About Me

I'm Tim Wilde, as you've probably already figured out. I'm a big UNIX geek, networking geek, FreeBSD geek, DNS geek. Just a geek, really - nothing wrong with that. I've also been known to be quite random and bizarre when I get into the right (wrong?) mood - I like to have fun, though I'm told I've settled down quite a bit from my early 20's and late teens.

I live in the Capital Region of New York, a very nice part of the state, with plenty to do surrounded by plenty of quiet suburbs and more rural areas.

I'm a TiVo-holic - we currently have 5 TiVos in our house (4 of which actually work and get regular use :)), including two shiny Series3 High-Definition TiVos. Once you've used TiVo, you'll never want to go back to watching live TV and commercials again.

Where did "Krellis" come from?

Professional

In late 1998, I founded DynDNS (known variously as Dynamic DNS Network Services, Dynamic DNS Network Services LLC, and Dynamic Network Services Inc.). With the help of my business partners and our dedicated team, I built DynDNS from a small hobby site run off a modem into a successful business with well over a million customers worldwide, a global network, and a staff of 15. In August 2006, I resigned from DynDNS and sold my ownership stake back to the company. At this time I am no longer in any way affiliated with DynDNS. I continue to believe that DynDNS is an excellent company, and highly recommend their services.

I spent the summer of 2000 working at Lockheed Martin Federal Systems as a software developer under their college student summer jobs program - it was the first year they took students after their freshman year. I had a lot of fun, and got to work on the same project my dad was working on at the time (though I wasn't in a reporting chain with him). The team I worked with was a lot of fun, and I learned a lot about big corporate environments.

After my summer at Lockheed, I went to work for my good friend Amy Marr at the Web Development Office at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. Amy had picked me up as a workstudy during my first year at WPI, and I managed to convince her to hire me on full-time for the next year as WPI's Web Programmer. I spent about a year and a half at the WDO before I struck out on my own with DynDNS, where I began working full-time in April 2002. The WDO was a lot of fun, and good experience, and I can't thank Amy enough for the ways she helped me grow professionally while I was there.