James is a computational designer based in the South Coast of Massachusetts as New Bedford Research & Robotics' Director of Design Technologies. He trained as an architect and urban planner at Pratt's Graduate School of Architecture Urban Design (2022), Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (2012), and the University of Calgary (2019). James has developed curricula for universities and taught post-secondary technical workshops and STEM programs in NY. James has published research and presented findings at some of Architecture's most respected international computational journals. James has been awarded several scholarships and grants for his research focusing on; computational design, mixed reality, digital manufacturing, and robotic fabrication.