# James Scalise

> MBA Candidate at NYU Stern

Location: Brooklyn, New York, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/jamesscalise

I’m an MBA student at NYU Stern, focused on strategy, leadership, and the intersection of technology and business.

Before school, I worked at TikTok as a Solutions Engineer, helping global gaming clients use data and creative strategy to improve marketing performance. Earlier, I spent five years at Oracle—first in business development, then as a software engineer—building and supporting large-scale cloud products.

Outside of work, I’m into art, music, fitness, and travel—30+ countries and counting.

## Work Experience
### Software Engineer @ TikTok
Jan 2024 – Jan 2025 | New York, New York, United States
Managed advertising for some TikTok's top mobile gaming advertisers in a role sitting between engineering and sales, unlocking 140% year-over-year revenue growth on a $35M dollar book of business.

### Software Engineer @ Oracle
Jan 2020 – Jan 2023 | New York, New York, United States

### Business Development Consultant @ Oracle
Jan 2018 – Jan 2020 | Austin, Texas Area
Helping deliver Oracle solutions to Oracle's key accounts,. I specialize in PaaS, IaaS, on-premise and cloud database solutions, as well as integration solutions.

### Student Web Developer @ Flatiron School
Jan 2019 – Jan 2019
Full Stack Web Development Curriculum emphasizing:
+ React/Redux
+ Javascript
+ Ruby on Rails

### Director/Writer/Performer @ Chapel Hill Players
Jan 2016 – Jan 2018 | Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Performed in sketches, improvised scenes and videos with other UNC students. Wrote and directed scripts and served as the group's president.

### Intern @ Silvercrest Asset Management
Jan 2017 – Jan 2017 | Greater New York City Area

### Sales Associate @ Cole Haan
Jan 2016 – Jan 2016
Helped sells shoes, outerwear, and other accessories in the Triangle area. Consistently #1 in sales-per-hour despite limited time with the company. Left due to upcoming semester abroad.

### Sales Associate @ Ivy Cottage Collections
Jan 2012 – Jan 2014
Helped sell furniture and other home accessories at a local business in Morrisville, NC. Helped the owner pick out lines for the store by attended trade shows in the Javits Center in New York. Left upon entering college.


## Education
### Master of Business Administration - MBA
New York University
Jan 2025 – Jan 2027

### Bachelor's degree in Computer Science
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Jan 2014 – Jan 2018


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/james-scalise

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Last updated: 2026-03-23