Tim joined MRIS in April 1996, and worked his way through the help desk and education departments, eventually becoming the Manager of Education. He joined the Product Management department in 2003 and has been the Matrix Product Manager since 2005. Tim is a Certified Product Manager, leads the Appraiser Advisory Group, and is a member of the National Association of REALTORS Green Task Force. Prior to MRIS, Tim was a Realtor and served in the United States Navy. His well-rounded experience gives Tim a greater understanding of the needs and challenges of MRIS customers, as well as a unique perspective on the ever-changing real estate industry. His customer-first focus and standard for excellence is evident in all of his initiatives. Tim learned to appreciate the finer things in life – the Green Bay Packers – while growing up in Wisconsin. During the off-season, Tim enjoys spending his free time with his wife and two sons.
What three things could Tim not live without? TiVo, Iced Tea, and the Green Bay Packers
What are Tim’s favorite saying or quotation?
If you don't have time to do it right, when will you have time to do it over? John Wooden

April 18, 2013 | by Tim
Last year we began a phased approach to improve the user experience for Keystone. Phase I, Keystone Homepage, delivered a faster way to manage your listings, enabling you to make price adjustments on the fly, schedule listing changes, change photos and more. We’re now closing in on the release of Phase II, which will be rolling out to MRIS customers... Continue Reading

January 4, 2013 | by Tim
In the busy life of a real estate agent, there never seems to be enough time to take care of all the things you need to accomplish in a day. With the new Keystone Homepage, you can make changes, edit remarks and/or add a new listing when you have time, and then schedule them to be submitted to the MLS... Continue Reading

October 3, 2012 | by Tim
As the Matrix and Keystone Product Manager, one of the most requested Keystone suggestions I receive is to increase the amount of space in our remarks section from 400 characters to 1200. Good news, this is in the works! While we are adjusting the data to accommodate this change, we are also going to make adjustments to our Matrix reports... Continue Reading

July 12, 2012 | by Tim
Unfortunately, due to market conditions, there are a number of distressed properties on the market. A distressed property is a home that is underwater (short sales); pending foreclosure; or has been foreclosed and is lender owned. Each of these distressed property types has distinct legal and financial obligations which impact the sale of the property. As a listing agent, you want... Continue Reading

June 14, 2012 | by Tim
The new photo report makes it easy to print out all listing photos at once. Simply select the “Photo Report – Customer” option in your report list to create the PDF report. Feel free to select multiple listings and print them at the same time! This is a great report to share with your clients. The Customer Photo Report allows... Continue Reading

April 11, 2012 | by Tim
As the Keystone product manager, I wanted to share with you a couple of the major goals we had in creating the new Keystone Homepage. Make it faster for you to edit your listing Make it simple to find the fields you want to edit Make it available on all major browsers We think we’ve accomplished these major goals, but... Continue Reading

March 8, 2012 | by Tim
A photo speaks a thousand words – especially in real estate. That’s why we’ve upgraded the biggest decision making tool of them all, the MRIS Slideshow. With more than 90,000 Matrix Email+ links sent every day, your clients will love the new modern design and added perks! Not only are photos bigger, they sport a higher resolution so clients can... Continue Reading

February 6, 2012 | by Tim
You know what I love? You guys! There is not another MLS in the country that has customers who are willing to share their knowledge for the good of all, and we truly thank you for that! I’m the Product Manager for Keystone and I’m glad to report that most of your comments from the Keystone: A New Year Ahead... Continue Reading

November 17, 2011 | by Tim
We recently made a few of small changes in Media Connect that are designed to help improve photo accuracy. For example, Media Connect now displays the picture file name as it appears on your computer. This can be a little confusing, so the best way to explain this is with an example. If your photo is named “House deck_8904049.jpg” on... Continue Reading

July 26, 2011 | by Tim
Starting next week, Keystone Photo Upload (KPU) will no longer be available as an option to upload photos. Since the launch of Media Connect in early May, there have been two photo upload options to help transition into using a brand new (and highly improved) photo upload system. But the time has come to “sunset” KPU and to start using... Continue Reading