Who I Am
I'm Zac Acker. I build enterprise integrations, lead technical teams, and obsess over how technology should actually serve the people using it.
For the last decade, that's meant Workday, data pipelines, automation, and the messy middle ground where business strategy meets production code. I write software, design systems, coach developers, and ship things that work.
I am also building something bold with:
What I Do
I've spent 10+ years building the systems that connect enterprise platforms to each other and to the people who depend on them. Most of that work lives in Workday, but the principles carry: understand the data, respect the downstream consumers, automate what shouldn't be manual.
My expertise includes:
- 10+ years orchestrating enterprise software and SaaS solutions
- 7+ years deep in Workday Integrations Development
- Internal tools and automations built with production-grade architecture
- Hands-on code and hands-on leadership, same person
Workday Integrations
I design, build, and maintain Workday integrations from initial architecture through production support. Studio, EIBs, Core Connectors, Document Transforms, BIRTs, calculated fields. If it touches Workday data, I've probably built the pipe.
Automation and AI
Building AI-powered development accelerators that turn specs into working code. Current focus: automating BIRT report development through Claude Code, from spec ingestion to XML generation to XSD validation. The goal is eliminating the repetitive 80% so developers can focus on the interesting 20%.
Tech Strategy
I help teams adopt new tools, clean up technical debt, and migrate between systems without losing their minds. The work is usually less glamorous than it sounds: data mapping, stakeholder alignment, honest timelines.
Team Development
I coach developers and consultants into stronger technical contributors. That means code reviews, architecture walkthroughs, and the unglamorous work of helping people think through problems before they start typing.
Homegrown Infrastructure
Self-hosted stack at home: Proxmox, RAID arrays, Linux LXCs, enterprise networking, surveillance, media servers. It's where I test ideas without guardrails and learn by breaking things on purpose.
Thrive Culture Media
A media brand built on specificity. Tech essays, music deep dives, space coverage, sports writing. Published at thrivecmd.com, run entirely on Notion and Super.so.
Family First
Husband and dad. Everything else on this page exists because of what I'm building at home.
Let’s Connect
Whether it's strategy, tech, or trading recommendations, I'd love to hear what you're building or what you've been listening to lately.
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