About

I’m James Jung — a leader, architect, and engineer who has been building teams and business-centric technology solutions over the last 30 years. Based in Portland, Oregon, I currently serve as Director of Architecture at Crate and Barrel, where I lead technology architecture across product data, content supply, planning, merchandising, and corporate functions.

Career

• Crate and Barrel — Director of Architecture, Product, Planning & Corporate Functions
• Jung Consulting LLC — Principal. Technology consulting helping teams with leadership, roadmaps, and delivery.
• DAT Freight & Analytics — Senior Director / Director, Technology Operations
• Nike — 7+ years growing from System Engineering & Operations Manager through DevOps Lead to Director of DevOps and Tools

For the full details, find me on LinkedIn.

What I care about

I’m passionate about DevOps culture, cloud architecture, containerization, and AI-accelerated engineering. I’ve worked across all the major cloud platforms — Azure, AWS, and GCP — and believe in building platforms that let developers ship fast without sacrificing reliability.

I’m a vocal AI advocate — I use tools like Claude, Copilot, and Gemini daily to accelerate engineering delivery, and I’m actively working to drive AI adoption across the industry. I believe AI isn’t replacing engineers — it’s giving them superpowers, and the organizations that embrace it now will define the next era of software.

Outside of work

I’m married to my wife Stacey, and we have a puppy named Sophie who runs the house. I’m an avid sports fan — a lifelong Dallas Cowboys supporter (though Jerry Jones needs to go), a devoted Portland Trail Blazers fan, and a Timbers and Thorns supporter. I also spend time tinkering with HomeKit home automation, exploring new tech, and writing about it all here.