About Tim
Tim works with technology companies to optimize operations, improve profitability, and implement innovative solutions that drive business growth and efficiency.
Tim has held leadership roles at X (formerly Twitter), T-Mobile, and Layer3 TV, where he led platform engineering initiatives and developed reference architectures that enabled development teams to achieve significant improvements in productivity and cost efficiency. He graduated from the University of Alabama with a bachelor's degree in Computer Science and earned his MBA with an emphasis in Management of Technology from the University of Georgia.
Tim lives in Denver, Colorado, where he enjoys hiking in the Rocky Mountains and exploring the local craft beer scene.
Experience
Managing Director, Technology
Leading technology consulting practice focused on helping tech companies scale operations and improve profitability. Providing strategic guidance to clients on technology operations, product development, and organizational efficiency.
Director of Platform Engineering
When Tim joined X, he was tasked with transforming the platform engineering organization during a period of unprecedented change. Taking the helm of a 100-engineer team, he embarked on a journey to reimagine how cloud engineering could work at massive scale.
His first major challenge was tackling the company's spiraling cloud costs. Drawing on his experience optimizing infrastructure, Tim developed a comprehensive Cloud Engineering Optimization Playbook that became the blueprint for efficiency across the organization. The result? Over $15 million in savings while maintaining the platform's performance and reliability.
Recognizing that technology alone wouldn't drive transformation, Tim pioneered an AI integration program that changed how engineers approached their daily work. By introducing tools like Cursor and Claude into development workflows, his team achieved a remarkable 40% increase in throughput, allowing them to deliver more value with the same resources.
Perhaps his most lasting legacy was the development of X's internal developer platform using Backstage. This initiative wasn't just about technology—it was about creating a cohesive ecosystem where engineers could thrive with standardized tools and practices, ultimately accelerating innovation across the entire organization.
Director of Platform Engineering
Following T-Mobile's acquisition of Layer3 TV, Tim was presented with an exciting opportunity to scale his engineering vision across a telecommunications giant. Stepping into the role of Director of Platform Engineering, he found himself at the intersection of traditional telecom and cutting-edge streaming technology.
Tim's signature achievement was the creation of the T-Mobile Flow platform, a revolutionary system that transformed how the company approached software development. This wasn't just an engineering initiative—it was a cultural shift that touched every corner of the organization. By establishing clear reference architectures and development standards, Tim empowered over 100 engineering teams to cut their deployment cycles in half, dramatically accelerating the company's ability to bring new products to market.
The integration of Layer3 TV's streaming technology presented unique challenges that Tim navigated with strategic vision. He carefully wove the innovative streaming capabilities into T-Mobile's broader ecosystem, creating new possibilities for the company's product offerings while optimizing cloud resources to deliver significant cost savings.
Beyond the technical accomplishments, Tim took particular pride in building a leadership team that embodied his values of collaboration and outcome-focused delivery. By mentoring Senior Managers and technical staff, he fostered a culture where innovation could flourish and teams were empowered to solve complex problems together.
Director of Software Engineering
Tim's journey at Layer3 TV represents a pivotal chapter in his career, where he helped transform an ambitious vision into a market-ready streaming platform. As the company evolved, so did Tim's role and impact on its trajectory.
In this phase of his Layer3 TV story, Tim took on the challenge of building a comprehensive streaming TV platform from the ground up. Working at the intersection of technology and media, he architected scalable cloud infrastructure capable of delivering high-quality video content to thousands of concurrent users without compromising performance.
What set Tim apart was his unique approach to bootstrapping both the technical foundation and the digital marketing ecosystem simultaneously. While developing the Python and Django-based microservice APIs that would become the backbone of the streaming product, he also established the digital marketing infrastructure and analytics systems that would drive customer acquisition and retention.
This dual focus on engineering excellence and business growth positioned Layer3 TV for its eventual acquisition by T-Mobile, creating value that extended far beyond the codebase Tim helped build.
Team Lead, Software Engineering
Tim's Layer3 TV story began when the company was still in its formative stages, with big ambitions but limited infrastructure. As one of the early engineering leaders, Tim found himself laying the groundwork for what would eventually become a disruptive force in the streaming media landscape.
During these foundational years, Tim led a small but talented engineering team through the challenges of building core infrastructure from scratch. He introduced cloud engineering best practices that would later scale to support the company's growing user base, establishing patterns and principles that would guide development for years to come.
This period was characterized by rapid innovation and experimentation, with Tim fostering a culture of creativity while maintaining the technical discipline necessary to build reliable systems. The architectural decisions made during this time proved crucial to Layer3 TV's ability to scale and eventually attract the attention of T-Mobile.
Senior Software Engineer
At Nagrastar, Tim stepped into the complex world of content security and encryption technologies. This role marked an important transition in his career, allowing him to deepen his technical expertise while gaining exposure to the business side of media technology.
Working with specialized security systems designed to protect premium content, Tim developed a nuanced understanding of the challenges facing media companies in a rapidly evolving digital landscape. This experience would later prove invaluable as he moved into streaming media at Layer3 TV, giving him unique insights into both content delivery and protection.
Software Engineer
Tim's professional journey began at Dish Network, where he cut his teeth on large-scale systems serving millions of customers. Fresh from completing his computer science degree, he embraced the challenge of working within a major telecommunications company.
These formative years provided Tim with a solid foundation in software engineering practices and exposed him to the intricacies of building reliable systems at scale. The lessons learned at Dish Network—about infrastructure, customer experience, and the evolving media landscape—would shape his approach to technology leadership throughout his career.
Education
Master of Business Administration
Emphasis: Management of Technology