Summary
Tim Sawyer is a seasoned technologist with over four decades of hands-on experience across web development, database design, networking, and telecommunications, including deep expertise in MySQL, VoIP/Allstar/Asterisk, and microwave radio systems. His career spans roles from Master Technician and avionics-era systems work to long tenures as an IT Architect at IBM, self-employed application developer, and Engineer III supporting public safety at the Orange County Sheriff. Tim combines low-level skills (assembly, test-fixture design, PBX management) with modern web and server administration (Apache, PHP, Linux, TCP/IP), and he holds an Extra Class Amateur Radio license (WD6AWP). Known for maintaining mission-critical infrastructure—ranging from NetWare farms and SANs to DHCP and web servers—he brings a pragmatic, systems-first approach to solving complex operational problems. Now retired in Huntington Beach, he continues to apply his broad technical palette to projects that intersect telecommunications and web/database solutions.
13 years of coding experience
29 years of employment as a software developer
Golden West College
High School diploma, Radio Communications, High School diploma, Radio Communications at LA Trade Technical
English