James Bates

James Bates is a Senior Brand and Visual Designer at Agile Defense since November 2023, following a tenure as a Senior Associate at QinetiQ US from November 2022 to October 2023. Prior experience includes roles as Senior Associate and Associate at Avantus Federal from April 2021 to November 2022, and Graphic Designer II and Graphic Designer at Ferguson Enterprises between December 2016 and April 2021. James also served as a Marketing Assistant for Turnkey Peer to Peer Fundraising Strategy in 2016 and as Senior Art Director at Design Lab, Longwood University from May 2015 to May 2016. Additional experience includes an internship as IT Project Coordinator at Ferguson Enterprises and work as a waiter at Salisbury Country Club. James holds a Bachelor of Arts in Graphic Design from Longwood University, completed in 2016, and an Advanced Studies Diploma from Midlothian High School, earned in 2012.