Chief Technologist for advanced visualization capabilities, strategy, and vision at Raytheon.

A leader in science and technology bringing over two decades of work in advanced technologies, organizational leadership, and strategic pursuits. Strong professional history in engineering, leadership, and innovation. Active in public speaking, academic collaboration, and industry standards definition.

Responsibilities include industry competitive assessments, technology introductions, deployment of business discriminators, and advising growth and investment needs, with a focus on Industry 4.0 next generation smart factory and operations needs and digital transformation. James coordinates with technology startups, corporate venture capital, and company leadership to drive development on augmented reality solutions for the aerospace and defense sector.

James is also the Augmented Reality for Enterprise Alliance or AREA’s Security Committee Chair which focuses on defining, evaluating, and improving security best practices for enterprise XR.