Summary
James Rogers is a pragmatic systems engineer and independent researcher with 13 years of hands-on experience spanning low-level network and serial programming, inter-process communications, protocol parsing, and cross-platform state-machine designs. His career includes roles porting and optimizing platform software for VNOS, building critical healthcare interfaces, and contributing to advanced development at Walt Disney Internet Group, demonstrating an ability to make complex systems work under pressure. A magna cum laude MIS graduate with minors in Mathematics and Philosophy, he combines rigorous technical discipline with philosophical curiosity—now exploring diffusion models, NLP, and on-device AI for resource-constrained processors. A veteran who once directed tactical missile operations and later built his own tiny home, he brings practical problem-solving, self-reliance, and systems-level thinking to contract and research work. Currently focused on bringing modern AI capabilities to low-end hardware, he pairs deep legacy systems expertise with a clear drive to make smart features broadly accessible.
13 years of coding experience
16 years of employment as a software developer
Computer Science, Computer Science at Ohio University
Bachelor of Science, magna cum laude, Managment Information Systems with minors in Mathematics and Philosphy, 3.855, Bachelor of Science, magna cum laude, Managment Information Systems with minors in Mathematics and Philosphy, 3.855 at Marietta College
Associate of Science, Summa Cum Laude, General Science, 4.0, Associate of Science, Summa Cum Laude, General Science, 4.0 at Washington State Community College
English, Spanish