Team Spotlight: James Copeland

Hi James! What brought you to CTA?

Candidly it was 2 things: In my first interview with Kat, she referred to her vision of CTA’s offering of Data Infrastructure as a public utility which was exactly something that I was looking for coming out of the corporate space. Then, in my first interview with Fisher (CTA’s CTO), I asked what he was looking for in a Product Director and his response was: “A best friend.” They both hooked me.

In 5 (ish) words, what do you actually do at CTA?

Facilitate the development and release of products and features.

What’s your proudest work accomplishment?

Our roadmapping and planning process keeps us flexible and allows CTA to respond to partner needs, while also developing Product features. It’s an ever-evolving process that we’re regularly tweaking and retroing. I’m really excited that we decided so early on to make this a priority.

What’s something on your desk that inspires you?

I have PROG sitting next to me and that keeps me pretty inspired.

What’s your favorite ice cream flavor?

Mint chocolate chip!

Any hidden talents?

If a song was in the top 20 in the last 40 years, I can probably sing it word for word. Is that a talent?