Adam is Data Architect for DataScale, Inc. He is a seasoned data professional with experience designing & developing large-scale, high-volume database systems. Adam previously spent four years as Senior Data Engineer for Expedia building a distributed Hotel Search using Cassandra 1.1 in AWS. Having worked with Cassandra since version 0.8, he was early to recognize the value Cassandra adds to Enterprise data storage. Adam is also a DataStax Certified Cassandra Developer.