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Jim Davis Email & Phone Number
Professor Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
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UCLA
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Professor Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
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Jim Davis is listed as Professor Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at UCLA, based in Los Angeles, California, United States. AeroLeads shows a work email signal at oit.ucla.edu, phone signal with area code 310, and a matched LinkedIn profile for Jim Davis.
Jim Davis previously worked as Special Advisor on Smart Manufacturing and Data Science at Ucla and Program Oversight and CIO Advisor CESMII (Clean Energy Smart Manufacturing Innovation Institute) at Ucla. Jim Davis holds Phd, Chemical Engineering from Northwestern University.
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Jim has stepped down after 30 years in executive IT leadership to return to his faculty appointment at UCLA and his research roots in AI, ML, intelligent systems, and data science in manufacturing. He has accepted an appointment as Special Advisor on Smart Manufacturing and Data Science in the Office of Research and Creative Activities. As a co-founder of the U.S. Smart Manufacturing Initiative, Jim will expand activities that continue to define, build, and shape industry adoption for manufacturing and environmental sustainability, while also working with UCLA on its Data Science initiatives. Jim will remain Principal Investigator with oversight of the Clean Energy Smart Manufacturing Innovation Institute (CESMII), the national Manufacturing USA Public Private Partnership sponsored by the Department of Energy and based at UCLA. Jim will draw upon research and administrative experiences that span 40 years. At The Ohio State University, he was an early researcher developing AI in manufacturing, specializing in diagnostics and control. He was ‘first CIO’ at UCLA and OSU leading the scaled production uses of the internet and early ERP systems. He oversaw the timely buildouts of high performance research computing resources and expansions of data, computation, and cyberinfrastructure capabilities. Jim was on CENIC (Corporation of Education and Network Initiatives in California) Board, responsible for networking the State’s educational and research institutions and the former CICnet (Corporation Institutional Cooperation) Board that provided network connectivity to the Big Ten. Jim was involved with the startup of Internet2 and National Lambda Rail. As CENIC Board Chair he led the expansion of network connectivity to the K-12 schools in California. Jim led/co-led the formation of UCLA’s first Office of Information Technology and its transition to the Office of Advanced Research Computing, the UCLA Board on Privacy and Data Protection, the Office of the Chief Privacy Officer, and the UCLA Institute for Digital Research and Education (IDRE). Jim oversaw UCLA’s first IT governance structure as a joint Academic Senate and executive administration process and is focused on national Public Private Partnership structures for Smart Manufacturing. Jim has testified in Washington, D.C on digital copyright and security breach legislation and has worked to protect fair use. As data and partnership-based research and commercial interests have expanded, Jim has continued to engage on national digital priorities.
Listed skills include Program Management, Strategic Planning, Strategy, Research, and 18 others.
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Special Advisor On Smart Manufacturing And Data Science
CurrentIn stepping down from UCLA Vice Provost and CIO positions after 23 years, Jim has returned to his faculty appointment as Special Advisor on Smart Manufacturing and Data Science to the Vice Chancellor of Research and Creative Activities. In this role, Jim will remain the Principal Investigator with oversight of the Clean Energy Smart Manufacturing Innovation Institute (CESMII), the national Manufacturing USA Institute sponsored by the Department of Energy. He will additionally emphasize adjacent proposal and activity development with CESMII, CESMII’s Innovation Centers, private and public partners, and other Institutes. In returning to his research roots with AI, machine learning, and intelligent systems in manufacturing, Jim will increase his focus on scaled use of data to address manufacturing and environmental sustainability. This includes increasing R & D on scaling data and orchestrated model applications for smart manufacturing as applications using CESMII’s platform technology expand and diversify. Work will continue on national activities that define, build, and shape Smart Manufacturing.
Jul 2023 - Present
Professor Chemical And Biomolecular Engineering
CurrentJim does research and consults extensively across diverse manufacturing industries including chemicals, refining, oil and gas, paper, steel, packaging, metals fabrication, and glass. Research areas include: Smart Manufacturing; AI, Machine Learning, Intelligent Systems; Data Analytics, Data Centric Modeling; Cyber-Physical Systems; Process Monitoring, Diagnostics and Control; and Cybersecurity of Interconnected Systems.
