About

Adrian Vital is a highly skilled Lead Software Engineer with over 6 years of relevant experience in implementing smart business solutions and solving complex problems using the Atlassian product suite. Currently working at Fitch Ratings, Adrian leads a talented team of developers and system administrators, ensuring that all projects are delivered to the highest standards. Adrian has previously worked as an independent consultant and Jira & Confluence Administrator at Windstream Communications. In these roles, he was responsible for the day-to-day management and administration of JIRA, including developing and improving workflows, custom fields, dashboards, reports, security schemes, and user management. He also configured, managed, and provided support for Atlassian JIRA Software and Confluence, responding to day-to-day support requests and troubleshooting common Jira/Confluence issues. Adrian also led new project development within Jira and Confluence, creating, maintaining, and customizing complex project configurations, including workflows, pre- & post-functions, conditions, and validators. Adrian holds a degree in Business Administration from Southern Wesleyan University, as well as Adult and Continuing Education Courses from Greenville Technical College and Public Relations Journalism from Bob Jones University. He has a strong technical background, with expertise in software engineering, SQL, test, and MySQL. Adrian is passionate about promoting adoption and best practices of Atlassian tools, onboarding teams to Agile frameworks, and providing end-user agile coaching, training, and support. He has extensive experience in extending Jira functionality using add-ons such as Tempo, Structure, JSU, Mobility for Jira, and Adaptavist ScriptRunner. He has also performed data migrations from Excel, SQL, MySQL, MS Access, SharePoint, QuickBase, and Smartsheet to Jira, working with IT and Database Administrator teams to deploy and test new versions of Jira/Confluence and plug-ins to ensure compatibility. Overall, Adrian is a highly skilled and experienced Lead Software Engineer with a deep understanding of the Atlassian product suite and a passion for delivering high-quality projects to clients.