedule a 30-minute introductory consultation.

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