At Sanlab, Jim identifies companies that meet the investment criteria and then brings these companies in for a closer look. He plays a key role in assessing the company's team, business strategy, financial model and how well they know their customers. After Sanlab makes an investment, Jim is actively involved in helping portfolio companies with setting and being accountable for reaching meaningful milestones on a timely basis.

Prior to co-founding Sanlab Ventures, Jim was president and founder of PrimeForce, Inc. PrimeForce is a technical recruiting firm serving fast growing technology companies and Fortune 500 enterprises nationwide. PrimeForce was acquired in June 2000 by The Lucas Group, a national executive search firm.

As a board member, investor and hands-on advisor to Live Software from 1998 - 1999, Jim played a key role in the company's rampant growth and in positioning the server-side Java leader to be acquired by Allaire Corporation in June of 1999.

Jim also founded DataSel Software, Inc. and launched the "24-Karat" brand of consumer software. The 24-Karat brand was acquired in 1996.

Accent Presentations, Inc. a computer graphics service business was founded by Jim in 1988 and sold to Computer Chrome, Inc. in 1993. The business continues to operate today in San Diego, CA as Accent Presentations.

Jim served on the steering committee that formed the San Diego Software and Internet Council. He was the organization's president from 1996 - 1997 and the chairman in 1998. San Diego's Mayor Susan Golding cited Jim in a written proclamation for Outstanding Leadership and Contributions to the Software Industry for his work in this area.

From March of 1996 through December of 1997, Jim served on the Board of Directors of the San Diego Economic Development Corporation. The "EDC" is collaboration between the public and private sectors focused on attracting and retaining businesses in San Diego.