Hello, world. I'm James Min.

Sales Leader.
Star Wars Nerd.
Proud Dad.

VP of Sales & Strategy · Enterprise Software · AI · Cloud · YouTube Reactor

🇰🇷🇺🇸 Korean-American 📍 Chino Hills, CA 👨‍👧‍👦 Father 🐻 Golden Bear (UC Berkeley) ⚔️ Trojan (USC) 🪖 501st Legion ☕ Gen-X · INFJ 🚀 AWS Certified 🎵 @jimmyrenreacts ▶️ JimmyRen Reacts
My Career Journey The Fun Stuff →
VP of Sales & Strategy @ engineersmind ⭐ 501st Legion Volunteer 🎓 UC Berkeley — Cognitive Science 🎓 USC — Communication Management ☁️ AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner 16 years at Liferay 📍 From West Covina · Living in Chino Hills 👨‍👧‍👦 Proud Dad of Two ▶️ JimmyRen Reacts on YouTube ⭐ 501st Legion Volunteer 🤖 AI & ML Enthusiast

About James

The person behind
the LinkedIn profile.

My career has been built on one core belief: great teams don't happen by accident. I help organizations build enterprise sales teams that actually perform — not just hit numbers, but grow, collaborate, and stay.

My management philosophy draws from organizational communication research (turns out I do use what I learned in that USC Master's program). But in practice it's pretty simple: find what people are great at, then get out of their way and give them the tools to shine.

I've worked across open source software, cloud computing, AI & machine learning, supply chain & logistics, financial services, healthcare, insurance, higher education, transportation, and digital experience — at small startups and large global enterprises. Which means I've seen a lot of different kinds of problems, and I know how to help teams navigate them without losing momentum or morale.

Originally from West Covina, CA, now settled in Chino Hills and a proud dad of two. I also lived in NYC for a decade but am a Los Angeleno through and through. 🌴

James Min as Kylo Ren — 501st Legion Southern California Garrison

⭐ 501st Legion — Southern California Garrison

I suit up — literally. I'm an active volunteer with the 501st Legion, the world-renowned Star Wars costuming non-profit. We visit children in hospitals, fundraise for those in need, and bring a galaxy far, far away to people who need it most. It's the best thing I do outside of work.

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HOMETOWN → HOME West Covina kid who grew up to be a Chino Hills parent of two. The San Gabriel Valley runs deep.
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P90X VETERAN Completed P90X five times. Once logged 25 airborne plyo clap push-ups AND 401 core exercises in a single day. Then wrote about it on Twitter. Oh, and he appeared in a P90X commercial — for a fraction of a second. Twice. Legend.
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YOUTUBE REACTOR Runs JimmyRen Reacts on YouTube — reacting to movies, TV & anime. Obsessed with Downton Abbey. Wicked superfan. "Totally behind. I know some Star Wars though."
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STAR WARS COSPLAYER Active 501st Legion member who actually suits up. Also has strong opinions on the Sequel Trilogy — "GenAlpha will grow up and champion it in years to come." The Original Trilogy still wins, though.
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PROUD DAD OF TWO Genuinely excited about first days of school. "I'm very excited for my daughter. Not everyone was jumping for joy though." Classic dad energy.
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COGNITIVE SCIENCE → SALES Studied how people think at Berkeley, then spent 25+ years using that knowledge to sell software. Accidentally perfect career path.
DODGERS FAITHFUL Lifelong LA Dodgers fan — grew up in the SGV, rooting for the Boys in Blue is simply non-negotiable. 💙

Career Timeline

25+ years of
getting things done.

VP of Sales & Strategy
May 2025 — Present
engineersmind · Los Angeles, CA

Spearheading sales transformation and go-to-market strategy for a fast-growing IT staffing & AI solutions firm. Partners directly with the CEO. Redesigned core sales processes to eliminate friction and accelerate deal velocity while expanding qualified pipeline through innovative lead generation programs.

🚀 GTM Strategy AI Solutions Pipeline Growth
Director of Operations & Sales
Mar 2024 — Present
J Reactor · Los Angeles, CA (Founded by James)

Founded his own consultancy to give lean organizations access to enterprise-level strategic thinking. Delivers end-to-end sales strategy, business development, federal contract proposals, IT consultation, and original media & content production.

Founder Federal Contracts Consultancy
Capture Manager, IT & Cyber Solutions
Sep 2023 — Mar 2024
Science Systems & Applications (SSAI) · Pasadena, CA

Drove capture strategy and proposal development for federal and commercial markets. Key contributor in winning a multi-year IT contract with the 2nd largest school district in the U.S. Led RFP responses for NASA and JPL engagements.

🏆 Won Major Contract NASA / JPL Federal IT
Director of Solution Engineering
Jul 2022 — Apr 2023
Extensiv · Los Angeles, CA

Led a world-class team of pre-sales engineers and solution architects for an industry-leading supply chain software firm. Increased team efficiency 33% month-over-month. Doubled subject matter expertise across multiple products.

