Summary
Jim Simpkins is a Senior Software Engineer and Technical Lead with over 25 years of experience designing and shipping robust networked and mobile systems, currently leading diagnostics and integrations at NetMotion Wireless. He combines deep Windows/.NET expertise with C/C++, Java, mobile (iOS, Windows CE, Palm OS) and backend skills (MySQL, AWS, REST) to deliver end-to-end solutions from architecture through deployment. Jim has a track record of turning complex telemetry and MDM challenges into product features—authoring syslog support, a Splunk app, a data-warehouse service, and licensable alerting and device-connect modules. As a founding partner of a consumer/mobile startup and a long-time contributor to enterprise products at Boeing, WRQ and Spacelabs, he blends entrepreneurial product sense with enterprise-grade engineering discipline. Known for quickly learning new technologies and leading small cross-functional teams, he often bridges UI, backend, and ops concerns to produce user-friendly, production-ready systems. Based in Issaquah, WA, he holds a B.S. in Computer Science from Washington State University and brings rare breadth across embedded, desktop, web, and cloud platforms.
10 years of coding experience
17 years of employment as a software developer
Linfield College
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Computer Science, Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Computer Science at Washington State University