Tim Erfle is a seasoned software engineer with extensive experience in various roles across multiple companies. Currently serving as a Senior Software Engineer at SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics, since March 2017, Tim has previously worked as a Sr Systems Analyst at PPG Industries, focusing on digital marketing and API integrations. Tim’s experience also includes managing e-commerce development for multiple brands at Homax Products, Inc., and consulting on web projects for various businesses. Earlier roles include software engineering positions at Schedulicity, US-Reports, Inc., Little Apple Technologies, and tech support at RightNow Technologies. Tim holds a BS in Computer Science from Montana State University-Bozeman and additional education from the University of Hawaii at Manoa.
SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics
SPIE is the international society for optics and photonics, an educational not-for-profit organization founded in 1955 to advance light-based science, engineering, and technology. The Society serves 257,000 constituents from 173 countries, offering conferences and their published proceedings, continuing education, books, journals, and the SPIE Digital Library. Over the past five years, SPIE has contributed more than $22 million to the international optics community through our advocacy and support, including scholarships, educational resources, travel grants, endowed gifts, and public-policy development.