Raised by a pack of wild Bichon Frieses in the marshes of southeastern Michigan, Jim is suspected to be the oft-rumored love child of Burt Reynolds and a young chupacabra named Heidi. His first spoken language was known to scholars as BASIC, an obscure form of pidgin English consisting mostly of grunts, whistles, and GOTO statements. At age 7 he was brought (forcibly) into civilized society, where he remains as a tax-paying citizen to this date.
Favourite Movies
Harold and Maude, 12 Monkeys, Yellow Submarine, The Plague Dogs, Jacob's Ladder, many others
Favourite Bands / Musical Artists
Pink Floyd, The Beatles, Bruce Cockburn, Michelle Shocked, Tom Waits, Mr. Bungle
Favourite Games
Scrabble, Silent Hill, Marathon, Dark Castle
Favourite Gaming Platform
Card table
Tools of the Trade
Hands, knives, sandpaper, files, soldering iron, multimeter, sensor networks
Other Interests
Immersive visualization, human-computer interaction, artificial intelligence, music, art (go figure)