James Grantham

About James Grantham

Specialize in delivering features in cloud scale environments by providing organizations with structure to understand, act upon, and achieve success. Expand into design as technical resource holding technology patents. Interface with C-Suite, and other resources across partner companies to achieve difficult goals.Skills:• PM: Process models. Agile, Waterfall, RAD, etc.• Data: Python, Anaconda for ML + AI, tSQL, MongoDB, MS SQL, mySQL, Kusto• Networking: OSI reference model, RFC\'s -IPv4/IPv6/TCP + other protocols, Network Monitor\\Wireshark, NEWT, ProcMon, ETL Logging, Fiddler, Dev tools in browser, NLB, Clustering, NPS, Radius, HyperV, DNS, DHCP, File Servers, SDN• Development: Android Studio Java stack, SQL Lite, Java Stack w/ Tomcat,C / Java / Python• Software Engineering - Design Patterns, TDD, continuous dep/test, firmware, opensource.• Hardware - Engineering sample, pilot, growth. Test, EMC, shock & vibe, Buildout Auto, etc.• Finance - Construct and execute financial models for products and services in new spaces.• Management - SLII training, embody model, coach, care. Strategy & Planning.

Experience

1. Principal Serviceability Engineer - Schie

   Microsoft

   Dec 2025 — Present

   Senior team member in SCHIE (Silicon, Cloud Hardware, and Infrastructure Engineering) focusing on Design for Integration, Design for Servicability, and Deployment Excellence. Work with AI hardware and associated technologies including backend network technologies. Deeply partner with system integrators, hardware partners, and internal engineering to build and improve multiple hardware programs. Hands on at datacenters, in lab, and with design of emerging technologies. Focus including Grace Blackwell, Vera Rubin, Infiniband, Network disaggregartion, and liquid cooling in next generation datacenters. Build and deliver product improvements and service models at hyperscale resulting in streamlined deployment of billion dollar and up deployments across the world.

Education

• The University of Texas at Dallas

  BS, Business Administration (MIS)

Skills

• Html
• Iis
• Dns
• Integration
• Tcp/Ip
• Virtualization
• Ms Project
• Customer Support
• Microsoft Cluster
• Project Management
• Vb.net
• Production Support
• Networking
• Quality Assurance
• Microsoft Technologies
• Enterprise Software
• Crm
• File Systems
• Edi
• Active Directory
• Windows Server
• Disaster Recovery
• Windows
• Healthcare
• Smb
• Supply Chain Management
• T-Sql
• Xml
• Microsoft Sql Server
• Dhcp
• Cloud Computing