Jim Kring

Jim Kring is the founder and CEO of JKI, a systems integration consulting company specializing in LabVIEW and prototyping scientific instrumentation.1 He has been using LabVIEW as his primary software development environment for over 25 years.1

Professional Experience

Jim Kring founded JKI in January 2002 and has been serving as its CEO since then.1 His company is based in Lafayette, California.1 Prior to founding JKI, Kring worked as a consultant for Applied Biosystems from 2003 to 2007, where he helped prototype next-generation biotech instruments using LabVIEW.1

Education and Early Career

Kring attended Mount Miguel High School from 1991 to 1994.1 He then pursued his higher education at the University of California, Berkeley, where he earned a Bachelor of Engineering in Environmental Engineering Sciences from the UC Berkeley College of Engineering between 1994 and 1998.1

During his time at UC Berkeley, Kring worked as a Student Research Assistant at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory from March 1995 to March 1998.1 In this role, he wrote software in LabVIEW to automate a general-purpose EUV spectroscopy system on Beamline 9.3.1 at the Advanced Light Source Synchrotron.1

Expertise and Achievements

Jim Kring is highly proficient in LabVIEW and Python, with native or bilingual proficiency in both languages.1 He has authored a book titled "LabVIEW for Everyone" between 2004 and 2006.1 In recognition of his contributions to the field, National Instruments (NI) awarded Kring the prestigious NI Generation award at the NI Engineering Impact Awards ceremony on May 22nd (year not specified).1

Jim Kring continues to be active in the LabVIEW community, often sharing insights and job opportunities related to LabVIEW development through his LinkedIn profile.234