Jim Horvath is an operations-focused data engineer and seasoned technology leader with over two decades of experience transforming manufacturing and enterprise operations through secure, user-centered software and IIoT solutions. He has a strong record at Steelcase and BDO driving large-scale infrastructure, data capture, ML, and LLM-based AI initiatives, translating strategic vision into practical roadmaps and production systems. Comfortable both leading teams and diving into code, Jim’s technical breadth spans C/C#/F#, Python, Azure, SQL/NoSQL, and embedded/edge platforms—plus uncommon skills like x86 assembly and high-speed touch-typing. He’s known for applying pragmatic innovation (from AR and computer-vision tablet apps to operational dashboards) to solve mission-critical problems where failure isn’t an option. Based in Grand Rapids, he now seeks to help forward-thinking organizations evolve technology practices to enable new business models and measurable operational gains.
10 years of coding experience
18 years of employment as a software developer
Committed Member & Practitioner, Committed Member & Practitioner at Getting Things Done Methodology
Experimental Nintendo Switch Emulator written in C#
Contributions:208 pushes, 50 branches in 1 year 8 months
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