He is the co-founder and majority partner of Savas Beatie, an independent book trade publishing company that specializes in military and general history, and especially the American Civil War.

From 1992 until 2009, Savas taught legal, historical, political, and business-related college classes as an adjunct lecturer in the Bay Area and Sacramento region.

That same year, Savas reached the conclusion that modern sources had improperly located the Civil War battlefield of Payne's Farm (part of the late Fall 1863 Mine Run Campaign), in Orange County, Virginia, and that the units involved were grossly ill-positioned.

The accidental battle was especially important because the sharp bloody fighting alerted General Robert E. Lee of the risk to his right-rear and prevented two Union infantry corps from turning his flank on November 27, 1863.

Together, with metal detectors and notebooks in hand, they mapped the outlines of the field, located more than 1,000 relics, and tracked the archaeology and unit positions with precision.

Savas was part of Clive Cussler's expedition in 1994-1995 that found the Confederate submarine CSS Hunley off Charleston, South Carolina.

[4] In addition to writing articles on a variety of historical topics he penned a regular column for a local newspaper for many years in the Sacramento region.

[9] Ted's rig is simple: two 4003 Rickenbacker bass guitars (Fireglo and Natural) played through a pair of acoustic bottoms (1x15-inch cab and one with 4x10s), powered by a 1001RB Gallien Krueger head.

In 2023, they loaded up their Conestoga wagon and rolled east from California to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, where they built their own home near the water.