Jim began learning about Drupal during the Paleolithic era (Drupal 4.5). After several years of building sites as a freelancer and in side projects to his day job, he became a full-time Drupal developer in 2013. After working as a Drupal developer at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, he left to focus on his hobbies while continuing to take small freelance jobs.
Jim has presented sessions at several Drupal camps on a variety of subjects, including Drupal 8 theming, front-end performance, responsive images, Barracuda-Octopus-Aegir for hosting Drupal sites, Panels, and Twitter.
In his spare time Jim serves as head brewer and chief keg washer at Smith Basement Brewing Company. He completed a successful thru-hike of the Appalachian Trail in 2017 and the Pacific Crest Trail in 2019. His hiking blog can be found at hikewithgravity.com.
Jim resides in Oak Ridge, Tenn. with his wife, Kim.