Dr. James Stanger leads Prosoft's broad activities in certification as well as the company's well-respected product development capabilities. Dr. Stanger joined the company in 1997. Following many years as a key leader in the company's product development area, he was named Director of the group in May 2003. He was promoted to Vice President, Certification and Product Development in December 2003. Dr. Stanger is very active in the certification community.

He has helped develop certifications for Symantec, the Linux Professional Institute (LPI), CompTIA, and the Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA). He is currently Chair of the LPI Advisory Council and sits on the CompTIA Network+ and Linux+ cornerstone committees. Dr. Stanger is a prolific author. A sample of the titles he has either written or contributed to include The Windows to Linux Migration Toolkit (Syngress), Security+ (ComputerPREP), Hack Proofing Linux (Syngress), The E-mail Virus Protection Handbook (Syngress), and The CIW Security Professional Study Guide (Sybex). An accomplished networking consultant, Dr. Stanger has advised customers such as Symantec, the TIA, Securify, Fuelzone.com, and IBM concerning Internet security, convergence technology, and Windows to Linux migration.

Prior to joining Prosoft, Dr. Stanger was an educator and consultant, holding teaching positions at the University of California at Riverside, the University of Redlands, and Crafton Hills College. Dr. Stanger earned a B.A. and a Masters degree from Brigham Young University and a Ph.D. from the University of California at Riverside.

He is a CIW Master Administrator, and also holds the Linux+, Security+, A+, and Convergence Technologies Professional (CTP) certifications.