James Whitley

Current

Co-Founder at GoLife Mobile Corporation
Practitioner Faculty at Various Colleges and Universities

Past

Operations Program Manager at Univ. of Phoenix
Director, Information Systems at Wellpartner, Inc.
Vice President of Product Management at Supertracks

Director, Corporate Operations at Concentrix, Inc.

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Education

City University of Seattle
Oregon Institute of Technology
Oregon Institute of Technology

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Connections

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Industry

Computer Software

Websites

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James Whitley’s Summary

Innovative thinker with broad-based expertise in high-tech operations and corporate development Proven ability to quickly analyze key business drivers and develop winning strategies.

High-integrity, energetic leader known for ability to envision and create successful outcomes in complex situations. Diverse industry and functional expertise with penchant for motivating teams to achieve goals and objectives.

James has a Bachelor’s degree from Oregon Institute of Technology in Software Engineering. He also has an MBA from City University and is a doctoral candidate in the area of Leadership and Management.

James Whitley’s Specialties:

Vision Development
Strategic Planning & Positioning
Leading Corporate Change
Redesigning Business Processes
Building New Business
Managing Corporate Operations
IT Infrastructure Management
Engineering Management
Client Management
Budget / P&L Management
Leading & Developing Teams
Building Shareholder Value

James Whitley’s Experience

Co-Founder

GoLife Mobile Corporation

(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Wireless industry)

January 2007 — Present (2 years 7 months)

GoLife Mobile is a technology framework company. We enable the rapid development and distribution of compelling mobile lifestyle applications and services.
Practitioner Faculty

Various Colleges and Universities

(Educational Institution; 10,001 or more employees; Higher Education industry)

1999 — Present (10 years)

Practitioner faculty member teaching business courses. Topics include: Organizational Behavior, Leadership & Management, Ethics, Transition Management, Product / Project Management, Operations, Entrepreneurship, and more.
Operations Program Manager

Univ. of Phoenix

(Higher Education industry)

2005 — April 2007 (2 years)

Originally hired to manage operations for a single operational entity. Quickly assumed responsibility for multiple additional programs, including the corporation’s bread and butter - business management.
Daily oversight of roughly 1,000 students and 250 practitioner instructors. Responsibility for regional territory covering all of Oregon and SW Washington.
Director, Information Systems

Wellpartner, Inc.

(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Pharmaceuticals industry)

2002 — 2004 (2 years)

Brought into the company to build and lead the development of an on-line pharmacy ordering and data management system. Managed all software and hardware operations for two Portland, OR facilities.
Vice President of Product Management

Supertracks

(Music industry)

2000 — 2002 (2 years)

Originally hired as Director of Product Management. Rapidly promoted to Vice President after reorganizing team, revamping internal operations, and developing new technical vision. Drove the development of portable music system comparable to what iTunes is today.
Director, Corporate Operations

Concentrix, Inc.

(Public Company; Marketing and Advertising industry)

1993 — 2001 (8 years)

Started company as a technical support engineer and quickly rose to become a member of the senior management team responsible for developing new organizational structures, engineering teams, and leading technology projects. Assumed numerous positions in need of: leadership, analysis, structure, and operational direction. Assisted with sale and transfer of company in 2000 for $140M.

James Whitley’s Education

City University of Seattle

MBA , Management with Operations emphasis , 1995 — 1999
Oregon Institute of Technology

Bachelors of Science , Software Engineering , 1984 — 1989
Oregon Institute of Technology

Bachelors of Science , Operations Management

Additional Information

James Whitley’s Websites:

My Company

James Whitley’s Interests:

It's almost easier to ask - what am I NOT interested in? I honestly never know what will strike my interest at what time. In general I enjoy knowing how things work and the process of discovering how they could work even better. Career wise, I enjoy: entrepreneurship, technology, operations, leadership, and just business in general. For my personal life I enjoy the outdoors, fishing, hunting, reading, anything fast, the high desert, and will try just about anything once. I even ate a live cockroach on a dare one time! It's all good....