James Richardson

James Richardson, PMP has extensive work experience in operations research, modeling and simulation, scheduling and logistics optimization, requirements development and management, software engineering and development, alternatives analysis, acquisition support, configuration management, and system's engineering. James has worked at Systems Planning and Analysis, Inc for 11 years, supporting the US Navy and the US Coast Guard in various roles, including project lead, lead developer, and lead operations research analyst. James also worked at Northrop Grumman Corporation as an M&S Requirements Engineer, providing assistance for modeling and simulation requirements activities. Prior to that, they worked as an associate analyst at Systems Planning and Analysis, supporting USCG projects. James started their career as a Teaching/Research Assistant at the University of Maryland, where they earned a Master's in Applied Mathematics and conducted research on ranking active sports records.

James Richardson, PMP has a strong educational background in both engineering and mathematics. James completed their Bachelor's degree in Mathematics and Germanic Studies at William & Mary in 1997. James then pursued a Master's degree in Applied Mathematics/Operations Research at the University of Maryland from 1997 to 2000. Following that, they furthered their education by obtaining a Master's of Engineering Administration in Engineering Administration/Systems Engineering from Virginia Tech between 2004 and 2007.

In addition to their academic achievements, James Richardson also holds the Project Management Professional (PMP) certification from the Project Management Institute. The exact year and month of when they obtained this certification are not provided in the available information.