Tim is the CEO of VCR, Inc. and our lead programmer. His background includes work at the Naval Electronics Warfare Center and Naval Security Group where he developed techniques to process and analyze classified databases in secure environments. Tim is the father of AIMS and specializes in developing interactive database applications on the Internet. Tim has traveled extensively (with over 2 million air miles visiting 49 states and 53 countries) to help clients, conduct computer seminars or lecture at universities (including the Soviet Academy of Science in Moscow). Tim served  as general manager of The I.D.E.A. Group (Austin, TX) which specializes in Corporate Intelligence & Counter-Intelligence.  While in the US Navy, he served on Polaris submarines and later as a civilian he designed computer and electronic warfare systems for both submarine and surface vessels.  Tim is married to Lynda R. (Scully) VeArd and they have two children, Cherie Lyn Ve Ard and Kenneth A. VeArd.  (click here to see photos of Tim1 & Lynda's Wedding &  30th Anniversary Vow Renewal Cruise where Cherie & Ken performed the ceremony).

Tim was selected as the national Submarine Veteran of the Year for 2008
click here to read the article about his award in the national magazine American Submariner

When he's not hard at work in the office, Tim can usually be found either 100 feet below the surface of the ocean diving on a wreck or flying with his son in a small plane. Tim is an PADI Advanced Open Water Scuba Diver (logging his first dive in 1965). Currently, Tim is the past President of the USS Robert E. Lee (SSBN-601) Association (the submarine he served on during the Cold War), the Chief Technical Officer of the US Submarine Veterans, Inc. and the past Base Commander of the USSVI's Snug Harbor Base.  Tim has designed and donated hundreds of websites various submarine & US Navy veteran's groups as a way to reunite shipmates and old friends. One of many websites, DeckLog, is an advanced website for over 7,000 Navy ships and their Crews & over 2,000 ship associations. 

Click to see newspaper articles about websites Tim has donated

Tim has over 30 years of experience in both the computer and electronics fields. He is a recognized public speaker and author who has lectured and appeared on television in several countries. He has held positions as a programmer, webmaster, analyst, manager, engineer, teacher and consultant. In 1978, Tim founded AIMS+PLUS, Inc. and served as its president until 1985. At AIMS he created a Data Base Management System (sold to thousands of customers like the US Army) and an Expert System Generator that runs on most computers and operating systems.

Tim left AIMS in 1986 to start VCR to research Expert Systems and to join an association of consulting professionals who all have special backgrounds from the government, international business, technical, medical and political fields. The I.D.E.A. Group provided innovative solutions for unusual business problems like security, risk management, embezzlement, competitive intelligence, medical systems and international business opportunities. Tim founded and published The BASIC-2 Report, a magazine for thousands of computer users that had subscribers in dozens of countries. In 1991, VCR bought the rights to AIMS that Tim had created years before and VCR now helps AIMS clients (many have used it for over 20 years) .

Until 1970, he served in the US Navy working with computers and electronic warfare equipment on nuclear powered Polaris missile submarines (visit the USS Robert E. Lee (SSBN-601) web site for glimpse into his days onboard). Then at GT&E in Connecticut he was an engineer installing digital systems for universities. Next, in Norfolk, VA as a Systems Analyst at Data Design Laboratories, he developed computer systems to evaluate Trident missile submarine electronics systems. At Unidyne Corporation, he managed over 100 engineers designing electronic warfare systems for the Navy. He was appointed to civil service as a Senior Systems Analyst at the Naval Electronics Warfare Center managing computer centers throughout the U.S. and designed specialized shipboard computer subsystems. While at NAVELEX, Tim helped many other government agencies automate classified databases.  In 1978, he left the government to become Vice President of TFC, Inc. In Austin, Texas and managed a state wide computer network.

Tim has lectured or taught computer courses at several universities, including the Soviet Academy of Science in Moscow, and has conducted seminars for many large corporations. Tim is listed in Who's Who and regularly contributes articles to several magazines. He has presented papers to professional groups like IEEE, DPMA, Moscow's Wang Computer Society, the New Zealand Computer Group, the Australian Computer Society, the Dutch Wang User's Group and many other groups. He assisted the South African government's special committee on computers to set standards and laws for the computer profession. Tim has taught advanced programming courses in Australia, Belgium, Canada, Chile, England, Holland, New Zealand, Russia, South Africa and Spain.

Current Projects

• US Army Medical Command's Resource Summary & Budget System using an advanced database driven website to connect over 100 Army fort's medical facilities.
• Critical Care Management Systems for several hospitals in the state of Maine.  This "closed to the public" advanced web based, HIPAA compliant, application tracks patients and monitors needed tests, medications and other treatments, using a sophisticated interview system that is triggered by automatic scheduling for following up by a nurse.
• www.Lifespire.org - a New York City based organization dedicated to improving the lives of individuals with developmental disabilities. Tim connected their many facilities around the city to manage their patient care & training, inventory, payroll, personnel management, purchasing, computer services, maintenance and countless other daily needs.
• Segal, McCambridge, Singer & Mahoney - Tim created an advanced database application that runs as a web application for this large legal firm with offices around the USA.  It tracks case information (discoveries, depositions, schedules, etc.).
• www.ussvi.org - website donated to the national US Submarine Veterans, Inc.  Tim is the Chief Technical Officer of USSVI and donated their website and maintains their national database on line for the countless thousands of members who belong to over over 150 USSVI bases around the United States.
• www.navalsubleague.com - VCR developed and donated a similar advanced online membership database management system used by USSVI to the Naval Submarine League.
• www.ssbn601.com - a website dedicated to the USS Robert E. Lee (SSBN-601), the submarine Tim served aboard during his Navy days. Tim is the past President of this submarine's Association.
• www.SnugHarborBase.com - a website dedicated to Submarine Veterans along the Florida Space Coast. Tim is the past Base Commander of this SubVets group.
• www.LockwoodBase.com - US Submarine Veterans Lockwood Internet Base
  www.decklog.com - a website designed to help all Navy veterans and their families reunite with old friends
• Log-a-Jog - Runner's Logbook software written by Tim and his daughter Cherie
• TechnaCode - Hospital Emergency Room Coding software Tim wrote
• www.veard.com - the website for Tim's computer consulting company
• Union Medical Center - Tim & Cherie creates software to manage this labor union's large medical clinic.