Tim Norton

PhD student since February 2008
Phone: +61 2 9385 4185
Fax: +61 2 9313 7493
Room Number: EE Building 414A
Email: t.norton@student.unsw.edu.au

 

• Bachelor of Surveying (Melbourne University) 1979.
• Licensed Surveyor 1982.
• Master of Surveying Science (Melbourne University) 1984.
• Master of Business Administration (RMIT) 1988.

ARC-Linkage project (industry partner: Leica Geosystems), on the use of Locata technology for deformation monitoring applications.

• Victorian Government,  8 years.
• CRA (now Rio Tinto), 2 years.
• Oakton Ltd, 13 years.

• Three years on the board of IWL during a period of vigorous M&A activities until eventually CBA in turn took out IWL.
• Round 1 investor in Facilitate Digital then worked with my board colleagues to list the company.
• Grew Oakton from a 2 man operation to it present day position as listed company.
• Executive director of Oakton Ltd (ASX:OKN   www.oakton.com.au).
• Assisted in winning a contract with the NSW Police to develop an investigation management system, then worked with colleagues to take this unique system to the world market.
• Introduced GPS into the Victorian surveying industry.
• Consulted in information technology and business management to a range of major commercial and government clients taking pride in mastering the nuances of various of industry verticals.
• Introduced the first election night management computer software in Victoria.
• I was never really a career computer programmer, but some of my stuff is still used today.