Website Tour
Adam Kooyer joined the Uptown Rotary Club in August 2024 and has been actively contributing to the club's goals in many ways. He’s backed up the Program department and wrangled guests, jumped in on planning committees, and offered fresh ideas. He’s also volunteered at Ella Baker for Every Meal and Joyce Food Shelf.
Adam's first job (not working for his dad's insulation business) was as an Actor in a theater production put on by the Headwaters Society in northern Minnesota. At one time he had aspirations to become an actor--until he learned he'd be broke most of the time. He began studying Communications and English in college eventually pivoting to technology when the IT industry was heating up in the mid-1990s.
Adam's IT career began with "Project Gold" at Bell Atlantic Business Systems, supporting the brand-new Windows 95 operating system on Compaq computers. Over the years he's adapted to waves of evolving technology and carved out a career path that led him to IDEMIA--an identity services company. Having spent a large portion of his career working for this company in its many iterations, Adam has had the opportunity to travel the world for many biometric and identity implementations and demonstrations.
He currently works as a Cloud Platform Engineer and Team Lead, building secure, scalable identity systems that help protect the identities of hundreds of thousands of people.
On the side, Adam enjoys traveling to Hawaii, listening to a wide variety of music, singing Karaoke, video games, and graphic design (including creating logos and products for small businesses and personal projects). A longtime enthusiast of vintage coin operated games, he restores arcade and pinball machines and is the former producer and host of RcadeRadio, an arcade related podcast he produced for seven years.
Adam’s mix of creativity and technical experience is well-suited for his role as Public Image Relations Chair. While not a web designer by trade, he has spent years exploring web standards, modern design practices, and technologies. This hands-on curiosity has allowed him to contribute meaningfully to the Uptown Rotary Club’s digital presence, including the redesign of its website and content.