Starting with AZZO 16 years ago as an Electrical Engineer and now CEO and Principal Engineer, James is a passionate global business leader, managing a portfolio of companies and has worked on over 350 major projects in Australia and the USA and has been recognized with industry awards for global innovation and partnerships continually. With an international team of 60+ engineers and developers, he leads the development of power monitoring control systems for integrated energy management and DER orchestration with extensive experience in traditional and renewable energy systems for utility, commercial and industrial markets. Originally from NYC, James has become one of Australia’s most influential thought leaders in DER portfolio management for both distributed and centralized sources and brings a wealth of knowledge on large microgrids and solar farms for mission critical market participants. Now bringing this experience into the USA, James has been a Digital Power pioneer foreseeing the convergence of digitization and electrification introducing energy managed services for Cloud and Edge layers to Australia markets along with leading teams to build the next generation of the associated secure digital services to unlock the potential of the new energy landscape. 
 
James has attained international acclaim for innovation in cybersecurity of hybrid-cloud systems including automated energy market trading, self-forecasting, machine learning for plant dispatch, and power quality compliance tracking for GPS, NSP, and AS compliance. 
 
James is a gifted public speaker & thought leader with over 100 conference appearances & keynotes delivered in many countries. American and Australian perspectives with deep business experience in both hemispheres allow him to see energy market trends differently than others. Eager to integrate cutting-edge tech for sustainable business practices, there is nothing more exciting to James than bringing technology together to enable global energy transformation with strong business management practice.