James is an engineer, scientist, educator and entrepreneur. James’ 30 year career has spanned working at research laboratories such as Bell Labs and General Motors Research Labs, major companies such as Samsung and Marconi, and startups such as Navini Networks. James has advised major corporations like AT&T, T-Mobile, Ericsson, Samsung Electronics, Arista Networks and Microsoft and has served as an intellectual property consultant in the areas of networking and telecommunications technologies. He has been recognized as an expert in such areas as packet switching, cellular networks, and network security before United States District Courts and the International Trade Commission. Over the past decade James has been teaching graduate level courses at Southern Methodist University’s Network Engineering program. He also served as the Program Lead for the Blockchain & Transformational Technology Hub and Fellow at SMU’s Hunt Institute for Engineering & Humanity, an organization dedicated to developing and deploying engineering solutions for humanity’s most pressing challenges. James has also been an active member of IEEE, including serving as the chairman of the IEEE Dallas Blockchain group. He holds a BS, MS, and PhD in electrical engineering from the Ohio State University.