Mr. James has taught at Maxwell High School of Technology since 2003 when he started teaching Graphic Communications. Prior to that he worked as a commercial artist working on projects for multiple clients around Atlanta and the country. He has done work for ad agencies and design studios for corporate accounts like Georgia Power, Hardees, CibaVision and The Atlanta Braves. He has also done work for various publishers including Lifeway, The United Methodists, Conde Nast and The Dow Jones Industrials.

He has a Bachelor of Fine Art from the University of Tennessee, a Masters of Internet Technology from the University of Georgia and a Specialist in Instructional Technology from Valdosta State. He has also taught web design and digital media courses at Gwinnett Tech and Georgia Gwinnett College.

He has enjoyed using a visual and interactive approach to help young people learn computer programming from the very basics and up. We're looking forward to a great year!