Tim Sylvester
Field CTO at Effectual
Oregon, Australia
Summary
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Top SchoolTim Sylvester is a Field CTO with two decades of cross-industry experience helping organizations—from VC-backed startups to Fortune 500s—translate business goals into pragmatic technology strategy and operational change. Based in Oregon, he blends hands-on engineering and UI/UX experience (including mobile work on the WhirlyGlobe project) with consulting and risk management chops developed across finance, biotech, healthcare, and public sector engagements. Known for a practical, business-aligned approach to digital transformation, Tim has led client strategy and senior consulting teams while building scalable, secure cloud solutions. His background in management information systems and mechanical engineering underpins a systems-thinking perspective that favors usable, future-ready solutions over tech for tech’s sake.
10 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science Management Information Systems and Mechanical Engineering, Bachelor of Science Management Information Systems and Mechanical Engineering at Villanova University
Spanish, German, Greek, Latin
Github Skills (12)
ux-design10
ios10
ui-design10
mobile-development9
graphical-user-interface9
mobile-application9
user-interface9
objective-c9
uikit8
metal8
animation8
swift6
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
mousebird-consulting-inc/WhirlyGlobe
Oct 2020 - Jan 2023
WhirlyGlobe Development
Role in this project:
Mobile Developer (iOS) & UI/UX Designer
Mobile Developer (iOS) & UI/UX DesignerContributions:6 releases, 26 reviews, 978 commits in 2 years 4 months
Contributions summary:Tim primarily worked on updating and adapting the user interface of the application, specifically focusing on enhancements and changes related to screen markers and labels. They addressed issues with view positioning, incorporated features like animation, and modified existing elements to suit new design changes. Their work involved both the integration of UI elements and the underlying implementation of the interaction logic and visual representation of data elements within the mobile application.
globeandroidlocationmappingios
WetDogWeather/maplibre-gl-native
Mar 2023 - Apr 2025
The open alternative to Mapbox GL Native. SDKs for iOS, Android and other platforms
Contributions:3 PRs, 428 pushes, 171 branches in 2 years
mapboxmapbox-glios-androidplatformssdks
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