About Tim ✌
Hey, I’m Tim! I’m a software developer by trade. Outside of work, I love DJing and producing music. Running, health, and wellbeing are also a big part of my life. In the winter, you’ll usually find me snowboarding. When it’s time to relax, I enjoy some light gaming.
Check out a timeline of my professional growth, achievements, and some life milestones.
First Professional DJ Gig
Self taught bedroom hobby turns profitable
Played my first professional DJ gig in NYC. Providing the music for a sunset yacht cruise around the Hudson and East River. Managed by Rosegold.
Completed NYC Half Marathon
My first half-marathon
Completed the NYC Half Marathon, with a time of 1:42.
Left Amazon
Respectfully of course
Voluntarily resigned from Amazon to take time off work. After 5+ years in industry I felt ready to pursue creative passions in music and production for a time. As well as aligning myself with what it is that gives me fufillment in the Software industry.
Attend EDC Las Vegas
The United States' largest dance music festival
Experienced the magic of EDC Vegas, the premiere festival for EDM in the United States. Further igniting a passion for the dance music scene.
Moved to New York City
Relocated to New York City to pursue new opportunities in life and explore a bigger market within the music industry.
Ski the Alps
Also food poisoning via mountain side chicken panini
Snowboarded for a week in Chamonix France. Increasing my progress to 2/7 of my lifetime goal to snowboard on every continent.
Software Development Engineer II
Amazon, People Experience and Technology (PXT)
Transferred internally to the retail side of Amazon. Joining a team to do Fullstack/Web Dev focused work, building internal tooling for Amazon's new venture into its own internal HR system.
Software Development Engineer II
Amazon Web Services, S3
Promoted to Software Development Engineer II after successful E2E completion of a distributed system supporting S3 Async APIs.
Learn to Snowboard
Ouch...
Spent 50 days this winter falling in love with snowboarding and firmly placing it as what will be one of my lifelong hobbies.
Software Development Engineer I
Amazon Web Services, S3
Started my professional journey as a Software Development Engineer I, working primarily as an infrastructure engineer in Java. Building for S3.
Moved to Seattle
Relocated to Seattle to begin my post-grad career as a Software Engineer. Embracing the great change that would be living on the west coast after growing up in Chicago Suburbs my whole life prior.
Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering
Purdue University
Focusing on software engineering, web technologies, and data structures.