Jim is a retired engineer who lived and worked in many countries of Africa, Asia, Australia and Europe as a project manager in the upstream petroleum industry. More than half of his career was in developing countries including Angola, Kazakhstan, Korea, and Papua New Guinea. He recently taught mathematics at Southern Maine Community College in South Portland. Jim enjoys travel, personal fitness, and genealogy. He is a charter member and immediate Past President of the Rotary Club of Breakwater Daybreak.