📈 +33% Team Efficiency Supply Chain Solution Engineering
Liferay, Inc.
4 Roles Across 16 Years
2006 – 2022
Global Director, Sales Engineering
Jan 2019 — Jul 2022 · 3 yrs 7 mos
Reported directly to COO & global Head of Sales. Launched a new global business unit from the existing SE practice. Mentored Lead and Principal Sales Engineers worldwide. Eliminated regional silos, improved training consistency, and raised job satisfaction.
SE Manager — North America
Apr 2014 — Dec 2018 · 4 yrs 9 mos
7–10 direct reports across NA, APAC, and EMEA. Field teams hit 100% of sales quota and tier 1 accelerators. Spoke at corporate conferences globally.
Senior Sales Engineer
Jan 2010 — Apr 2014 · 4 yrs 4 mos
Authored 6 published whitepapers. Specialized in digital experience, cloud architecture, portals, IoT, and UX frameworks.
Senior Consultant
Aug 2006 — Jul 2010 · 4 yrs
Greater Los Angeles · New York City · Frankfurt, Germany
Earlier Career
1998 — 2006
21st Century Fox · J&S Motorsports · Crédit Agricole CIB · Sun Microsystems · Forte Software · IDX Systems

Built a foundation across media, financial services, enterprise infrastructure, and healthcare IT. Notable clients included Bank of America, GM OnStar, MCI WorldCom, UCSF/Stanford Healthcare, Mayo Clinic, and Cedars-Sinai. Also successfully doubled revenue for an auto fabrication shop — a flex that comes up at parties.

Finance Media Healthcare IT 🚗 Cars

Skills & Certs

What James brings
to the table.

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Sales Leadership
Revenue Growth GTM Strategy Pipeline Dev Sales Operations Sales Enablement Team Building
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Solution Engineering
Pre/Post Sales SEs Technical Presales PoCs & Demos Architecture Perf Tuning
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Cloud & AI
AWS AI / ML / LLMs SaaS / PaaS / IaaS Cloud Architecture Open Source Digital Experience
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Industries Covered
Financial Services Supply Chain Healthcare Higher Ed Media & Entertainment Government / Federal Insurance Transportation
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Certifications
AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
HubSpot Sales Software
Claude — Anthropic
Liferay Certified Front End Developer
7 Habits of Highly Effective People — FranklinCovey
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Languages
English (Native) Korean (Working)

Education

Two schools. One
epic rivalry.

Yes, he went to both. Yes, he cheers for both during the Big Game. Yes, it's complicated.

Beyond the Resume

The stuff that doesn't
fit on a LinkedIn profile.

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Proud Dad of Two
A genuinely excited school drop-off dad. I'm proud to be there for my kids and I love to hype them up after embarrassing them in public. Classic dad energy, times two.
Star Wars Cosplayer
Active member of the 501st Legion Southern California Garrison — the world's premier Star Wars costuming organization. Visits children's hospitals and raises money for those in need. The Force is strong with this one.
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P90X Completionist
Finished P90X five times. Once cranked out 25 airborne plyo clap push-ups and 401 core exercises in a single morning, then went to work. Tony Horton would be proud.
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Certified Nerd
Instagram bio literally starts with "Nerd." Holds an AWS cert and a Claude certification, has a Star Wars costume for every occasion, and has strong opinions about which trilogy is definitively the best. (It's the Original. Not up for debate.)
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YouTube Reactor
Runs JimmyRen Reacts on YouTube — reacting to movies, TV series, and anime with all the genuine emotion of a first-time viewer. Deep love for Downton Abbey, Jane Austen, Wicked, Anne of Green Gables, Stranger Things & Alfred Hitchcock. "Totally behind. I know some Star Wars though."
Disney Enthusiast
Some may call me a Disney adult. You're not wrong, technically! I love walking and I'd much rather walk around the parks than around the neighborhood block. It's so much more entertaining. Also, I'm a great Disneyland guide!
Dodgers Fan (No Apologies)
Lifelong LA Dodgers fan and proud of it. Grew up in the SGV — rooting for the Boys in Blue is non-negotiable. It's in the DNA. Let's go Dodgers. 💙
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Downton Devotee
A relatively new Downtonian! Has watched every episode of Downton Abbey, including all three movies, and still has feelings about it. Check out my playlist on YouTube and watch me react to watching Downton for the first time!

Burned 830 calories w/ P90X plyometrics this morning, ramen lunch in Little Tokyo, caught up on NFL scores, got in a sesh of Battlefront II.

𝕏 Twitter/X · @jameskmin · A perfect day in the life.

GenAlpha will grow up and champion the Sequel Trilogy in years to come.

🎵 TikTok · @jimmyrenreacts · A man who understands generational Star Wars loyalty.

According to GoodReads, I read 20 books in 2019. Of those, 17 were Star Wars books — matching my 2018 Star Wars book total. Fav authors: Claudia Gray, Drew Karpyshyn, James Luceno. #StarWars #starwarsbooks

📸 Instagram · @jameskmin · January 2020 · Not just a cosplayer. A scholar.

Gonna be in SF next week for a conference in the city. But staying in my old stomping grounds in Berkeley. Holla if u wanna grab a Top Dog!

𝕏 Twitter/X · @jameskmin · A Golden Bear never forgets.

2 people asked me for some complicated BART directions and I remembered. Still got it...

𝕏 Twitter/X · @jameskmin · An L.A. guy proving he never lost the Bay.

Jack In The Box's 24 oz. Bacon Shake has 1081 calories and 54 grams of fat. I feel shooting pains down my left arm just typing this.

𝕏 Twitter/X · @jameskmin · A man who completed P90X five times, for context.

JimmyRen Reacts

YouTube reactor.
Totally behind.
I know some Star Wars though.

JimmyRen Reacts banner
About the Channel

Reacting to movies, TV series, and anime for the first time — with all the genuine emotion, shock, and joy of someone watching classic content completely fresh. No spoilers. Pure reactions.

▶ Watch on YouTube

Get In Touch

Sales by day.
YouTube Reactor by night.

James is open to conversations about leadership, technology, enterprise software, which Star Wars trilogy deserves the most respect, and why Downton Abbey is peak television. Find him across all the platforms below.

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