James Ogura

Principal Engineer at The College Board

James Ogura has extensive work experience in various roles as a software engineer. James started their career in 1997 as a Software Engineer at Verizon (Bell Atlantic) and went on to work at companies like Syntunix Technologies, Saga Software AG, Vitria Technology Inc, TEOCO Corp, and The College Board.

At The College Board, James worked as a Principal Engineer and was involved in validating business concepts and leading projects. James also worked at Huddler.com as a Senior Software Engineer, where they focused on increasing affiliate revenue and implementing tagging systems.

At Fandom powered by Wikia, James served as an Engineer and contributed to the development of monetization services and the RESTful Discussion Service.

Overall, James has experience in various programming languages and frameworks such as Java, Python, PHP, and Solr. Their work has included tasks related to optimization algorithms, database management, affiliate programs, and natural language processing.

James Ogura has a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science from Virginia Tech, which they obtained from 1992 to 1996. In 2011, they attended About Objects to study iOS Development. Additionally, in November 2017, they obtained a certification as an AWS Solution Architect - Associate from Amazon Web Services. Before college, they attended Lake Braddock from 1989 to 1992, with the specific field of study unknown.

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Timeline

  • Principal Engineer

    June, 2017 - present

  • Senior Software Engineer

    October, 2003