James Balmert

Inspirer
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Engineering Manager at The Helper Bees

Galena, Ohio, United States

Overview

James is an engineering manager with over 20 years of experience building efficient and productive teams. He specializes in teaching Test Driven Development and Object-Oriented Design, and has a proven track record of improving team processes and code quality. He is a graduate of The Ohio State University.

Publicly available information focuses on his extensive professional experience, including speaking at tech events like CodeMash. Details regarding his personal hobbies or non-work activities are not widely available, though he has expressed an interest in game development as a hobby to improve professional skills.

He once wrote a tool that automated adding new pharmacies to a platform, reducing the time required from several days down to approximately 20 minutes.

Personality Overview

Fast Adopter

Decisive

Charming & Persuasive

They respond well to objective pitches but also attach some value to relationships.  They measure a product on its merit but can be influenced by strong testimonials. They don’t mind taking a stand if they believe in something.

Topics They Care About

Test Driven Development
He is passionate about TDD, having led coding sessions and given talks on the topic to improve code quality and delivery times.
Team Empowerment
His focus is on building collaborative, empathetic, and productive teams that take ownership of improving their own processes and skills.
Process Improvement
He has a history of enhancing team efficiency, from improving interview processes to developing significant workflow automation tools in previous roles.

Media Appearances

James has no verified media appearances

Work History

4-2025
Engineering Manager at The Helper Bees
11-2021 - 4-2025
Senior Software Engineering Manager at Hagerty
9-2019 - 11-2021
VP at JPMorgan Chase & Co.
1-2019 - 9-2019
Consultant at Judge Consulting Group
3-2016 - 12-2018
Contract Software Engineer at Manifest Solutions

Education

1994 - 2001
B.S from The Ohio State University

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Exp : 11 Location : Galena, Ohio, United States Job Level : Middle Designation : Engineering Manager at The Helper Bees
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Insights For Selling To James

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Clearly address the competitive aspects
  • Get them to a point where they are ready to bat for your product internally
  • Focus on the big picture and the strategic value of your product

DONT's

  • Don’t keep repeating the same information, it could make them impatient
  • Avoid focusing only on the product or its ROI, keep building trust subtly
  • Don’t be very informal even if they are being so themselves

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with James is

  • Product value plays a big role, followed by relationship and a sense of achievement.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from James

  • If they do not firmly believe in you, they will refuse without hesitation.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will James move?

  • They can take fast decisions if they develop conviction in the product and find you trustworthy.
  • Can James take some risk or not?

  • They have the capability of taking risky decisions if necessary.

You And James

Personality Compatibility


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