James Hester

James Hester currently serves as Technical Director at Gumdrop and holds the position of Principal Engineer, Consultant, and Owner at Abaci Tech LLC. Additionally, James acts as an Advisor for AdvisoryCloud. Previous experience includes a role as Senior Software Engineer Team Lead at The Chronicle of Higher Education, as well as Senior Software Engineer at Jellyfish Online Marketing US. James has worked as a Freelance Developer since 2002, and served as Technical Lead at Thinq LLC and Owner of Onward Design, an independent design firm offering a variety of design services. James also gained experience as a Graphic Designer at The Image Group. An internship was completed at The Image Group.