James Pearce

James Pearce has a diverse and extensive work experience in the technology industry. James began their career as a Software Support Engineer at Silicon Graphics, where they provided support for various systems and also worked on designing and developing intranet web resources. After that, they joined Post Impressions as a Software Engineer for a year.

In 2001, Pearce joined Grass Valley as a Software Engineer and quickly climbed up the ranks. James served as a Software Engineering Lead for their Digital Cinema Client Applications, where they played a significant role in product definition and designed the SOAP-based API architecture for the Linux Digital Cinema server. James then transitioned to the role of Senior Software Engineer, where they were responsible for client-side architecture and development for the Aurora Media Asset Management system and SDK.

Pearce's expertise led him to become a Software Architect at Grass Valley, where they designed a plugin-based desktop application architecture and integrated their core desktop media playback engine into the application. James also worked with external parties to develop plugins and integrate them into the application framework. Later, they were promoted to Principal Engineer, where they designed and created patent-pending browser-based editing and browsing tools for media assets in the cloud. James also led a team to build a cloud-native render engine using the company's existing media frameworks.

Currently, Pearce holds the position of Director in Production R&D at Grass Valley.

James Pearce attended The University of Manchester from 1994 to 1997, where they obtained a BSc (1st Class Hons) degree in Computer Science.