James Smaldon is a seasoned software development professional with extensive experience in various roles within the technology sector. Currently serving as Development Team Lead and Senior Software Developer at Congenica since March 2018, James has previously held positions as Senior Software Engineer at VividQ and Senior Scientific Software Engineer at Cambridge Crystallographic Data Centre, where contributions included designing and maintaining the WebCSD application. Prior experience includes software development at Real-Status, focusing on network management tools, and a PhD in Computer Science from the University of Nottingham, which explored biocomputation. James began a career in software development during an industrial placement at Barron McCann, enhancing skills in Java development. James holds a BSc (Hons) in Computer Science from the University of Kent.