Jimy became involved in Global Brigades in 2016 at St. Thomas University where he founded the first Global Brigades club in the university and launched the first Human Rights Brigade in Canada. He continued supporting the organization as a Chairperson of his university chapter and is now joining the Canadian Board of Directors as a Director-at-Large.
Jimy holds a BA in Economics and History from St. Thomas University. He is currently working full-time at a Ag-Tech start-up called SomaDetect and runs his own non-profit called Venezuela180.