Hi, I’m Tim Courtney.

My primary interests include interactive marketing, customer advocacy, design & user experience, community development, entrepreneurship, and someday flying. In my free time I like to meet new people, read, cycle, and be outside.  I currently live downtown Chicago and am loving life in the city.

You can find me on Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn if you are interested.

Professionally, I serve as Director, Marketing and Brand Strategy at KeyLimeTie in Downers Grove, IL.  Our development and design teams build interactive software, spectacular web sites, engaging mobile and iPhone applications, and digital billboard systems all geared toward helping grow businesses and brands.

To bridge my professional self with my personal life, for several years I’ve been hosting technology-related events in Chicago and the surrounding area, including SocialDevCamp Chicago, Chicago Tech After Hours (ChiTAH), and was an original co-founder of Silicon Prairie Social.

Usually, you can find me hanging out or working with good friends John R. Dallas, Jr. and Andy Angelos.

During high school and college, I cut my teeth by co-founding and leading LDraw.org, an open source software community for CAD software to build virtual LEGO models.  The software allows people to share what they build with others as model files, beautiful 3D renderings, custom building instructions, and even animations.  I also wrote a book on LDraw with Steve Bliss and Ahui Herrera that was published by No Starch Press.

If you are someone with high energy and cool ideas, I’d love to meet.  I’m also looking to connect with old friends, new people who share interest, and people who are always improving.