Background
Tims, Robert Austin was born on December 21, 1942 in Seattle, Washington, United States. Son of Robert Mitchell Tims and Winifred Eileen Bristol.
pilot data processing official
Tims, Robert Austin was born on December 21, 1942 in Seattle, Washington, United States. Son of Robert Mitchell Tims and Winifred Eileen Bristol.
Student, Pacific Union College, 1960—1961. Student, Alpha Aviation School, 1976—1977. Bachelor of Science in Computer Information Systems with honors, Arkansas State University, 1998.
Engineering technician Texas Instruments, Inc., Ridgecrest, California, 1966-1967, various projects, Connecticut, New York and New Jersey, 1967-1970. Homesteader Leslie, Arkansas, 1970-1977. Chief pilot/flight instructor Sharp Aviation Company, Jonesboro, 1977-1979.
Chief pilot Pizza Inn of Arkansas, 1979-1983. Data processing manager, chief pilot Realty Associates Brokerage, Inc., 1983-1991, microanalyst, 1991-1994. President, owner ABS Logic, Inc., computers and programming consultant, Jonesboro, 1985—2005.
Programmer Jimco Lamp Manufacturing, Bono, Arkansas, 1998—1999. Programmer, analyst TEK Systems, Memphis, 2000—2002. Software engineer Northrop Grumman, Little Rock, 2003—2004, Nextech, Memphis, 2003—2004, Nucor Steel, Hickman, Arkansas, 2004—2005, Juris Doctor Resources, Memphis, 2004—2005.
Senior software engineer Rural Sourcing, Inc., Jonesboro, Arkansas, since 2006.
Served with United States Navy, 1962-1966. Member Civil Air Patrol (squadron Commander Jonesboro 1986-1993), National Rifle Association, American Philatelic Society, Planetary Society, National Space Society, Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence Institute, Second Amendment Foundation, Gun Owners American, Beta Gamma Sigma.
Married Jane Moore, June 6, 1980.