Tim is a long time fan of science fiction and anime. He is sits on the Board of Directors and is the Treasurer of Zenkaikon (another local anime and science fiction convention). He has read all of the science fiction novels by Asimov and Clarke, and numerous other series. He is an avid fan of Babylon 5 (having watched the series at least five times, and a follower of alt.tv.bablyon5). He has watched over a hundred anime series from the classics (such as Space Battleship Yamoto, Bubblegum Crisis, Cowboy Bepop) to the modern (such as Attack on Titan, Ghost in the Shell: Standalone Complex, Sword Art Online, and many others). Tim has participated in panels at Philcon for the last eight years, and is currently co-chairing the Philcon Anime track with his wife, Kristyn for the seventh year. In the real world, Tim has his Masters degree in Computer Science from Drexel University. He currently works as a software engineer.