Tim Shetz has been working in the design field for over 15 years after teaching himself Photoshop and Illustrator in order to get a job doing packaging design. Having started programming on his Apple IIe when he was young, Tim got into programming lingo for Macromedia Director and then eventually into Actionscript for Flash and Flex. Eventually he was exposed to After Effects and quickly moved into motion graphics.
Tim taught himself how to use several 3D packages and finally decided on Cinema 4D as his 3D package of choice. He's been teaching various classes for the past 2.5 years at Expression College for Digital Art in Emeryville, CA. Classes that he's taught include: Actionscript 3 Programming, Creative Direction, Beginning After Effects, Advanced After Effects and 3D for Designers.
You can find Tim Shetz hosting in Creative COW's
Cinema 4D forum.