James F. Hug - Is a Project Management Consultant with a B.S. degree in Industrial Engineering from Texas A&M University. He is a Registered Professional Engineer in Texas and a Certified Building Contractor in Florida. His experience is 30+ years in Project Management, Facilities Engineering/Management, Construction Management and Manufacturing Engineering in the oil field equipment and service industries and 6+ years in Project Management, Facilities Engineering/Management and Construction Management in the semiconductor industry. Previous company affiliations are Hydril Company - Pressure Control - , Cameron Inrernational Corp. (formerly Cameron Iron Works Inc.), VAM-PTS, National Oilwell Varco (formerly Varco-Shaffer), Aqua-Dyne and the semiconductor sector of the Harris Corporation (now Intersil ).

James also is a life time member of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) having been the co-founder and past president of the Florida Space Coast Chapter 336 and as their representative to the Canaveral Council of Technical Societies.

Presently in retirement he is actively trading stocks and their derivatives in the U.S. stock markets. Among his other activities he is active with the 1960 PC Users Group, where as a Past President, Hardware, Internet and Investors SIG leader; he shares his computer, internet and networking knowledge with the other members. Both he and his wife are supporters and volunteers in the Houston Children's Chorus.

Both he and his wife, Carol Ann live in Houston, Texas.

Except for a short (6 1/2 years) period when he lived in Palm Bay, Florida; Houston has been his home town all his adult life. He has seen the city grow at least 10 times during this period. Houston's weather is sub-tropical with mild winters and warm summers. One of the disappointments with living in Houston is that it only has two seasons, summer and winter. Other places he has lived are Scotland (Edinburgh) and France (Beziers).

James can be reached at james@hug-family.com