Tim’s ability to adapt to an ever-changing environment can be traced back to his time in the US Marines. On August 17, 1987, three days after his seventeenth birthday, he enlisted with the Marines—a dream he had had since he was five years old. He served with the sixty-seven elite marines of the Marine Detachment aboard the USS Forrestal for two years and seven months, where he rose to the rank of corporal. In his last nine months of service, Tim transferred to the Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, where he completed his third deployment. He uses the key attributes he learned as a marine (discipline and resilience, leadership skills, teamwork and camaraderie, problem-solving and decision-making, core values and ethics) and fine-tuned them to become the leader and person he is today.

The best part of Tim’s day-to-day work life as president of TS Conard is educating clients and potential clients on their IT and compliance requirements and seeing the proverbial light bulb go off above their heads. While Tim is motivated to get up each morning by the prospect of helping his clients achieve all their IT and compliance goals, it’s much bigger than that. Tim sees his role and that of the team at TS Conard as being a positive force that helps strengthen communities. Tim knows that if he can help businesses become more efficient, effective, economical, and profitable, they’ll hire more people, strengthening the community’s employment base and adding to its prosperity.

Tim sits on several boards, including the Southside Development Corporation Board, and was part of St. Joseph’s Capital Improvement Campaign Committee. He enjoys public speaking through the local Chamber of Commerce. Tim has given talks that inform businesses about cybersecurity, compliance, and how they can better protect their employees, customers, and data. He is a Missouri Western State University graduate with bachelor’s degrees in computer science and computer information systems. He actively volunteers in his community and loves working with nonprofits to help them grow and significantly impact their community.