James is the CTO of UShareSoft, helping ISVs, enterprises and hosting providers simplify application migration and software governance for the cloud. UShareSoft's OS- and image format-agnostic platform, UForge, enables "build-to-order" software delivery by automating the creation and maintenance of image templates and self-deployable multi-tier appliances.

Previously James was software architect at Sun Microsystems working on various technologies including Solaris and middleware products. He lives in Grenoble, France.