Biography
Jim is a graduate of California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) with a BFA in Graphic Design. Upon graduation he joined Adams Morioka in Beverly Hills as a Senior Designer. He later became Design Director and then Director of Operations for Maddocks & Company’s Los Angeles and New York offices, implementing new accounting, job costing and time management systems, in addition to supervising all aspects of studio management. At KBDA (formerly Kim Baer Design Associates) as Operations Director he continued developing operations and management reporting systems. With a look towards architecture, Jim received an Associate in Architectural Design from the Phoenix Institute of Technology and has worked on numerous single family and commercial building projects as both designer and project manager.
After 10 years in Los Angeles, Jim re-located to the San Francisco Bay area where Jim’s company Speedbump, provided a resource for project-based consultation in multiple areas of design and creative studio operational/management issues for 5 years.
Currently, Jim is the Sr. Project Manager and Studio Director with Infinite Scale Design Group in Salt Lake City, Utah where he manages environmental graphic design/brand integration projects. He is also responsible for day-to-day studio operations, human resources and finances.
Jim has served as Treasurer for both the Salt Lake City and San Francisco Chapters of the AIGA (American Institute of Graphic Arts) and previously served AIGA Los Angeles as Vice President of Events as well as holding a position on their Advisory Board. In addition, Jim taught graphic design courses at The Academy of Art University in San Francisco for over 5 years.
Other Tidbits
After 10 years in Los Angeles, Jim re-located to the San Francisco Bay area where Jim’s company Speedbump, provided a resource for project-based consultation in multiple areas of design and creative studio operational/management issues for 5 years.
Currently, Jim is the Sr. Project Manager and Studio Director with Infinite Scale Design Group in Salt Lake City, Utah where he manages environmental graphic design/brand integration projects. He is also responsible for day-to-day studio operations, human resources and finances.
Jim has served as Treasurer for both the Salt Lake City and San Francisco Chapters of the AIGA (American Institute of Graphic Arts) and previously served AIGA Los Angeles as Vice President of Events as well as holding a position on their Advisory Board. In addition, Jim taught graphic design courses at The Academy of Art University in San Francisco for over 5 years.
Other Tidbits
- Spent 10 years in the marine industry. This included selling pleasure boats ($5M/yr) and general management ($45M/yr, staff of 45) of full service retail marine dealerships.
- Accomplished sailor and has earned a USCG Commercial Captain’s License running charter boats in Lahaina, Hawaii as well as sailing a 32´ boat across the Pacific.
- Married (Linda) and has a 7 year old boy – Grady. Was a stay at home dad from the time Grady was 2 months to 2 years – fitting work into nap times and evenings.
- Loves all forms of the built environment – has remodeled 3 homes top to bottom performing all aspects of the improvements (except electrical, hate that stuff).