Tim Hawkins

With 29 years in the engineering world, Tim Hawkins is currently a liveblogger for SiliconANGLE.com. Tim spent 12 years in the defense industry, with tenures at the US Army Corps of Engineers and Northrop Grumman, before shifting focus to the manufacturing sector. Tim served as a product engineer for Abbott Labs, manufacturing engineer for ANS Medical, and as a test engineer for Flextronics, helping those companies to manufacture better products in a more productive and safe way.

Tim enjoys hardcore gaming, excessive reading, getting lost on the dark corners of the Internet and being a general introvert.

Latest from Tim Hawkins

Cashflow to cloud: overcoming the financing debacle for small business | #QBConnect

NEWS By TIM HAWKINS10 YEARS AGO

From time to time, all growing small businesses with cashflow problems seek out financing. Unfortunately, many of them find it difficult to secure these small loans from big banks, especially in the timely fashion in which they are needed. In fact, lack of …

‘Firm of the Future’: How cloud, mobile and automation are revolutionizing accounting | #QBConnect

NEWS By TIM HAWKINS10 YEARS AGO

A common perception of accountants and accounting professionals is that they are notoriously reluctant to change. Some of them may believe that they are not subject to the relentless advance of technology, because accounting practices as a whole have been the same …

Accounting of the future: The move to the cloud | #QBConnect

NEWS By TIM HAWKINS10 YEARS AGO

Accounting is a fundamental part of any business, and accountants are generally educated in the field of accounting alone, with very little consideration given to where technology is headed. However, within the rapidly changing tech universe, the tools themselves are constantly changing, …

Survive and scale: How software frees up brain time for small business owners | #QBConnect

NEWS By TIM HAWKINS10 YEARS AGO

When banks shut down during the 2008 crisis, it was virtually impossible for small business owners to get loans to grow or even operate their businesses. The United States Small Business Administration played a major role in easing this problem because it …

Save time and paper: Automating accounting processes | #QBConnect

NEWS By TIM HAWKINS10 YEARS AGO

Despite how far technology has come over the past few decades, a great number of companies still do a large part of their business on paper. While this practice is old and familiar, it is also extremely time consuming and does not lend …

How Stanford is empowering women in the data science field | #GHC16

WOMEN IN TECH By TIM HAWKINS10 YEARS AGO

Data science is a field that women have not traditionally gravitated toward, and as a result the field is unintentionally dominated by men. In response, Stanford University began the “Women in Data Science” program, which aims to foster interest and professional participation by women in not only …

The politics of proactive cybersecurity | #GHC16

WOMEN IN TECH By TIM HAWKINS10 YEARS AGO

Just in the past few days, the media has been filled with stories of hacked emails and serious threats to national cybersecurity. Endgame Inc. is taking a proactive approach to protecting the sensitive and valuable data of its customers by not only implementing defensive countermeasures and deterrents, …

How GoDaddy removes glass ceilings | #GHC16

WOMEN IN TECH By TIM HAWKINS10 YEARS AGO

In the past, GoDaddy was known for racy advertising showcasing scantily clad women, a tactic that was targeted toward what was perceived as a male-dominated online world. In the past few years, however, the company has worked hard at creating a fully inclusive work environment, …

The GroundTruth Project: Reporting on gender inequality in the online world | #GHC16

WOMEN IN TECH By TIM HAWKINS10 YEARS AGO

In August, The GroundTruth Project and theCUBE, from the SiliconANGLE Media’s team, announced the three winners of their “Women in Tech” fellowship, which is awarded to up-and-coming female journalists interested in reporting on topics related to both gender and technology. As part …

Developer empowerment: How Yelp developed its own Platform-as-a-Service | #splunkconf16

NEWS By TIM HAWKINS10 YEARS AGO

Over the past few years, Yelp, Inc. has expanded the services its offerings by creating an interactive feature called Yelp Reservations, which allows customers to interact with their restaurant of choice and to create dining reservations. Because the app has proven to be heavily data-intensive, Yelp …

Tim Hawkins

Latest from Tim Hawkins

Cashflow to cloud: overcoming the financing debacle for small business | #QBConnect

‘Firm of the Future’: How cloud, mobile and automation are revolutionizing accounting | #QBConnect

Accounting of the future: The move to the cloud | #QBConnect

Survive and scale: How software frees up brain time for small business owners | #QBConnect

Save time and paper: Automating accounting processes | #QBConnect

How Stanford is empowering women in the data science field | #GHC16

The politics of proactive cybersecurity | #GHC16

How GoDaddy removes glass ceilings | #GHC16

The GroundTruth Project: Reporting on gender inequality in the online world | #GHC16

Developer empowerment: How Yelp developed its own Platform-as-a-Service | #splunkconf16

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