about me

I'm the VP of Engineering for nTAG Interactive in Boston. I was once the planet's only full-time nametag programmer, but now I have two more working for me. If you're also a nametag programmer, let me know. We can probably make our own ACM SIG. Recent history in case you're not up to date: I received my bachelor's in computer science from MIT in June, 2002 and my Master of Engineering in computer science in June, 2003. During my M.Eng, I worked in the MIT Media Lab's Grassroots Invention Group. In addition to my thesis on a Tabletop Process Modeling Toolkit, I also worked extensively on the Tower system, traveling to Costa Rica and Mexico to help teach, support and inspire individuals using it to tackle local problems. Want to know more? Ask the expert. (Hm, it seems that other Tim Gortons have encroached on my google rankings. Someday I'll post a list of Tim Gortons that I am not....)

quote of the moment

A ship in harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for. - William Shedd

sat, aug 23, 2008 - 5:17 pm - happy bert day!
Thursday (Aug 21st) was Bert Day -- the two-year anniversary of our dog Bert coming to live with us. Yup, it's possible we're a little obsessed. Bert also got to show off his new bowtie for the wedding!

There are also a bunch of new photos, including engagement photos! Only a few weeks to go...!

tue, dec 11, 2007 - 8:24 pm - we're engaged!
Amy and I got engaged this past weekend at the Heart of the Village Inn in Shelburne, VT! Amy was very surprised! Check out the photos of the weekend and the ring!

thu, nov 15, 2007 - 9:48 am - four wedding summer!
that's right, it was a four wedding summer. Guess I'm that age. It was also a summer of adorable small creatures. (That's amy's nephew Noah, who is giving bert a run for his money as cutest creature around!)

fri, jun 1, 2007 - 4:46 pm - photos and nTAG move!
New photos online from my trip to arizona with doug and dad, including the Sedona area, the Grand Canyon, Monument Valley, the Painted Desert, the Petrified Forest, and a lot of 80mph driving on the open road. Also photos from Amy Katz's wedding (she's a friend of mine from MIT and the New Jersey Governor's School in the Sciences before our senior year in high school.) A bunch of MIT people were there, and my parents watched Bert while we were there. My parents were pretty tired after a day of running around with him outside, and he slept all of the next day.

Also, today nTAG moved into the Schrafft Center in Charlestown near the Sullivan Station orange line T stop which is, well, in the middle of nowhere.

wed, mar 28, 2007 - 12:25 pm - bert updates for daylight savings time
So after all the chaos associated with congress changing when daylight savings time starts (my outlook meetings are still a bit screwed up) our puppy managed to wake up an hour earlier (fulfilling his usual alarm-clock functionality) on just the right day. Sadly.

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Spam sucks, so you'll have to forgive the following obfuscation. (why?) I can be reached at tim at timgorton dot com. Other forms of communication are less reliable. Good luck.



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