Jim was the Chief Operating Officer at Evolve Software. At Evolve Jim managed Sales, Marketing, Product Development, and Customer Services. Under Jim's leadership, Evolve dramatically increased sales leading to a successful IPO. Between 1991 and 1999, Jim held several senior management positions at PeopleSoft. Shortly after beginning his career at PeopleSoft, he became an expatriate in Europe and was responsible for creating PeopleSoft's European Operations. Upon returning from Europe, Jim created a Professional Services organization which he grew to $500M in revenue while growing the Education Services business to $150M. In 1999, Jim was the Senior VP of Operations, had responsibility for about half of total company revenue, and was one of four executives making up the Office of the President. Prior to PeopleSoft, Jim worked on strategic planning and large scale system integration engagements for Andersen Consulting (now Accenture). He holds Bachelor of Science degree from the College of Business at California State University, Chico. |