Born and raised in Seattle, Jim came to LA to earn his MFA from USC Film School. Jim started in the commercial industry as a Production Assistant and worked his way up the ranks to Executive Producer. His worked for HSI films shooting at remote locations around the world and found a home with Traktor for 9 years producing multiple award winning campaigns. Following his time at Traktor, Jim joined RadicalMedia as Executive Producer. First in their New York office, and then back to Los Angeles to run the Commercial Production division. He has been an active member of the advertising and film community, formerly as President of the AICP West Board and and currently on the board of FilmLA. Jim lives in Manhattan Beach with his wife and 3 children.