Tim Long
Senior Software Engineer at Timtek Systems Limited
Canterbury, England, United Kingdom
Summary
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Top SchoolTim Long is a senior software engineer with 17+ years building embedded firmware, networking and telephony systems and scientific instrumentation, now focused on satellite rescue beacon software and astronomy automation. He blends deep low-level firmware experience from early DECT and telecom projects with modern Microsoft-centred IT infrastructure and managed services for SMEs. As founder/MD of Timtek and long-time architect at TiGra Astronomy, his software controls observatory hardware used by institutions including the Royal Observatory and NASA, and he actively supports ASCOM standards. Tim’s background spans product design through field troubleshooting, giving him a rare combination of hands-on hardware integration, firmware craftsmanship and practical systems deployment. Based in Canterbury, he also freelances on astronomy-focused software and sustains his work via community-supported contributions.
17 years of coding experience
28 years of employment as a software developer
GCE 'A' Level, Computer Science and Physics, GCE 'A' Level, Computer Science and Physics at Fareham Technical CollegeB.Sc, Computer studies, B.Sc, Computer studies at University of South Wales
English
Stackoverflow
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java
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Github Skills (200)
firmware10
ascom10
uclibc10
zpl10
controlled10
octoprint10
esp826610
git-log10
esp3210
code-generator10
motherboard10
3d-printer10
cnc10
3d-printing10
printing10
Programming languages (13)
Github contributions (5)
nexdome/ASCOM
May 2019 - Feb 2021
NexDome ASCOM Driver
Contributions:6 releases, 2 reviews, 118 commits in 1 year 9 months
ascom
nexdome/Firmware
Jan 2019 - Mar 2021
NexDome Dome and Shutter Motor Kit Firmware
Contributions:6 releases, 146 commits, 23 PRs in 2 years 1 month
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