James Lay

James Lay has a substantial work experience in the field of information technology. James has held various senior roles in different companies, including Vaxart, Inc. as Vice President of Information Technology since 2022, Notable as Sr. Director of Information Technology from 2020 to 2022, and Imperative Care as Sr. Director of Information Technology from 2019 to 2020. Prior to that, they served as the Sr. Director of Information Systems and Business Processes at Beckman Coulter Life Sciences - Labcyte from 2015 to 2019, Sr. Director of Information Technology at TeraRecon, Inc. from 2014 to 2015, and Sr. Director of Information Technology at Solta Medical, Inc. from 2010 to 2014. James also has experience at Thoratec, now a part of St.Jude Medical, where they served as Sr. Director of Information Technology from 2001 to 2009. Additionally, they worked at Premier Distributors of America as VP of Information Technology and Chief Information Officer from 1995 to 2001, Sage Enterprises Inc. as Director of Mgmt Information Systems from 1990 to 1995, and National Safety Council as Manager of Applications Development from 1989 to 1990.

James Lay has a Master of Science degree in Management & Leadership from Western Governors University, a Bachelor of Science degree in Information Technology from Western Governors University, and a field of study in Chemical Engineering from Kansas State University. James also holds various certifications, including (ISC)2 Security CISSP (Certified Information Systems Security Professional), Certified Information Security Manager (CISM), Security+ ce Network and Enterprise Security, CSIS - Certified Secure Infrastructure Specialist, Project Management Professional (PMP), American Mensa Member, A+ ce Computer Technology, Aircraft Pilot, Private SEL, CIOS - Certified IT Operations Specialist, CIW Database Design Specialist, CIW Web Design Specialist, CIW Web Foundations Associate, CLNP - Certified Linux Network Professional, CSSS - Certified Systems Support Specialist, CompTIA Linux+ Professional, Dell Boomi Associate Developer, JavaScript Specialist, LPIC-1 - Linux Administrator, and Mfg Operations, Capacity Management, Production Activity Control.