User:Tcoz

Tim Consolazio is an American technologist and musician living in Fort Lee, NJ.

As a technologist, he is a veteran Rich Internet Applications developer specializing in Flash/ActionScript user interfaces with Java and PHP back ends, though he has been cited as having an "uncanny knack" for learning and working with a wide selection of technologies. He has worked for numerous companies ranging from startups, including the viral media company Nabbr and the advertising information exchange company Brilig, both of which he is a shareholder in, as well as a decade spent at Microsoft and American Express Research and Development. He is a winner of prestigious corporate awards for innovation and excellence at both organizations, blogs frequently about his views on modern independent RIA development, has authored articles for technology-focused publications such as Flash/Flex Developer Magazine, has been a technical reviewer for O'Reilly books, and has had blog articles republished by TechCrunch ("Flash on the iPhone...Sort Of"). He currently is on hiatus from contracting under the name Tcoz Tech Services, and is working for VMTurbo, a company that builds intelligent cloud and virtual environment management/optimization software.

As a musician, he is most notably a guitar player, employing a highly technical "modern" style pioneered by players such as Steve Vai and Joe Satriani. He has academic credentials from Berklee, where he holds a 4.0 GPA in the Master's guitar program, and has performed at numerous venues in the eastern United States. He is currently the lead guitar player for both the New Jersey-based original hard rock band Wicked Society, and the New York City-based band RadioStar, which performs progressive arrangements of cover songs from the 60s to the present day.