James Masters
Knowledge Graph & Semantic Applications Architect
- Role
- Principal Data Architect at JPMorganChase
- Location
- Brooklyn, NY, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About James Masters
I am a specialist in architecting knowledge graphs and building semantic applications using them. I have 25 years of experience in building ontologies and applying them to integrate data; I have 20 years of experience leveraging Semantic Web standards and ontologies and employing a variety of open and closed source tools for building, managing, governing, and deploying knowledge graphs in applications.I have ten years of experience leading software engineering teams and shepherding applications through the software development lifecycle using various Agile approaches. I have participated in Program Increment Planning cycles for over a year and am a dedicated proponent of the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) methodology.
Experience
Principal Data Architect
Dec 2025 — Present · US
I am leading the effort within the Global Technology Asset Management group to define a division-wide ontology and knowledge graph of technology assets and applications. The ontology and knowledge graph will be used within a suite of GTAM service delivery solutions to transform the way the bank onboards, manages, and delivers software solutions throughout the enterprise.
Education
University of Virginia
Ph.D., Applied Mathematics
1995 — 2000
University of South Carolina
B.S., Mathematics
1989 — 1993
Wake Forest University
M.A., Mathematics
1993 — 1994
Skills
- Owl
- Rdfs
- Ontologies
- Cyc
- Rdbms
- Uml
- Ocl
- Semantic Technologies
- Artificial Intelligence
- Software Development
- Ontology
- Semantic Web
- Knowledge Representation
- Software Engineering
- Integration
- Operational Control
- Rdf
- Enterprise Architecture
- Xml
- Data Integration
- Distributed Systems
- Databases
- Big Data
- Agile Methodologies
- Analytics
- Enterprise Software
- Programming
- Management
- Sparql
- Apache Spark
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