Jim Congdon

Chief Software Officer at LightRidge Solutions

Jim Congdon has a diverse work experience spanning over several years. Jim started their career in the USAF as a Captain and served as a Flight Commander and F-15E Evaluator Weapon Systems Officer. In 2005, they transitioned to Logos Technologies LLC, where they held various roles such as Engineer/Scientist, Software Lead, Software Engineering Manager, Project Manager, and CMMI Process Lead. Jim was later promoted to the position of Director of Information Science and Engineering. In 2022, they joined GEOST as the Chief Software Architect. Currently, they hold the position of Chief Software Officer at LightRidge Solutions.

Jim Congdon received their MBA from Duke University - The Fuqua School of Business in 2019. Prior to that, they completed their MS in Electrical Engineering at North Carolina State University from 2006 to 2008. Jim also holds a BS in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from Duke University, which they obtained from 1994 to 1998. Jim completed their high school education at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology from 1990 to 1994. In addition, they hold certifications such as Project Management Professional (PMP) from the Project Management Institute in 2014 and Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) and Certified ScrumMaster (CSM) from the Scrum Alliance in 2009 and 2008 respectively.

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Durham, United States

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LightRidge Solutions

LightRidge Solutions delivers affordable yet small, powerful and increasingly autonomous domain awareness and protection sensors, space electronics, and C4ISR solutions that provide time-critical knowledge for operational advantage. Along with our operating units GEOST and Ophir, we have been solving our customers’ mission critical space and airborne sensor and payload challenges for over 50 years. Our sensors and payloads have been chosen to fly on some of the most treasured defense and national security assets. Today, with our affordable low small size, weight and power (SWaP) payloads and emerging smart autonomous sensors, we continue to lead into the future.


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