James Womack
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Tyler Nethercott
I had the privilege of working closely with James during his time at Sports Card Investor as our Director of Technology. James is a highly knowledgeable and thoughtful individual who consistently demonstrated a strong desire to ensure that projects were executed with long term sustainability in mind. This role was a new role and a product of our company’s growth. As such, he was tasked with a multitude of different burning priorities and objectives and helped juggle those while immediately launching into a full scale redesign of both our web and mobile apps. The launch of these new app versions went successfully with no down time and no major bugs. James possesses an in-depth understanding of the latest technologies and industry best practices and is hungry to continue to sharpen his saw and try new things. His ability to navigate complex technical challenges and find optimal solutions was instrumental in improving our infrastructure and reducing our tech debt. He enjoys the opportunity to solve difficult problems and to prototype creative solutions. He cares about high quality code and strove to set standards for this with our team. Several members of our development team were across the globe, and James made accommodations to his personal schedule to get up early and meet with them. He focuses on teamwork and gives credit and praise to others where it is due. He also advocates for the members of the team and tries to set a clear roadmap of personal growth objectives according to a software development competency ladder. James is candid and considerate in his communication. In summary, I would describe James as a competent professional who consistently strives to do the right thing and to stay on top of the rapidly evolving technological landscape.
Charles Howard
James approaches his work with a deep understanding of objectives, solutions, and a holistic perspective that encompasses performance, efficiency, scale, and sustainability. Working under his leadership, I've been inspired and motivated by his craftsman-styled methods, which bring out the best performance from me. James is a true problem-solver, consistently delivering innovative solutions.
Tyler Nethercott
I had the privilege of working closely with James during his time at Sports Card Investor as our Director of Technology. James is a highly knowledgeable and thoughtful individual who consistently demonstrated a strong desire to ensure that projects were executed with long term sustainability in mind. This role was a new role and a product of our company’s growth. As such, he was tasked with a multitude of different burning priorities and objectives and helped juggle those while immediately launching into a full scale redesign of both our web and mobile apps. The launch of these new app versions went successfully with no down time and no major bugs. James possesses an in-depth understanding of the latest technologies and industry best practices and is hungry to continue to sharpen his saw and try new things. His ability to navigate complex technical challenges and find optimal solutions was instrumental in improving our infrastructure and reducing our tech debt. He enjoys the opportunity to solve difficult problems and to prototype creative solutions. He cares about high quality code and strove to set standards for this with our team. Several members of our development team were across the globe, and James made accommodations to his personal schedule to get up early and meet with them. He focuses on teamwork and gives credit and praise to others where it is due. He also advocates for the members of the team and tries to set a clear roadmap of personal growth objectives according to a software development competency ladder. James is candid and considerate in his communication. In summary, I would describe James as a competent professional who consistently strives to do the right thing and to stay on top of the rapidly evolving technological landscape.
Charles Howard
James approaches his work with a deep understanding of objectives, solutions, and a holistic perspective that encompasses performance, efficiency, scale, and sustainability. Working under his leadership, I've been inspired and motivated by his craftsman-styled methods, which bring out the best performance from me. James is a true problem-solver, consistently delivering innovative solutions.
Tyler Nethercott
I had the privilege of working closely with James during his time at Sports Card Investor as our Director of Technology. James is a highly knowledgeable and thoughtful individual who consistently demonstrated a strong desire to ensure that projects were executed with long term sustainability in mind. This role was a new role and a product of our company’s growth. As such, he was tasked with a multitude of different burning priorities and objectives and helped juggle those while immediately launching into a full scale redesign of both our web and mobile apps. The launch of these new app versions went successfully with no down time and no major bugs. James possesses an in-depth understanding of the latest technologies and industry best practices and is hungry to continue to sharpen his saw and try new things. His ability to navigate complex technical challenges and find optimal solutions was instrumental in improving our infrastructure and reducing our tech debt. He enjoys the opportunity to solve difficult problems and to prototype creative solutions. He cares about high quality code and strove to set standards for this with our team. Several members of our development team were across the globe, and James made accommodations to his personal schedule to get up early and meet with them. He focuses on teamwork and gives credit and praise to others where it is due. He also advocates for the members of the team and tries to set a clear roadmap of personal growth objectives according to a software development competency ladder. James is candid and considerate in his communication. In summary, I would describe James as a competent professional who consistently strives to do the right thing and to stay on top of the rapidly evolving technological landscape.
