Jim served in Bible translation for more than three decades before being selected as Chief Translation Quality Officer in August 2024. He joined Seed Company in 2011 as a translation consultant and has also served as Director of Translation Consulting and Vice President of Bible Translation. Before Jim came to Seed Company, he and his late wife Virginia spent 12 years in Mozambique working on two translation projects with Seed Company partner SIL. Jim enjoys exercising, playing the bass, and taking road trips with his family. He lives in Waxhaw, North Carolina, and has two college-aged daughters.