James Osborne is a Director of Information Technology and Technical Services at Cardiff University / Prifysgol Caerdydd. He possess expertise in high performance computing, linux, programming, grid computing, parallel computing and 45 more skills. Colleagues describe him as "I've been working with James on the High Performance Computing Project (Wales) and have been very impressed by his professionalism and ability to communicate at all levels. Feedback from colleagues across the university sector in Wales has testified to his technical expertise and the effectiveness of his mentoring and staff development skills." and "When I worked at the University of Glamorgan, James was there as a training and outreach mentor at HPC Wales. James' work was essential for implementation of our computational projects, training of staff and students, organisation of events, and support of our work-based learning activities. James is a highly intelligent and knowledgeable person, he is always eager to help and he can find clever solutions for difficult problems. He is a pleasure to work with. It is rare to see a person who has such deep technical knowledge and skills, and at the same time so well-rounded and educated not only in scientific matters but also in history and arts."