Summary
James Masterman is a Technical Product Manager and engineer with 13 years of experience building software and operational strategy for heavy industries, agriculture and defense. He currently sets product direction for Deswik’s Scheduler after leading development of MDM and CAD products, shipping microservices-based web services and a fully automated pit design module. James blends hands-on C#, TypeScript and Vue engineering with strategic mine planning expertise from long tenures at Rio Tinto, where he led multi-year planning and performance teams. A two-time founder, he also co-runs Australia’s highest-altitude coffee farm and built industry-grade drone inspection software, showing a knack for turning niche domain knowledge into practical, scalable tech. Known for translating complex operational requirements into usable tools, he combines entrepreneurial curiosity with production-grade delivery.
13 years of coding experience
20 years of employment as a software developer
BEng Mining, BEng Mining at The University of Queensland
BSc Computer Science, BSc Computer Science at Murdoch University