As Sr. Technical Certification Developer at Databricks, James Kantor manages Machine Learning and Generative AI certification initiatives and leads automation and research efforts aimed at the frontiers of credentialing and its operations. He has led technical education and certification programs for decades, as well as supported industry organizations in different capacities. Drawing on psychometrics combined with expertise as a data scientist and engineer, his interests center on the convergence of human and AI work and how it can be measured, evaluated, and responsibly governed.