Raised in Port Moody, BC, Jim graduated from Simon Fraser University and the BC Institute of Technology and articled with Burnaby’s HLB Cinnamon, Jang, Willoughby & Co. prior to qualifying as a Chartered Accountant in 1997. After joining De Visser & Company the same year, Jim became an Associate in 2000 and a full partner in 2001. In 2012, Jim became the managing partner of the firm. Jim is the firm's representative on the CPABC's Public Company Technical Forum, which liaises with and advises senior staff of the BC Securities Commission. Jim also completed the two-year In-Depth Tax Course offered by the (former) Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants in 2002.