{"id":3250,"date":"2022-08-18T20:06:55","date_gmt":"2022-08-18T20:06:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sprott.carleton.ca\/exec-ed\/?post_type=cu_people&#038;p=3250"},"modified":"2025-11-19T11:48:37","modified_gmt":"2025-11-19T16:48:37","slug":"tim-haats","status":"publish","type":"cu_people","link":"https:\/\/sprott.carleton.ca\/exec-ed\/people\/tim-haats\/","title":{"rendered":"Tim Haats"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"mb-6 cu-pageheader cu-component-updated md:mb-12\">\n    <h1 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold !mt-2 mb-4 md:mb-6 text-3xl md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl lg:leading-[3.5rem] relative after:absolute after:h-px after:bottom-0 pb-5 after:w-10 after:bg-cu-red after:left-px\">\n                    \n             \n                \n            <\/h1>\n\n    \n    <\/header>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tim Haats is an experienced product designer, entrepreneur, researcher, and educator with expertise in product development and small business management.&nbsp; 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