Jim Szudy was born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio and received his B.A. from Baldwin Wallace University in 2001. In addition to being Director and CEO of Gemini Developers, Jim is also a Director of the Cleveland Photo Fest.

Heavily rooted in the local Cleveland music and arts scene, Jim established Fellacoustic and Wholeacoustic Recordsand in 2007.  In addition to being Owner of the record labels, Jim also served as music producer, engineer, and creative designer. He worked and collaborated with international musicians including a wide range of genres such as Indie Rock, Experimental, and Industrial Noise. He has performed and collaborated with renown artists and musicians such as Stephen Kasner,  Aaron Boron, Andrew Nolan, Chris Dodge, Masami Akita and PJ Doran.

Jim's love for the arts lead to 440 Photography, his freelance photography studio. His "life through a lens" approach is a visual documentation of the industrial decay and rebirth of America, most prevalent in Cleveland, Ohio. All of the images taken by Jim are in their natural setting; nothing is contrived or artificial. Jim's photography is featured in Young Professionals of Parma in addition to various social media accounts for various cities.

Following his strong background in creative writing and poetry, Jim's poetry and various articles have been published in The Mill, The John Carroll Review, The Vindicator and The Cleveland Stater.

Jim currently resides in Berea, Ohio and enjoys the inspiration that the city and its surrounding natural environment provides.