Charles Howard
James approaches his work with a deep understanding of objectives, solutions, and a holistic perspective that encompasses performance, efficiency, scale, and sustainability. Working under his leadership, I've been inspired and motivated by his craftsman-styled methods, which bring out the best performance from me. James is a true problem-solver, consistently delivering innovative solutions.
Tyler Nethercott
I had the privilege of working closely with James during his time at Sports Card Investor as our Director of Technology. James is a highly knowledgeable and thoughtful individual who consistently demonstrated a strong desire to ensure that projects were executed with long term sustainability in mind. This role was a new role and a product of our company’s growth. As such, he was tasked with a multitude of different burning priorities and objectives and helped juggle those while immediately launching into a full scale redesign of both our web and mobile apps. The launch of these new app versions went successfully with no down time and no major bugs. James possesses an in-depth understanding of the latest technologies and industry best practices and is hungry to continue to sharpen his saw and try new things. His ability to navigate complex technical challenges and find optimal solutions was instrumental in improving our infrastructure and reducing our tech debt. He enjoys the opportunity to solve difficult problems and to prototype creative solutions. He cares about high quality code and strove to set standards for this with our team. Several members of our development team were across the globe, and James made accommodations to his personal schedule to get up early and meet with them. He focuses on teamwork and gives credit and praise to others where it is due. He also advocates for the members of the team and tries to set a clear roadmap of personal growth objectives according to a software development competency ladder. James is candid and considerate in his communication. In summary, I would describe James as a competent professional who consistently strives to do the right thing and to stay on top of the rapidly evolving technological landscape.
Charles Howard
James approaches his work with a deep understanding of objectives, solutions, and a holistic perspective that encompasses performance, efficiency, scale, and sustainability. Working under his leadership, I've been inspired and motivated by his craftsman-styled methods, which bring out the best performance from me. James is a true problem-solver, consistently delivering innovative solutions.
Experience
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SportsForce - The Future of College Athletic Recruiting
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United States
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Spectator Sports
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1 - 100 Employee
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Head of Engineering
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Jul 2023 - Present
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SDIQ
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San Diego, California, United States
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Technical Consultant
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Mar 2019 - Present
Clients include: SparkNeuro | New York: JavaScript tech lead for an experimental neural analysis application. This startup closed the project to re-assess their market potential itrvl | La Jolla: Elite algorithmic travel platform SportsForce | La Jolla: Platform for matching athletes with the right athletic programs Clients include: SparkNeuro | New York: JavaScript tech lead for an experimental neural analysis application. This startup closed the project to re-assess their market potential itrvl | La Jolla: Elite algorithmic travel platform SportsForce | La Jolla: Platform for matching athletes with the right athletic programs
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Sports Card Investor
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United States
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Online Audio and Video Media
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1 - 100 Employee
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Director Of Technology
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Mar 2022 - Jul 2023
We build user-friendly applications that enable our users to get insights from millions of data points that are relevant to their passion for collectibles. I created the “technical competencies & behaviors ladder”, a living document that defines the expected skills and behaviors for each level a developer can attain within our organization. This document & system empowers employees with the information they need to get to the next level in both ability and compensation. I have overseen exponential growth in the amount of data we process, the quality of our user interfaces and the adherence to best practices across our Product Organization. I lead software development, infrastructure and technical direction for diverse international teams of software developers. We use a wide range of software solutions, using the right data store & technology for each use case. I work w/ service orchestration, REST APIs, serverless, cross-platform (mobile & web) development, testing and data-driven feature development. I was hired to take a platform from the "make it work" stage to a more stable & sustainable approach/infrastructure. With teams of developers that span cultures and timezones, it's part of my role to ensure everyone is on the same page without sacrificing individuality. Show less
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ServiceNow
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United States
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Software Development
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700 & Above Employee
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Software Engineering Manager
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Nov 2021 - Mar 2022
Helping enable an international team of developers (India & USA) to conceive of & implement an awesome UI development experience on the ServiceNow platform. I use a combination of empathy & my 14+ years experience as a software engineer to put my team in the best position to succeed—both on their own terms & those of the organization. Also honored to help represent our company in the W3C community.
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Staff Software Engineer
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May 2020 - Dec 2021
Tech leader of the architecture team for the next generation of ServiceNow build tools & performant asset delivery. ServiceNow filed several patent applications for engineering work I was one of the authors for. I worked with cutting edge approaches to building and delivering JavaScript assets to the client in a highly performant manner.
