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Full Biography for James R. "Jim" Griffith
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I am a native Bay Area resident, growing up in Pleasanton, graduating from U.C. Berkeley with a degree in Mathematics Applied to Computer Science, and moving to Sunnyvale directly after graduation to work as an engineer in Silicon Valley. I've been a Sunnyvale resident for 23 years. Before Council Prior to my election to the Sunnyvale City Council, I spent ten years founding and presiding over a new homeowners association, followed by four years on the board of a second homeowners association. I served on the Sunnyvale Board of Library Trustees for over five years, which also had me represent Sunnyvale on the Silicon Valley Library System and Pacific Library Partnership. I served on the board of Silicon Valley Leadership (the parent of Leadership Sunnyvale) for one year. I am a graduate of Leadership Sunnyvale and Sunnyvale Neighbors Actively Prepare (SNAP). As a resident, I served on the 2008 Sunnyvale City Manager Selection Panel and the 2009 Sunnyvale Library Director Selection Panel. On Council As your Vice Mayor, I currently hold the following intergovernmental relations assignments:
My areas of policy focus are library services, environmental sustainability, budget policy, solid waste, and local regional cooperation. I've specifically focused on council transparency and resident outreach, with my council blog at http://www.dweeb.org, multiple town hall meetings, my annual resident survey on proposed study issues, extensive membership in online neighborhood association mailing lists, and attendance of neighborhood association meetings. Professional Life I have a 23-year career as an engineer specializing in GIS technology, with an emphasis on vendor formats and models, and skills in C, C++, perl, python, HTML/CSS, and other scripting and compiled languages under Windows, MacOS, and UNIX/LINUX. I am currently a senior iOS Software Engineer with Apple. Personal Life I am a resident of the Morse Park Neighborhood Association, and a lifetime member of the Sunnyvale Historical Society and the Friends of the Western Philatelic Library. I support Sunnyvale Community Services and Leadership Sunnyvale. In my spare time I dabble in web design, and I am an avid reader. I am a philatelist specializing in gem US issues, and a member of APS and USSS, with my entire collection online at http://album.dweeb.org. |
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