Background

Jim is a native Idahoan; but attended engineering college in Santa Barbara. While raising his family first in California and later in Idaho, he coached youth soccer and served on the administrative board for that sport. He has also given countless hours to grade school children, helping them with projects they build with their own hands.

Formal Education

MSEE (Master of Science Electrical Engineering) University of California, Santa Barbara

Professional Work Experience

    •   10 years product design and development of electronic
      instrumentation  and graphics hard-copy display products.

    •   5 years engineering management of computer analysis and
      design systems and test development.

    •   Leadership in a corporate-wide computer design work group.

    •   13 years product manufacturing quality engineering for HP
      LaserJet Products.

    •   Senior Product Quality Engineer and Senior Materials
      Quality Engineer.

    •   8 years residential construction contractor. Working with
      both state and county inspectors provided much insight
      valuable to the tasks of home inspection.

    •   3 years teaching building classes at the Woodcraft Store in
      Boise, Idaho.

    •   Owner and Operator of “Woodworking for Kids, LLC”.
      Children aged 5-12 making toys and useful items using
      common hand tools, such as hand saws, drills, etc.

Graduate of ITA Home Inspection School, the premier training facility for professional home inspectors throughout the United States.

Passed the NHIE (National Home Inspector Examination) administered by the Examination Board of Professional Home Inspectors. (This is the most rigorous exam in the nation, typically required by those states offering licensing.)

Accepted into ASHI (The American Society of Home Inspectors).

Affiliations

  •   American Society of Home Inspectors (ASHI).

  •   Southwestern Idaho ASHI Chapter, Inc.

  •   ACAR (Ada County Association of Realtors®) product and
      service member

  •   IAR (Idaho Association of Realtors®)

  •   NAR (National Association of Realtors®)

Professional Work Ethic

Jim truly enjoys helping people. He consistently strives to ensure that homebuyers have all the information and education they need to feel comfortable with their purchase decisions.