James E Cates is a President Lobi Group, LLC at Lobi Group. He possess expertise in strategy, it strategy, enterprise software, leadership, business process and 44 more skills. Colleagues describe him as "Jim Cates is, hands-down, the very best manager, coach and mentor I have ever had! He is always a consummate professional, who can defuse tough situations with class and empathy. He is a Master Teambuilder/Organization Designer and Program Manager who can get the best out of any team and any technology. His knowledge of people and technology and how to leverage both to produce effective business processes and drive corporate knowledge and decision-making is unequaled by any other, in… Show more" and "I reported directly to Jim Cates who was the CIO at Brocade. He was one of the fairest & most knowledgable executives I have ever supported. He taught me a lot and continues to mentor me. I value his guidance and continue to learn from him."