Jim P.
About Jim P.
Jim P. is the Staff Vice President of Cloud & Infrastructure Engineering at FM Global and an Owner at Drone Photo and Video RI. He also serves as an Adjunct Professor at the Community College of Rhode Island and has extensive experience in digital engineering and network administration.
Title and Current Positions
Jim P. currently holds the position of Staff Vice President of Cloud & Infrastructure Engineering at FM Global, a role he has been in since 2021. He also owns and operates Drone Photo and Video RI, established in 2021. Additionally, Jim serves as an Adjunct Professor at the Community College of Rhode Island in Warwick, Rhode Island, a position he has held since 2019.
Previous Work Experience
Before his current roles, Jim P. has held various positions. Notably, he served as the Director of Digital Engineering at Hasbro from 2011 to 2021. Prior to that, he was a Network Administrator at Salve Regina University for one year from 2010 to 2011. He also worked as a Network Administrator at Portsmouth School District between 2007 and 2010. From 2005 to 2007, Jim took on multiple roles at Sovereign Bank, including Help Desk Analyst, System Administrator, and Database Administrator. His early career includes a stint as a Computer and Network Repair Technician at CompUSA from 2003 to 2007.
Education Background
Jim P. earned a Master’s degree in Business Administration from Salve Regina University, completing his studies between 2011 and 2013. Prior to that, he achieved a Bachelor of Science in Computer Information Systems from Rhode Island College, where he studied from 2000 to 2005.
Expertise and Skills
Jim P. possesses expertise in continuous delivery and digital strategy. His focus areas include building learning organizations and lean product management. He is also passionate about developing business strategies through technology and facilitates design sprints to align business goals with IT strategies.
Teaching Roles
Jim P. is actively involved in academia as an adjunct faculty member. He has been an Adjunct Professor at the Community College of Rhode Island since 2019. Previously, from 2016 to 2019, he was part of the adjunct faculty at the New England Institute of Technology in East Greenwich, Rhode Island.