Tim helps customize the Linux kernel for use in Sony products. Also, Tim represents Sony in the CE Linux Forum. He is Chair of the CELF Architecture Group, where he directs initiatives designed to improve Linux for use in embedded products. He served as the first chair of CELF's Bootup Time technical working group. Tim was formerly CTO of Lineo, one of the first embedded Linux vendors, and has been working with Linux for over 15 years.