AI and Technology Leader with 30+ years of experience across AI, Software Engineering, Automation, DevOps, Platform Engineering and IT Delivery. Currently leading the AI Capability for Accenture North America Technology Centers, with a focus on AI, GenAI, MLOps, AI-driven automation, and Enterprise AI readiness.

• AI Capability Lead, North America Technology Centers
• Expertise in evolving AI, DevOps, DevSecOps, and Developer Experience practices
• Leader of AI initiatives for multiple clients - enhancing business functionality through AI-powered applications and accelerating SDLC using generative AI
• Specialist in modernizing complex systems, integrating legacy platforms, and enabling intelligent automation

• AI & Machine Learning: Generative AI, MLOps, AI-driven automation, Enterprise AI readiness
• Engineering: DevOps, DevSecOps, Platform Engineering, Custom IDP transformation
• Leadership: Technical strategy, Enterprise delivery, Architecture design, Training & Mentorship

• The Future of Software Engineering - CIVO Austin, Tampa Dev's, Accenture
• Use GitHub Copilot to Supercharge Your Coding in VS Code - New
• Work Redefined: Managing AI - Tampa Chamber
• Delivering Enterprise AI at Scale - Multiple Conferences
• Using AI for Career Growth - University of South Florida (USF)
• Addressing the Hype: AI in Practice - USF "Academia Meets Practice" Conference

I currently organize and lead the following technical communities:

• Tampa Bay Generative AI Meetup
• Tampa Bay DevOps Meetup
• Tampa Bay Platform Engineering Meetup
• DevOpsDays Tampa Bay

• LinkedIn:James Gress
• X:@JamesGress

Popular repositoriesLoading

1. devopsdays-webdevopsdays-webPublic

   Forked fromdevopsdays/devopsdays-web

   This is the website for devopsdays.org

   HTML 1

2. dockerxmrigdockerxmrigPublic

   Dockerfile 1

3. Prompt-Engineering-GuidePrompt-Engineering-GuidePublic

   Forked fromdair-ai/Prompt-Engineering-Guide

   🐙 Guides, papers, lecture, notebooks and resources for prompt engineering

   MDX 1

4. adop-docker-composeadop-docker-composePublic

   Forked fromAccenture/adop-docker-compose

   Talk to us on Gitter: https://gitter.im/Accenture/ADOP

   Shell

5. circleci-demo-react-nativecircleci-demo-react-nativePublic

   Forked fromCircleCI-Public/circleci-demo-react-native

   A demo React Native project that’s building on CircleCI 2.0 with Workflows.

   Ruby

6. toolchain-workshop-docstoolchain-workshop-docsPublic

   Forked fromdelphix/toolchain-workshop-docs

   Documentation for the Delphix Toolchain Workshop

   HTML