Capt James Sims is an instructor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at The United States Air Force Academy. Prior to his assignment as an instructor, he was stationed at Osan Air Base in South Korea. There, he served in the 51st Civil Engineering Squadron as the Officer-in-Charge of Requirements and Optimization.

James received his commission from the United States Air Force Academy in May 2019. Following his commission, he attended Virginia Tech and received his Master of Science in Civil Engineering in December 2020.

Masters of Science, Civil Engineering, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA (2020)

Bachelor of Science, Civil Engineering, United States Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, CO (2019)

Instructor of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, U.S. Air Force Academy (July 2024-Present)

Officer-in-Charge Requirements and Optimization, 51st Civil Engineering Squadron, Osan Air Base, South Korea (July 2023-July 2024)

Chief Programming, Officer in-Charge Portfolio Optimization, Officer-in-Charge Engineering, 432nd Support Squadron, Creech AFB, NV (Aug 2020-July 2023)

Masters Student, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA (Aug 2019-Aug 2020)

Implementation of new technology in the construction industry, Virtual and Augmented reality applications in design and construction, risk evaluation, construction efficiency.