Summary
Tim Garner is a senior engineering leader and founder with 12 years of experience turning early-stage products into high-revenue enterprises, now leading Identity Security engineering at SailPoint. A hands-on software engineer by training, he consistently ships quick proofs-of-concept in Go, Python, and React that inform larger product roadmaps and scale across teams. He co-founded Double Zero Security (acquired by SailPoint) and previously helped grow Cisco Tetration from a greenfield project into a multi-hundred-million-dollar business while recruiting and mentoring teams from tens to hundreds of engineers. A prolific communicator, Tim publishes blogs, white papers, podcasts, and YouTube content, and is a repeat speaker at Cisco Live, Tech Field Day, and analyst briefings. He also contributes to open-source projects focused on secure integration with Cisco APIC, including certificate-based authentication and hardened back-end tooling. Based in Sunnyvale with a first-class Computer Science degree, he blends technical depth with product, marketing, and go-to-market experience to bridge engineering and customer outcomes.
13 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science, Computer Science, Bachelor of Science, Computer Science at University of Plymouth