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Jim Cabral

Jim Cabral

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Open Standards Evangelist | Justice, Legal and Public Safety Technology Transformation Leader

  • Education

    • Saint Xavier High School

      1983 - 1987

    • University of Washington

      1994 - 2001
      Ph.C. (all but dissertation) Electrical Engineering

      Dissertation: "Systems and Methods for Compression of Echocardiographic Sequences", On leave since October 2001.

    • Vanderbilt University

      1987 - 1991
      BSEE Biomedical/Electrical Engineering (double major)

      Activities and Societies: Trumpet - Vanderbilt Marching and Jazz Bands, Tau Beta Sigma, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Senior design projects: "A Magnetic Resonance Surface Coil for Joint Imaging" and "A MIDI Saxophone Simulator", Chancellor's Scholar, National Merit Scholar

    • University of Washington

      1991 - 1993
      MSEE Electrical Engineering

      Activities and Societies: Trumpet - Husky Marching Band, Eta Kappa Nu Thesis: "ARIES: Software for Interactive Segmentation of Medical Images Featuring 3D Region Growing", Kaiser Fellow

  • Experience

    • Children's Hospital and Medical Center

      Jan 1993 - Jan 1994
      Systems Engineer

      - Designed and supported an enterprise-wide network.

    • University of Washington

      Jan 1994 - Jan 2002
      Research Assistant

      - Researched and developed systems for telemedicine and multimedia coding.- Co-developed an undergraduate systems engineering course on medical imaging and informatics.

    • Puget Technology Group, Inc.

      Jan 1995 - Jan 2002
      Partner and CIO

      - Co-founded and managed an independent technical consultancy specializing in design, security and administration of information systems and networks.- Developed, implemented and sustained networks, systems and technical support processes for various corporations.

    • MTG Management Consultants

      Feb 2002 - Apr 2021

      - Led the development and promotion of national XML standards for electronic court filing.- Provided justice business process and technology assessment, planning and change management services to dozens of states, counties and municipalities. - Provided enterprise architecture services to state and local CIOs in support of automation and integration projects particularly in the justice industry.- Actively contributed to the development of national XML and web services standards for the criminal justice and legal communities.

      • Partner and CIO

        Jan 2013 - Apr 2021

      • Senior Manager, Justice Information Technology Management

        Feb 2002 - Dec 2012

    • IJIS Institute

      Jun 2015 - Apr 2021
      Board Member

    • OASIS

      Jul 2018 - Jul 2019
      Board Member

    • InfoTrack US

      Aug 2021 - Jun 2024
      Vice President, Court Relations

      Developing partnerships with courts and other providers in the legal and court services industries to better serve attorneys, other legal providers and litigants

    • Cabral Consulting

      Jul 2024 - now
      Principal

      At Cabral Consulting, our mission is to inspire and lead public and private sector justice, legal and public safety organizations through the technology transformation of justice processes. This transformation leverages proven technologies including cloud services and open standards, as well as emerging and disruptive technologies such as AI and modern identity, to better serve all participants, including public servants, justice partners, litigants and the public. With decades of experience advising public and private sector justice organizations across the US, we are ready to help similar organizations navigate their biggest technology and strategic challenges. Show less

    • OASIS

      Oct 2024 - now

      Also served as Vice Chair, Secretary and Governance Committee Chair I served as the interim executive director of an international open source and open standards organization with management and oversight of all aspects of the organization.

      • Board Member

        Jan 2022 - now

      • Interim Executive Director

        Oct 2024 - Mar 2025

  • Licenses & Certifications

  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Jim Cabral
      OASIS Distinguished Contributor OASIS Dec 2020 The “OASIS Distinguished Contributor” designation is awarded to a select group of OASIS members who have made significant contributions to the advancement of open standards and/or open source projects. We gratefully acknowledge these outstanding individuals for their impact on the global information society. https://www.oasis-open.org/member-roster/distinguished-contributors/
    • Awarded to Jim Cabral
      Honorable Order of Kentucky Colonels Governor Andy Beshear Oct 2020 The commission of Kentucky Colonel is the highest title of honor bestowed by the Governor of Kentucky. It is recognition of an individual’s noteworthy accomplishments and outstanding service to our community, state, and nation.

  • Volunteer Experience

    • PiPa Unit Leader/Troop Shepherd

      Issued by American Heritage Girls on Sept 2011
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    • Bugler

      Issued by Bugles Across America on Jan 2006
      Bugles Across AmericaAssociated with Jim Cabral

    • Vice President

      Issued by 15th District PTA on Jul 2021
      15th District PTAAssociated with Jim Cabral

    • Merit Badge Counselor

      Issued by Boy Scouts of America on Sept 2022
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    • President

      Issued by duPont Manual High School Parent Teacher Student Association (PTSA) on Jul 2019
      duPont Manual High School Parent Teacher Student Association (PTSA)Associated with Jim Cabral

    • President

      Issued by Manual Band Parents, Inc. on Jun 2018
      Manual Band Parents, Inc.Associated with Jim Cabral

    • Assistant Scoutmaster

      Issued by Boy Scouts of America on Feb 2019
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    • Associate Advisor/Treasurer

      Issued by Boy Scouts of America on Jan 2018
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    • Charter Organization Representative/Chaplain

      Issued by Boy Scouts of America on Sept 2006
      Boy Scouts of AmericaAssociated with Jim Cabral

    • VP Communications

      Issued by duPont Manual High School Parent Teacher Student Association (PTSA) on Jun 2018
      duPont Manual High School Parent Teacher Student Association (PTSA)Associated with Jim Cabral

    • Technology Committee

      Issued by Church of Epiphany on Apr 2009
      Church of EpiphanyAssociated with Jim Cabral

    • Catechist

      Issued by Church of Epiphany on Aug 2007
      Church of EpiphanyAssociated with Jim Cabral