Tim graduated from the University of the Philippines Los Baños with a Bachelor of Science in Biology, specializing in Ecology. He is a Research Assistant for the Swire Institute of Marine Science (SWIMS) Project, now on its third phase, where he encodes data for both fish and non-fish species of Hong Kong and nearby regions. Tim also assists in developing a new table on genetic diversity in FishBase which aims to create a novel genetic diversity risk indicator for the project.
Outside of work, Tim is into music and photography.