High School: 1995 graduate of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, Moon, PA.

College: Received his Bachelor's of Arts in History from the Bethany College in 1999.

Coaching Career: Jim has been an Assistant Coach with the Tigers since 1999. Jim has been Assistant Coach at Wheeling Park HS, Wheeling, WV, where the team finished as state runners-up in 1998. Jim has coached for the Hotspurs, Penns Forest F.C. and the Pittsburgh Super Y League Team. Jim currently holds a National USSF D Coaching license.

Playing Career: Jim played college soccer at Bethany College. While playing at Bethany the Bisons won the ECAC (Eastern College Athletic Conference) in 1995-1998. In 1996 Bethany was the Mid-Atlantic Regional Champions and finished #6 in the Nation. Jim played high school soccer at Our Lady of the Sacred Heart. Jim played club soccer for the Pittsburgh Strikers Soccer Club.