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Netflix
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United States
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Entertainment Providers
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700 & Above Employee
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Senior Software Architect
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Oct 2014 - Feb 2019
2017, Data Platform Architecture: Data Experience * Designing & implementing front-end microservices architecture * Creating a web platform that allows beginners & experts alike to rapidly create & deploy world-class user experiences * Making big data easy to use and easy to surface insights with 2016, Data Engineering & Analysis * Making data visualization apps mobile-native * Making the deployment of data visualization apps fun and efficient for JavaScript beginners * Taking the reins of the Netflix-wide base Node.js application example, Nodeboot * Giving a voice to JavaScript developers that follow the Unix philosophy in our company-wide open source software meetings 2014-15, Digital Supply Chain * Led the digital supply chain group's transition from Java to Node. This included ramping up a group w/ no Node experience and architecting a suite of modules for facilitating this * Lead engineer on apps for managing instream assets, abstract A/B test datasources, synopsis management & global ratings conformance * Was actively involved in all full stack hires in the group * Reduced build times, increasing test coverage & making it much easier to bootstrap and deploy Node.js applications * Evangelized JavaScript best practices * Encouraged and participated in cross-group open source efforts (Restify et al) Show less
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Sony Electronics
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United States
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Computers and Electronics Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Senior Software Engineer
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Aug 2013 - Oct 2014
* Developed a JavaScriptCore-based solution that allowed Sony devs to develop in JavaScript/TypeScript but execute native UI elements on Android, iOS & Window 8 * Developed algorithms for automatically organizing photos into natural sets and then presenting these sets to the user in a human-feeling and beautiful way * Developed a JavaScript framework for performant applications that run on Sony's BluRay devices * Developed a suite of isomorphic modules for PMO, based on the Rendr framework * Introducing cutting edge ideas to help push company innovation forward. Helping Sony migrate from PHP to node.js; MySQL to CouchDB, email communication to Slack, et al * Providing consultation to various different teams regarding guidelines, best practices & technical hiring. For example, I've helped a key team here in San Diego move from Windows OS & .NET development to Android & iOS development backed by a Node.js server. Having participated in the early adoption of server-side JS & mobile dev at other companies (including my own), I'm able to bring best practices and teach avoidance of common pitfalls. * Pushing the boundaries of isomorphic application by using previously browser-only tech such as Rivets.js on the server (https://github.com/jameswomack/rivets-server) * Fostering cross-departmental innovation sharing and cross-cultural collaboration by developing a internal Tech Talks event and participating in the EEP program in Tokyo, Japan for 3 months. * Innovating transparent enhancements to user experience in software * Implementing the same Play Memories product across a broad range of development platforms (Xperia devices, iPad, iPhone 4+5, Windows 8 & Chrome) * Daily hands-on involvement in a wide-range of dev languages, including client-side JavaScript, node.js, Java, Objective-C, Swift & more Show less
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Amco
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Mexico
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Education Administration Programs
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200 - 300 Employee
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Senior Software Engineer
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Apr 2012 - Jun 2013
Solving exciting problems in the education space with bleeding edge technologies and the freedom to individually innovate. Amco is great place as a creative, driven software engineer who wants to work towards a better world, make good money and have fun doing it. Solving exciting problems in the education space with bleeding edge technologies and the freedom to individually innovate. Amco is great place as a creative, driven software engineer who wants to work towards a better world, make good money and have fun doing it.
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Cirrostratus Design Co.
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Software Development
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Business Owner
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Apr 2009 - Apr 2012
I founded this company with graphic designer Andre Gonzalez. We released our own products in addition to doing client work. Our value proposition was in guiding clients through the entire mobile application process, from setting up the app in iTunes Connect, to designing the product, developing it and marketing it. Most projects required a web API in addition to a native mobile app. The diversity of technologies worked with cannot be understated, so I'll provide a brief subset here: Platforms: Palm WebOS Blackberry Playbook iOS (iPad, iPod Touch & iPhone) Android (tablet & phone form factors) Browser (across devices) Programming Languages: JavaScript, PHP, C, Objective-C, C#, Ruby, Python, Java, Cold Fusion Industries: Medicine, Health, Navigation, Music, Education, Gaming Show less
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Lead Software Engineer
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Dec 2007 - Apr 2009
Designed and implemented private client management systems and promotional websites for clients such as Bayer Pharmaceuticals.
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Senior Graphic Designer
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Apr 2004 - Dec 2007
Created designs for Fortune 500 companies including Coors, Xerox, Bayer.
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Education
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2003 - 2004
Palomar College
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Palomar College
Web Development Program, Computer Science
