Jim joined ESTI in May 2009 as a Technical Analyst. Jim brings significant experience in the areas of relational databases, application development and infrastructure design, development and maintenance. Since 2005, Jim has worked extensively with virtualization products focusing on VMware and has attained VMware Certified Professional status. He has worked on a wide variety of projects including:

- system analysis and design, service delivery and support

- disaster recovery and business continuity

- NAS/SAN storage design and configuration (NetApp ASAP)

- infrastructure planning and implementation

- web-based application development

While he enjoys technical challenges, Jim always keeps business goals, and more specifically the business goals of his clients, at the forefront of his mind.

From 1993-2001, Jim owned/operated DLC-West Internet, Saskatchewan's first and largest independent ISP and hosting provider.

Having lived and worked in Saskatchewan his whole life, he has strong local ties and bleeds Green (Go Riders!). Jim and his wife Heather reside in Regina. They have a daughter, Kara and son, Jordan.