Tim taught himself to play guitar as a teenager growing up in Green, Ohio.  He began playing live music with Akron area bands in the 1980s.  He left music and northeast Ohio in 1994 to pursue a graduate education and start a family.  He moved back to the area several years later and joined Sonic Anthem.  When he's not on stage, Tim teaches political science, coordinates student conduct and advises students for a large, local university.