James is a seasoned Project Leader with experience in new product development and commercialization for a series of start–up ventures and corporate business development spin–offs. Prior to joining Cantimer he was Product Development Director at Pionetics, a VC and angel investor-funded start–up marketing a proprietary water purification system.
For twelve years prior to joining Pionetics he ran his own design and manufacturing consulting business (Consci). James began his career at Raychem, where he held various project management and business development roles over a ten year period.
James has successfully helped develop and commercialize products for Industrial, Construction, Petroleum, Marine, Semiconductor, Environmental, Telecom, Utility, and consumer markets. James has 5 patents to his name with 3 additional patents pending.