Summary
James Luth is a seasoned technology leader and CTO with deep expertise in Microsoft Windows development and factory automation, currently serving as CTO at the OPC Foundation. He has led the design and delivery of large-scale, high-performance, fault-tolerant distributed systems and spearheaded the IEC standardization of OPC UA. A pragmatic architect who keeps his hands in the code, James is known for building prototypes to validate designs and for being the go-to debugger when difficult production issues arise. His background spans kernel-mode drivers, real-time and embedded systems, backend communications, and software interoperability across C++, C#, and .NET ecosystems. Based in the Greater Pittsfield area, he combines standards leadership with practical product architecture experience at companies including Schneider Electric, Invensys, and ICONICS. An uncommon asset is his track record of translating industry-standard specifications into production-grade implementations that have shaped industrial automation interoperability.
8 years of coding experience
31 years of employment as a software developer
B.S., Electrical Engineering, B.S., Electrical Engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute