Tim Ward Email & Phone Number

St. Petersburg, Fl, Us

Alexandria, Va, Us

Tim Ward is CEO and Co-Founder of Gravitate Solutions (formerly Old Town IT). With nearly 30 years of experience in the technology arena, he offers unparalleled insight into translating the unique business needs of associations into web-based technology solutions that optimize business processes. Tim is a seasoned software visionary, having architected and implemented applications and systems that serve as the bedrock for client’s operations. Under his leadership, Gravitate has garnered prestigious awards including being featured on the Inc. 5000 list for five years in a row and numerous Abila Excellence Awards. In 2017, Gravitate released Nucleus, the first SaaS data blending and analytics platform designed to solve association and non-profit business intelligence use cases. Nucleus blends and aggregates data from disparate sources and features pre-built data connectors for the most popular best-of-breed product solutions used in the association space. Focusing on agility and accelerating time to insight, Nucleus delivers unparalleled value and has a usage based pricing model that is affordable to all associations. Nucleus delivers real time advanced analytics across all device form factors.

Old Town IT is a privately held information technology consulting firm dedicated to exemplary service with a personal touch. Founded by former Avectra CTO Tim Ward in March 2007, Old Town IT is committed to helping organizations of all sizes overcome their most complex technical challenges. We take pride in delivering scalable, performant solutions derived from established design patterns, accepted best practices and published open standards.Our primary area of expertise is the Microsoft .NET platform, specifically C#, SQL Server, ASP.NET and XML Web Services. We are also proficient in SharePoint and number of web content management systems such as DotNetNuke and Drupal.

Mclean, Va, Us

Architect of Avectra’s flagship netFORUM Association Management System (AMS). Crafted technology strategy and vision; executed the development plan; delivered product to market; and managed the ongoing evolution and maintenance of the offering. Provided thought leadership and strategic guidance on corporate technology initiatives. Worked closely with customers to provide technical solutions to complex business problems.

First employee hired by software startup to bring enterprise client-server association management solution to market. Responsible for creation and management of core intellectual property. Crafted overall technology vision and strategy and led development team tasked with bringing the product to market.

Developed Windows Client/Server applications for the Executive Office of the President (EOP) and the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA)

Jack of all trades