James Mater
Co-Founder and General Manager, Smart GridQualityLogic
James Mater co-founded and has held several executive positions at QualityLogic from June 1994 to present. He is currently Co-Founder and Director working on QualityLogic's Smart Grid strategy, including work with GWAC, the Pacific North West Smart Grid Demonstration Project, the SGIP Test and Certification Committee, and UCA's OpenSG Conformity Work Group, as well as giving papers and presentations on interoperability.
From 2001 to October, 2008, James oversaw QualityLogic as President and CEO. From 1994 to 1999, he founded and built Revision Labs, which merged with Genoa Technologies to become QualityLogic. Prior to QualityLogic, Mater held Product Management roles at Tektronix, Floating Point Systems, Sidereal and Solar Division of International Harvester.
James holds a bachelor's degree in physics from Reed College, Portland, OR and an MBA from the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania.