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.

Professionally Jim practices as a personal and corporate tax generalist and has extensive experience in accounting and audit engagements involving junior resource issuers and not-for-profit organizations.

In a volunteer capacity, Jim served as Treasurer of Association for Mineral Exploration British Columbia (‘AME’) from 2004 to 2019 and for a total of 11 years was a founding director and Secretary-Treasurer of Geoscience BC, For his service to AME, Jim received that organization’s Gold Pan Award for 2008.