Tim Kelsey
Technical Director at nDreams
United Kingdom
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Top SchoolTim Kelsey is an independent software and systems developer with 14 years’ experience delivering high-performance, networked and secure solutions across games, cloud, and embedded platforms. He has led technical teams and shipped performance-critical C/C++ and Python systems for companies such as CCP, HP, IBM and nDreams, with deep expertise in network programming, OpenStack security hardening, and real-time game servers. Comfortable from low-level optimization to large distributed architectures, he pairs strong Linux/Unix and cross-platform skills with modern C++11 and advanced Python prototyping. Tim also trains and mentors engineers, conducts code reviews, and brings practical security-first thinking to cloud and gaming stacks. A pragmatic researcher, he stays engaged with emerging methodologies and blends creative game-industry experience with enterprise-grade security practice. Based in the UK, he now operates independently, offering a rare mix of hands-on performance coding and system-level security know-how.
14 years of coding experience
18 years of employment as a software developer
BSc Games Software Engineering, Games, Games Programming, BSc Games Software Engineering, Games, Games Programming at Northumbria University
Github Skills (30)
static-code-analysis10
bitmap10
static-analysis10
kmip10
security-scanner10
supply-chain-security10
single-file10
security-automation10
file-format10
security10
source-code-analysis10
checker10
golang10
devsecops9
key-management9
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
callidus/DecodeTTLV
Jul 2015 - Aug 2022
Decode TTLV byte buffers used in the KMIP protocol
Contributions:2 PRs, 5 pushes, 1 branch in 7 years 2 months
kmipbyteprotobufbuffersdecode
callidus/Callidus-Ludum-Dare-Framework
Dec 2011 - Apr 2012
Contributions:16 commits in 4 months
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