API Architect

James started as a civil engineer, building actual bridges in Scotland. He loved the challenge of connecting two separate lands, making trade and travel possible. When infrastructure projects dried up in the UK, a job offer from a Seattle tech company changed everything. In America, James found a country that valued builders - not just of physical things, but of connections and possibilities. He was amazed by the collaborative spirit of American tech culture, the open-source communities, the willingness to share knowledge across company lines. He became obsessed with creating perfect interfaces - APIs so well-designed that developers would understand them instantly. He wrote the book (literally) on RESTful design patterns and mentored a generation of American API developers. The Pacific Northwest became his home, where the bridges he once built over Scottish lochs became digital bridges spanning the nation's tech infrastructure. He joined the Guardian Posse after a poorly designed API he helped debug caused a cascade failure that affected hospitals across three states. He realized that API security was not just about preventing attacks - it was about building bridges that could not collapse. America gave him a second career, and he protects it with a Scotsman's loyalty.