Sep 2000 - Present
Program Oversight And Cio Advisor Cesmii (Clean Energy Smart Manufacturing Innovation Institute)
CurrentJim co-founded the Smart Manufacturing Leadership Coalition (SMLC) and spearheaded UCLA’s leadership role in forming DOE’s Clean Energy Smart Manufacturing Innovation Institute (CESMII), the 9th Manufacturing USA Institute and the 3rd DOE institute to be awarded. CESMII is one of 16 national Manufacturing USA institutes, each a public-private partnership, jointly funded by government and private industry to secure America’s future through manufacturing innovation, education and collaboration. Since January 2019 CESMII’s program and administrative home is with UCLA and the Office of Advanced Research Computing. Jim is currently involved with CESMII’s cybersecurity strategy and the Smart Manufacturing platform architecture. He led the Institute’s first business and technology roadmap.
Jan 2019 - Present
Vice Provost It Office Of Advanced Research Computing & Cato (Chief Academic Technology Officer)
Executive leadership role now more focused on the digital transformation of research and the dramatically increased importance of data and data partnerships. As Vice Provost IT Office of Advanced Research Computing Jim takes on more direct responsibilities for data and technology solutions in support of UCLA’s research mission and its broadly defined communities engaged in campus, local, state, national and global impacts of digital research and scholarship. Three partnership programs within OARC, one internal, one local and one state/national, are key: UCLA’s Institute for Digital Research Education (IDRE), a faculty-led partnership co-sponsored with the Vice Chancellor of Research and Creative Activities that interacts with the broader campus faculty on research and scholarship needsInnovate@UCLA (formerly IS Associates), a partnership of the IT leadership from 40 companies in Southern California engaged in research exchanges and professional development programs in IT leadership for executives, women, young professionals, and studentsDOE’s Clean Energy Smart Manufacturing Innovation Institute (CESMII), the 9th national Manufacturing USA Institute and the 3rd DOE institute to be awardedOARC comprises research scientists, system and policy specialists, operations staff, and the leadership and staff for the public private partnerships. OARC programs bring together a rich array of scaled R & D capabilities, research data lifecycle support, shared data partnerships, and IT policies. OARC specializes in advanced data architectures and platforms; statistical methods and data analytics; GIS and visualization; mobile research, cloud and IoT data; research data, web platforms, and web accessibility; and advanced computation and HPC systems.
Feb 2021 - Jun 2023
Vice Provost It Office Of Information Technology & Cato (Chief Academic Technology Officer)
Executive leadership role with broad responsibilities in IT strategy and UCLA’s academic research and education program mission, building on his past position as Associate Vice Chancellor & CIO. As Vice Provost IT, Jim oversees the Office of Information technology and has accountability for university-wide planning and strategic investment in research and educational technologies. The portfolio of the Office of Information Technology includes cyber infrastructure, advanced computing, research informatics, high performance networking, disabilities computing, mobile data and web, data strategy and opportunity, IT policy, data and information privacy, academic software strategies and licensing, and internal and external community partnerships.
2010 - Jan 2021
Associate Vice Chancellor It & Cio
Broad responsibility for university-wide technology planning and implementation oversight. Facilitated and coordinated the campus IT planning, policy setting, prioritization and decision-making processes and was responsible for the strategic deployment of academic and administrative operations, services and resources in support of the university and its central and distributed technology requirements. Responsible for UCLA’s Office of Information Technology and coordinating IT deployment campus wide.
2000 - 2010
~10 yrs
Former Board Member And Past Board Chair
The Corporation of Education Network Initiatives in California (CENIC) provides research and education network services for the University of California, California State University, California Community Colleges, K- 12 Institutions and Caltech, Standford and USC.
2002 - 2008
~6 yrs
Cio
As Associate Provost for Information Technology and Director of University Technology Services at The Ohio State University had responsibility for institutional IT planning, instructional technology, policy, faculty/staff/student IT advisory committees, and all central infrastructure and support services for both academic and administrative applications. Worked extensively with the Ohio Supercomputer Center, the Ohio Academic and Research Network (OARnet), the Committee on Institutional Cooperation (CIC), and the start of Internet2 on computing, network, research, and educational initiatives.
1995 - 2000
~5 yrs
Professor Chemical Engineering
Sep 1983 - 2000
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Jim Davis education
Phd, Chemical Engineering
Northwestern University
Bs Chemical Engineering
University Of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
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Jim Davis is listed as Professor Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at UCLA.
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Jim Davis has worked for Ucla, Cenic, and The Ohio State University.
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Jim Davis holds Phd, Chemical Engineering from Northwestern University.
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Jim Davis is listed with skills including Program Management, Strategic Planning, Strategy, Research, Leadership, Data Analysis, Project Management, and Higher Education.
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