James Dean

Vice President of Network Engineering

Hi, nice to meet you I’m James Dean, a few fun facts about me…

  • I had a TV appearance on Alan Carr back in 2015.
  • ChatGPT is my new best friend.
  • I ran the London Marathon in 2018.

Here at Hamilton Barnes, I am the VP of Network Engineering. After close to 10 years supporting ISPs in the UK, and building our team of recruiters across Europe, I decided it was time for a new adventure. I am now looking to replicate the success we had in Europe into the USA.


I represent the below organizations when seeking network engineering expertise:

  • Global Internet Service providers
  • Rural based ISP
  • Utilities companies expanding into the FTTx space
  • Cisco/ Juniper Partners
  • Global Networking Vendors

As a team, we have placed circa 600 people across a wide array of businesses. Anything from start-up FTTx providers through to the largest corporations providing connectivity globally.

A few of the team's success stories so far…

  • Placed 26 IP Architects/ Design Engineers with ‘the King’ of connectivity to support their Nationwide standardization project spanning 3 years.
  • Became the number 1 Networking supplier to the USA's largest privately owned communications business.
  • Placed 210 Network Engineers and 120 Fibre Engineers with the UK’s largest Telco. In the space of 3 years we became the #1 supplier in the Networking space and have filled 95% of the roles given. And 99% of the individuals we placed are still with the business. 
  • Supporting the “landlord of the internet” as they grow internationally. We’ve sourced Network Engineers in the US, Singapore, UK, Germany, Poland, and the Netherlands.