James Truckle is a Senior Technical Program Manager with a decade of experience orchestrating complex autonomy and systems programs across Waymo, Uber ATG, and Microsoft. He specializes in end-to-end delivery for safety-critical perception domains—most recently leading Pedestrians & Cyclists efforts at Waymo—while blending product, research, and cross-functional engineering execution. His background spans energy- and UX-focused platform work at Microsoft and applied autonomy research at Uber, supported by an MBA in Information Systems & Business Analytics and executive training in leadership and HCI. Based in Pittsburgh, he brings a rare combination of behavioral science, technical depth from dual degrees in psychology and computer science, and program-level rigor that helps translate ambiguous research into production-ready systems.
10 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Business Administration (MBA), Information Systems and Business Analytics, Master of Business Administration (MBA), Information Systems and Business Analytics at University of Maryland - Robert H. Smith School of Business
Certificate, Human-Computer Interaction for User Experience Design, Certificate, Human-Computer Interaction for User Experience Design at Massachusetts Institute of Technology
The University of Maryland, College Park
Certificate, Leadership & Culture, Certificate, Leadership & Culture at Harvard Business School Executive Education
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James Truckle - Senior Technical Program Manager at Waymo