Computer Information systems - Cooperative Education Diploma with Honours
Comp TIA A+ certification
Novell Netware Administrator
System Center Configuration Manager Administrator
Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops Administrator
Administering System Center Configuration Manager and Intune
CyberSecurity Foundations
James has been with the college in IT Services since 2004, after graduating with honors from the Selkirk CIS program. He started out as a lab monitor on the Tenth Street Campus, but quickly advanced into a helpdesk role and kept lab systems up to date.
James is now classified as an Infrastructure Development and Support Tier 2 technician. James manages the development and deployment of all PC desktop operating systems and applications for both staff and labs systems. He also manages our virtual systems on Citrix and is a member of the Cyber Security department in ITS. As a Tier 2, James is one of the escalation points supporting the Tier 1 helpdesk technicians and assists the Tier 3 technicians as required.
James has four adult children—two girls and two boys—and two granddaughters. He has lived in the Kootenays for 30+ years and loves to camp, swim and wander some of the trails. He also loves to golf, print and paint 3D models, play guitar and play video games.