James Kostinden

James Kostinden has a diverse work experience spanning over several companies. James'smost recent role is as a Principal Engineer at Bloomy, which they started in July 2020. Prior to that, they worked as a Test Automation Consultant at their own company from August 2019 to July 2020.

Before their self-employment, James was associated with Bose Corporation for a significant period of time, starting in December 2004 and continuing until July 2020. During their tenure, they held the position of Engineer V - Test Engineer Software/Manager. James'sresponsibilities included designing, developing, and deploying test software using TestStand and LabVIEW, resulting in significant time and cost savings for the company. James also introduced software source control tools and processes for test software development.

In addition to their employment at Bose Corporation, James worked as a Test Automation Consultant at their own part-time self-employment venture from April 2005 to August 2007. James provided test automation consulting services to multiple clients and presented proposals for more robust solutions using TestStand.

Prior to their self-employment ventures, James held the position of Principal Test Engineer at Axiowave Networks from November 2000 to November 2004. James developed a MEMs characterization platform using TestStand and C/C++ DLLs, significantly reducing the time to characterize the chips and enabling faster development of next versions. James also developed a command line interface software module for automated communication with the company's product.

James started their career at Stratus Computer/Lucent Technologies in July 1988 as an entry-level NPI Test Engineer. James progressed to senior positions and was involved in designing tools and automated systems for product firmware loading and testing, resulting in significant time and cost savings.

In summary, James Kostinden has extensive experience in test automation consulting, test software development, and automated systems development. James'scareer spans multiple companies and they have consistently delivered significant time and cost savings through their expertise and innovative solutions.

James Kostinden obtained a BSEET degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Northeastern University in 1988. James later received a Certificate of Software Engineering from Framingham State University in 1996.