James Stirn

James Stirn currently serves as the Director of Engineering at SHINE Technologies since May 2023. Prior experience includes a long tenure at Seagate Technology from 1996 to 2022, where James held various leadership roles, including Director of Automation/Tooling Design/Process Development and Senior Manager of Automation/Tooling Design. Responsibilities at Seagate involved overseeing automation teams, coordinating cross-continental development efforts, and managing high-volume production initiatives. Earlier in James's career, experience at Cray Research from 1990 to 1995 focused on developing processes and automation for supercomputer assembly. James holds an MBA from Cardinal Stritch University and a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Wisconsin-Platteville.