James Richardson

James Richardson is the current Chief Technical Officer at King Tide Creative, a position they have held since 2015. Prior to their work at King Tide, Richardson was the Vice President of Engineering at Crowdfunder, Inc from 2012 to 2015. There, they were responsible for designing and building the company's technology stack, leading recruitment and development of the technology team, and implementing a DevOps culture and Agile development process. James also created requirements for an international API and identified, planned, and implemented all infrastructure and technology needs across all departments of the company.

Before their work at Crowdfunder, Richardson served as Chief Development Officer at Magic Key Consulting from 2007 to 2013. In this role, they were responsible for managing the company's web development, ecommerce, and technical support operations. James also oversaw the development of Magic Key's proprietary software applications and ensured that all customer data was securely stored and backed up.

Richardson began their career in 2007 as an Ecommerce Developer at WHI Solutions. In this role, they were responsible for developing and maintaining the company's ecommerce platform. James also oversaw the creation of new features and functionality for the platform and assisted customers with troubleshooting issues.

James Richardson has a computer science degree from the University of California, Riverside and a certificate in project management from the University of California, Los Angeles.

Some individuals on their team include Ximena Pérez - Frontend Developer, Alan Ayala - Fullstack Developer, and Roberto López - Mobile Developer. James Richardson reports to Jordan Rothstein, CEO. James Richardson works with Mike Melody - VP, Operations, Gabriela Huerta - Head of People, and Zach Mendelsohn - Managing Partner.