About Jim

I was elected to the Sunnyvale City Council Seat 3 in November, 2009 and re-elected to a second term in November of 2013.  I served as Sunnyvale’s Mayor in 2014 and 2015, and I served as Vice Mayor in 2011 and 2013.  I serve Sunnyvale on the following committees and commissions:

• President, Cities Association of Santa Clara County Executive Board
• Sunnyvale Representative, Cities Association of Santa Clara County Board of Directors
• Sunnyvale Representative, Cities Association of Santa Clara County Legislative Action Committee
• Sunnyvale Representative, Cities Association of Santa Clara County City Selection Committee
• Chair and SMaRT Station Representative for Sunnyvale, Mountain View, and Palo Alto, Santa Clara County Recycling and Waste Reduction Commission
• Vice Chair, Santa Clara Valley Water District Recycled Water Joint Committee
• Member, the Sunnyvale Council Subcommittee on Board and Commission Policies.

Professionally, I’m a Senior iOS Software Engineer at Apple. My full CV can be found here.  In my scant spare time, I’m a hard-core philatelist and avid reader who dabbles in web development.