About
Built by an Operator
Hunt Adaptive Solutions isn't a team of consultants who hand you a slide deck. It's led by someone who has designed production floors, written the code, raised the capital, and run the operations.
Founder
Jeff Hunt
Jeff brings over 20 years of experience spanning electrical engineering, manufacturing operations, food & beverage production, enterprise eCommerce, and custom software development. He's held roles from embedded systems engineer to VP of Operations to founder — and has shipped work at every level.
His career started in electrical and computer engineering at Ohio State, followed by seven years building embedded systems and security software on high-stakes programs requiring precision and reliability. From there, he moved into food & beverage — co-founding a craft distillery, designing and building brewery production facilities, and managing full operations from concept through production.
Most recently, Jeff led digital content automation at a Fortune 50 retailer, contributing to a $40M+ digital sales initiative. He built AI-driven content pipelines, vendor API integrations, and the Adaptive Suite — three production web applications for enterprise eCommerce and marketing that are in active use today.
Background
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Education
BS, Electrical & Computer Engineering — The Ohio State University
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Engineering
7 years in embedded systems, security software, and hardware engineering
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Operations
Founded and operated multiple food & beverage companies — distillery, brewery, restaurant
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Enterprise
Digital content automation at a Fortune 50 retailer, $40M+ initiative
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Software
Full-stack developer — React, Node.js, Python, PostgreSQL, AI/LLM integrations
The Difference
Why This Background Matters
Most consultants know one domain well. The value of Hunt Adaptive Solutions is pattern recognition across domains — seeing the same structural problems in a brewery that show up in an enterprise data pipeline, and knowing how to fix both.
We've been the operator
We've signed the leases, hired the teams, managed the P&L, and dealt with the 2am production failures. We understand the constraints you're working under because we've lived them.
We've been the engineer
We've written the firmware, built the databases, and deployed the production systems. When we scope a project, we know what's actually involved — not just what a requirements doc says.
We've been the founder
We've raised capital, built business plans, navigated regulations, and made the hard calls. We think about your problem like an owner, not a vendor.
We ship, not slide
Every engagement produces working systems — software, processes, infrastructure — not strategy decks. If it doesn't run in production, we haven't delivered.
Career Arc
The Path Here
Engineering Foundation
Electrical & Computer Engineering
BS from Ohio State, followed by seven years building embedded systems, security software, and hardware. Learned the discipline of building things that can't fail.
Operator & Founder
Food & Beverage Ventures
Co-founded and operated multiple food & beverage companies — a craft distillery, breweries, and restaurants. Managed everything from facility design and equipment procurement to production operations, quality control, and team leadership.
Enterprise Scale
Fortune 50 Digital Content Automation
Led digital content automation at a Fortune 50 retailer, building AI-driven content pipelines and vendor integrations as part of a $40M+ digital sales initiative. Managed cross-functional teams and delivered enterprise-scale software.
Current
Hunt Adaptive Solutions
Founded Hunt Adaptive Solutions to bring that full-stack experience — engineering, operations, and software — to businesses that need more than a single-discipline consultant. Currently shipping the Adaptive Suite and taking on new engagements.
Stay in the loop
Occasional insights on AI, automation, and building better operations. No fluff.
Let's talk about your problem
No pitch decks. No discovery phases that go nowhere. Just a direct conversation about what you need built.