Summary
James Autry is a retired software architect with over 10 years of hands-on experience building embedded and enterprise systems, and a multi-decade career designing hardware, firmware, and software for broadcast, AV control, and validation tools. He led engineering teams at AMD and TekVox, architecting data-driven web platforms and device controllers that emphasized maintainability, centralized SQL storage, and operational telemetry to ease management for lean IT staffs. His background spans full lifecycle engineering from prototype hardware at Datapoint to production automation and QA test systems, reflecting a rare blend of systems-level electronics and application-level software design. Based in Seguin, Texas, he combines self-motivated problem solving with practical product focus—often optimizing for low-resource operations—and brings deep experience turning complex requirements into auditable, supportable solutions.
10 years of coding experience
38 years of employment as a software developer
Associate of Science in Pre-Engineering, Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Scholastic Excellence Roll, Associate of Science in Pre-Engineering, Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Scholastic Excellence Roll at Austin Community College
Trinity University
BS, Computer Science, BS, Computer Science at St.Edward's University