What started as an idea, became the cornerstone of what would become Rizse – a fully autonomous AI drone system, changing the future of aviation inspections.
The president of Ascent Aviation services, a midsized maintenance, repair, and overhaul facility for aircrafts, with several decades of aviation experience.
Served in senior engineering and product positions within the robotics and automation industry, including Sr. Manager of Advanced Technology for Amazon and led a robotics team at X, the moonshot factory, and other positions at google.
The current CEO of Empower Mx, a leading cloud-based software platform designed to accelerate digital adoption in the airline, MRO, and defense establishments. Jim is also a co-founder of cavok, an aviation-centric consulting firm acquired by oliver wyman.
Principal at SeaTec, a consulting, engineering, and digital domain expertise company, specializing in the aerospace and defense sectors as well as being the former vp of corporate safety and quality at delta airlines.