Kim was born and raised in Ontario Oregon. In 1999, he moved to Redmond and has been in Central Oregon ever since, living in Terrebonne since 2006.

For most of his life, Kim has been involved with some aspect of construction. He has been a residential builder in Oregon for 30 years as well as running residential and commercial projects in Idaho and Alaska.

In his free time, Kim enjoys gardening, traveling, hunting, and fishing. As of this writing, Kim is engaged to be married and has two adult daughters.  He also has a cocker spaniel, Serenity, who has been his “job dog” for 15 years.