Adam Cooper

Co-founder and technical lead for the largest network of divorce professionals, connecting therapists, mediators, attorneys, coaches, and financial specialists across the U.S. Built and scaled the platform’s directory, onboarding system, SEO infrastructure, and community tools that help professionals collaborate, gain referrals, and support clients more effectively.

Founder and technical lead of CaseTime, a legal-tech platform built for high-conflict divorce and custody matters. CaseTime helps individuals and legal teams document events, organize evidence, and generate clear, chronological timelines—transforming complex, emotionally charged situations into structured, defensible records. I lead all aspects of product architecture, engineering, and platform strategy, with a focus on secure data handling, usability under stress, and workflows that support accountability and clarity. CaseTime is designed to reduce chaos for families and professionals alike by replacing fragmented communication and ad-hoc documentation with a centralized, purpose-built system.

Launched and scaled a platform that has documented over 1,500 hours of supervised visitation, supporting parents, supervisors, and professionals in creating safer, more accountable family interactions. Built and managed all aspects of product development, operations, and client relationships.

I founded ArtCollection.io to provide a modern, cross-platform solution for managing art collections. The platform—available on iOS, Android, Mac, and Web—offers collectors an intuitive and secure way to organize, value, and track their artwork. I led end-to-end development across all platforms, building native iOS/Mac apps with SwiftUI, an Android app with Flutter, and a Web app with React. The backend is powered by Node.js, Express, MongoDB, and Firebase, ensuring real-time sync and scalable performance. ArtCollection.io is monetized through App Store subscriptions and Stripe, and has grown into a trusted tool used by collectors worldwide. I continue to oversee product direction, engineering, and overall platform growth.

As the Technical Co-Founder of Mannered Manes, I played a pivotal role in building and scaling the largest social network for the mens grooming community. My responsibilities encompass a broad range of technical and strategic areas, including: • Leading the development of the world's largest social network dedicated to men's grooming, focusing on fostering a supportive community. • Architecting and coding mobile applications using Swift, SwiftUI, and Flutter, ensuring a seamless, user-friendly experience across iOS and Android devices. • Designing and developing an admin dashboard with React, enabling efficient management and oversight of the platform's operations. • Building a robust backend infrastructure using Node.js, Express, and MongoDB, which supports scalable, high-performance services and data management. • Innovating revenue streams through the creation of a proprietary advertising management platform, directly contributing to the company's financial growth and sustainability. My role at Mannered Manes combines deep technical expertise with strategic vision, driving the platform's success and establishing it as a leader in the men's grooming community.

Staff Software Engineer on Shopify’s Point of Sale team, where I led the development of a shared React Native design system used across the POS application. The system standardized core UI components, interaction patterns, and theming, improving consistency, accessibility, and development velocity across multiple product surfaces. I worked closely with design, product, and platform teams to translate design primitives into scalable, production-ready components, while ensuring performance and reliability in high-throughput retail environments. My role focused on architecture, cross-team alignment, and raising the quality bar for mobile UI infrastructure used by merchants at scale.

As the Mobile Tech Lead at Threads, I played a pivotal role in advancing our mobile applications through a blend of feature innovation, performance enhancement, and the promotion of engineering excellence. I was at the helm of introducing critical features such as Chat, Search, Composer, Follow-Ups, and Reactions, driving both the technical and strategic direction of these initiatives. Under my leadership, the iOS team transitioned to more streamlined CI/CD practices, significantly improving our efficiency and build quality by integrating Bitrise and leveraging modern dependency management solutions. This shift not only enhanced our development process but also reinforced our commitment to adopting cutting-edge technologies. A key highlight of my time at Threads was cultivating a culture of collaboration and open knowledge exchange. I led by example, actively engaging in cross-functional discussions, spearheading project initiatives, and sharing valuable insights with the team, thereby fostering an environment where continuous learning and mutual support were paramount. I was instrumental in managing multiple application releases, upholding the highest quality standards through meticulous QA testing and promptly addressing critical issues to deliver a superior user experience. Additionally, I championed significant UI/UX advancements by adopting SwiftUI and focusing on features that would help improve performance and drive user engagement. My tenure at Threads Inc. was characterized by a steadfast dedication to technical excellence, innovation, and the successful collaboration that underpinned the launch and continuous improvement of the Threads mobile applications.

• Lead development of iOS applications used for mobile ordering and front of house operations. • Created several internal, iOS frameworks used to power network requests and UI components. • Authored architectural design and technical specifications for core modules. • Lead transformation of software into a licensable product for third parties.

• Worked with 2 iOS Engineers to manage 6 applications used by over 200 million registered users. • Created coding standards to improve and organize SKOUT codebase • Refactored several features including Networking Manager, Chat, Caching, Persistence, and Location. • Architected custom round-robin caching layer that helped increase ad revenue. • Created internal debugging tools for mobile advertisement SDKs.

• Launched Pixifly, a mobile application that was featured in Wired, Yahoo Tech, Tech Crunch, Digital Trends, The Daily Dot, Houston Chronicle, Journalism.co.uk, and many more. • Participated in one of the nation’s top tech accelerators, The Brandery (Cincinnati, OH). • Managed customer support, social media, public relations, marketing, product development, and product management.

The Wolff Center for Entrepreneurship (WCE) at the University of Houston C. T. Bauer College of Business prepares students to assume leadership roles in the business world, teaching them how to run their own business from the inception of an idea through its implementation. WCE was founded as a Center in 1991 and established in 1995 as a Major in Entrepreneurship under the Bachelor of Business Administration degree by the Texas State Committee for Higher Education.