A native Oklahoman, Jim has always been proud of his home state. Ask him about Oklahoma and he will tell you…
it is the ‘Cultural Mecca of the Universe’ and ‘If we don’t have it – you don’t need it.
Jim grew up in south Oklahoma City and attended a state university. He married Stephanie, his high school girlfriend, right out of college, they have been together for over thirty years, and have one daughter. Before starting his own custom software development house in 1994, Jim worked in the technology divisions of two energy exploration and production companies. When he launched his own software house, the focus was, as it continues to be until this day, on developing a quality product and excellent customer relations. An avid SCUBA diver, Jim has traveled around the world, diving in some of the most exotic and beautiful venues that the oceans have to offer. He has always enjoyed weight lifting, bicycling, martial arts, and rowing. A buddy talked Jim into buying a motorcycle and it quickly became a passion of his. One day another friend told Jim about a good deal on a touring bike, and ever since Jim and Stephanie have spent their weekends cruising the back roads of Oklahoma on their way to some small town festival or event.
Jim’s passion for writing first took hold back in high school when he was encouraged about his writing skill during a creative writing workshop. His senior project was a mystery novel, which won him first prize in the writing competition. Since then life has always managed to get in the way of his writing, but now spurred on by the completion of his first full length novel, Snowfall, Jim has rekindled his old love and is eagerly working on completing its sequels.
