Jim grew up in the rare position of knowing he was going to be a software developer since elementary school. He's happiest when he's applying his life-long passion for coding to help others in their pursuit of their own passions.

Jim is also well known for his tech community evangelism and New Hampshire ties. His professional moniker is "The Granite State Hacker". For his dedication to community, Microsoft awarded him with their “Most Valuable Professional” partner award in 2019 (and again, every year to date). As a Microsoft MVP in the category of Developer Technologies, he's a valuable technical ambassador. It's his honor to represent his clientele and Microsoft's developer tools product groups to each other.