James Hill (Jim)

Jim Hill has extensive experience in various leadership roles in the IT industry. James (Jim) is currently serving as the Head of IT at Allogene Therapeutics since 2018. Prior to this, they worked at Resources Global Professionals as a Leader/Sr. Managing Consultant in M&A and Technical Program Management from 2013 onwards. From 2012 to 2013, they were the Leader/Consultant for Process Improvement at Kaiser Permanente IT. James (Jim) served as the Leader/Sr Manager, IT PMO, Strategy, Operations & Programs at Intuit from 2009 to 2012. Before that, they held the position of Sr/Staff Manager Marketing & Channel Program Operations at Cisco from 2007 to 2009. Jim also worked as the Director of Engineering Programs and Alliance Management at Spectrelink LLC from 2006 to 2007. Their career started at Sun Microsystems, where they had various roles including Six Sigma Black Belt/Sr Engineering Manager, Sr Engineering Group Manager, and OEM Program Manager. Jim also worked at Lynx Real-Time Systems and The Santa Cruz Operation (SCO) earlier in their career.

James (Jim) Hill has a diverse education history. James (Jim) obtained a Six Sigma Black Belt from Sun Microsystems Inc in 2005, where they specialized in Six Sigma, Quality, Consulting, Change Management, and Process Re-Engineering. Prior to that, they pursued graduate work towards an MBA at Santa Clara University from 1999 to 2001 with a focus on Business Administration. In 1990, they earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Engineering with Double Honors from the University of California, Santa Cruz. Additionally, they have completed coursework in Electrical Engineering & Computer Science at the University of California, Berkeley and holds an Associate of Arts and Associate of Science degrees with Honors from De Anza College, where they studied Liberal Arts, Business, Computers, and Engineering. Although the details are not provided, they also attended Monta Vista High School. Continuing their education, they obtained a Master's Certificate in Program Management from Stanford University Graduate School of Business, but the dates are unavailable.

In terms of additional certifications, James obtained certification as an Agile Project Manager from Lynda.com in September 2016. James (Jim) also attained a Certified Asset Management certification from IAITAM in 2010. Moreover, James Hill holds a Six Sigma Black Belt certification from Sun Microsystems/SQA, indicating their expertise in the field.