James is commodity manager for Avatar Performance Materials, Inc. He is a graduate of State University of New York Institute of Technology, Utica, NY - Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.), Electrical Engineering Technology. He is an active church member in which he and his wife also serve with fundraising projects to support various missions and missionaries. He is the founder and director of wHoly Chipotle which exists to gather funds for nonprofits and to facilitate practical Christian service by giving service opportunities to other Christians, blending his passion to cook and create with a passion for people, missions and Christian missionaries.