James Mater
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John Ingraham
I worked for James as a contractor for Quality Logic. I consider him to be an insightful visionary with a proven ability to help companies and industries produce high quality products. I truly appreciated the integrity, dedication, and personal nature that James brings to his work and team. I look forward to the possible chance to work with him on future projects.
John Ingraham
I worked for James as a contractor for Quality Logic. I consider him to be an insightful visionary with a proven ability to help companies and industries produce high quality products. I truly appreciated the integrity, dedication, and personal nature that James brings to his work and team. I look forward to the possible chance to work with him on future projects.
John Ingraham
I worked for James as a contractor for Quality Logic. I consider him to be an insightful visionary with a proven ability to help companies and industries produce high quality products. I truly appreciated the integrity, dedication, and personal nature that James brings to his work and team. I look forward to the possible chance to work with him on future projects.
John Ingraham
I worked for James as a contractor for Quality Logic. I consider him to be an insightful visionary with a proven ability to help companies and industries produce high quality products. I truly appreciated the integrity, dedication, and personal nature that James brings to his work and team. I look forward to the possible chance to work with him on future projects.
Experience
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QualityLogic
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United States
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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100 - 200 Employee
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GM, Smart Grid Business
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2012 - Present
Responsible for QualityLogic's Smart Energy strategy, marketing, business development and product development direction for the interoperability and testing business. Smart Energy products and services currently include OpenADR Test Harness, development support and training; IEEE 2030.5 Interoperability and Functional test systems, development support and training; active support of the industry in CA Rule 21 Interoperability requirements and other DER related activities. James also directs involvement in the SEPA, IEEE PES and SA, SunSpec Alliance, OpenADR Alliance, GWAC and other industry smart grid standardization activities.James is also actively involved as a Member of the GridWise Architecture Council, Chair Emeritus of GridFWD, SEPA's Test and Certification workgroup, and active in CPUC SIWG activities. In his role with QualityLogic, he is a frequent presenter on Smart Energy Interoperability and testing issues and DER Communications protocols.
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Director
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Oct 2008 - Sep 2012
Led the company into the Smart Energy interoperability standards testing business.
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President/CEO
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Jun 1994 - Oct 2008
From 2001 to October, 2008, James oversaw the company as President and CEO. In 2009 James led the company into the Smart Energy area through the award of an ARRA 5-year cost-share grant. This introduced QualityLogic into the Smart Energy business and the company quickly became the leader in providing test tools and services to the industry, focusing on grid edge applications such as Demand Response and DER integration.
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Founder & CEO
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1994 - 2000
Started the company as Revision Labs in 1994; merged with Genoa Technologies and GenRev (joint venture of Genoa and Revision Labs) in 1999. In 2000, James led the merger with QualityLogic and became president & CEO of the company. Started the company as Revision Labs in 1994; merged with Genoa Technologies and GenRev (joint venture of Genoa and Revision Labs) in 1999. In 2000, James led the merger with QualityLogic and became president & CEO of the company.
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Founder & President
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1991 - 1994
James represented multiple software engineering consulting organizations with a focus on placing test and QA contractors in Oregon high-tech firms. James represented multiple software engineering consulting organizations with a focus on placing test and QA contractors in Oregon high-tech firms.
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Tektronix
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United States
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Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Product Manager
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1987 - 1991
- Responsible for managing a line of graphic workstations for high-end engineering and military applications. - Managed programs to develop Tempested terminals and a secure operating system. - Responsible for managing a line of graphic workstations for high-end engineering and military applications. - Managed programs to develop Tempested terminals and a secure operating system.
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Various Marketing and Management Positions
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1972 - 1987
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Lieutenant
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1970 - 1972
Lieutenant stationed at Ft Bliss, TX and Edgewood Arsenal, MD Lieutenant stationed at Ft Bliss, TX and Edgewood Arsenal, MD
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Education
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1968 - 1970
University of Pennsylvania - The Wharton School
Master of Business Administration (MBA), Marketing -
1965 - 1968
Reed College
Bachelor's Degree, Physics
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