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<BODY INFO_W3C="http://visualvision.com/w3c-validation.htm" TEXT="#000000" LINK="#0000FF" VLINK="#FF0000" BGCOLOR="#F0F0F0"> <BASE TARGET="_top"> <DIV class=s0> <FONT style='color:#000080;font-size:14pt;'><I>About Us </I></FONT></DIV> <DIV class=s0> <FONT style='color:#000080;font-size:14pt;'> </FONT></DIV> <DIV class=s0> <FONT style='color:#000080;font-size:14pt;'></FONT><FONT style='color:#000080;font-size:12pt;'>Geoff Boughton </FONT></DIV> <DIV class=s0> <FONT style='color:#000080;font-size:14pt;'></FONT><FONT style='color:#585858;'>Director, TimberED Services </FONT></DIV> <DIV class=s0> <FONT style='color:#585858;'>B.E. (Hons), M.Eng Sci., PhD, F.I.E (Aust), C.P.Eng </FONT></DIV> <DIV class=s0>  </DIV> <DIV class=s0 style='list-style-type:disc;text-indent: -10mm;margin-left: 13mm;'> <LI><FONT style='color:#585858;'>Geoff graduated with 1<SUP>st</SUP> class honours in Civil Engineering in 1976 from UWA, completed a MEngSci in 1979 at UWA, and his PhD (James Cook University) in 1989. He has worked as a design engineer and a construction engineer for the Public Works Department (WA) and as a research fellow at the James Cook Cyclone Structural Testing Station (Townsville). </FONT></LI></DIV> <DIV class=s2 style='text-indent: -10mm;'> <LI><FONT style='color:#585858;'>In 1986, he joined the tenured staff at Curtin University as a senior lecture and has lectured in many aspects of structural design. For a period, he acted as the head of school and has been involved in a number of program reviews. Geoff’s services were used in a consultative capacity on a number of occasions by industry, and for four periods by the United Nations.  </FONT></LI></DIV> <DIV class=s2 style='text-indent: -10mm;'> <LI><FONT style='color:#585858;'>In 1991, Geoff worked in Canada, firstly with Prof Borg Madsen in Vancouver at the University of British Columbia, on improvements to machine grading, and then at the University of Western Ontario on wind loading studies. The experience was invaluable in developing an international perspective for his work. </FONT></LI></DIV> <DIV class=s2 style='text-indent: -10mm;'> <LI><FONT style='color:#585858;'> In 1996, Geoff was asked by the timber industries to establish a National Timber Education Program to support university teaching of timber-related subjects. The program was started while Geoff was on secondment from Curtin. </FONT></LI></DIV> <DIV class=s0 style='list-style-type:disc;text-indent: -10mm;margin-left: 13mm;'> <LI><FONT style='color:#585858;'>Geoff is currently an Adjunct Associate Professor and lecturer in Timber Engineering at Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Western Australia </FONT></LI></DIV> <DIV class=s0 style='list-style-type:disc;text-indent: -10mm;margin-left: 13mm;'> <LI><FONT style='color:#585858;'>Member of Australian Standards committees </FONT></LI></DIV> <DIV class=s0 style='list-style-type:disc;text-indent: -10mm;margin-left: 23mm;'> <LI><FONT style='color:#585858;'>TM1 Timber Structures </FONT></LI></DIV> <DIV class=s0 style='list-style-type:disc;text-indent: -10mm;margin-left: 23mm;'> <LI><FONT style='color:#585858;'>TM3 (Chair) Timber Grading </FONT></LI></DIV> <DIV class=s0 style='list-style-type:disc;text-indent: -10mm;margin-left: 23mm;'> <LI><FONT style='color:#585858;'>TM8 Plywood </FONT></LI></DIV> <DIV class=s0 style='list-style-type:disc;text-indent: -10mm;margin-left: 23mm;'> <LI><FONT style='color:#585858;'>ISO TC 165 Timber Structures </FONT></LI></DIV> <DIV class=s0 style='list-style-type:disc;text-indent: -10mm;margin-left: 13mm;'> <LI><FONT style='color:#585858;'>Member of  </FONT></LI></DIV> <DIV class=s0 style='list-style-type:disc;text-indent: -10mm;margin-left: 23mm;'> <LI><FONT style='color:#585858;'>Institution of Engineers </FONT></LI></DIV> <DIV class=s0 style='list-style-type:disc;text-indent: -10mm;margin-left: 23mm;'> <LI><FONT style='color:#585858;'>Australasian Wind Engineering Society </FONT></LI></DIV> <DIV class=s0 style='list-style-type:disc;text-indent: -10mm;margin-left: 23mm;'> <LI><FONT style='color:#585858;'>Australian Earthquake Engineering Society </FONT></LI></DIV> <DIV class=s0 style='list-style-type:disc;text-indent: -10mm;margin-left: 13mm;'> <LI><FONT style='color:#585858;'>Author of over 100 technical papers and a number of books including Timber Design Handbook HB108-98 published by Standards Asutralia. </FONT></LI></DIV> <DIV class=s0 style='margin-left: 23mm;'> <FONT style='color:#585858;'> </FONT></DIV> <DIV class=s0> <FONT style='color:#585858;'> </FONT></DIV> <DIV class=s0> <FONT style='color:#808080;'></FONT><FONT style='color:#000080;font-size:12pt;'>Debbie Falck </FONT></DIV> <DIV class=s0> <FONT style='color:#808080;'></FONT><FONT style='color:#585858;'>Office Manager, Engineering Assistant </FONT></DIV> <DIV class=s0> <FONT style='color:#585858;'>B.App. Sci (1982) Curtin University of Technology </FONT></DIV> <DIV class=s0> <FONT style='color:#808080;'> </FONT></DIV> <DIV class=s2> <LI><FONT style='color:#808080;'></FONT><FONT style='color:#585858;'>Debbie started work at Curtin University as a research assistant in 1997, concentrating primarily on data collection and analysis for timber testing programs. She joined TimberED Services as a foundation staff member, and her current work includes data collection and analysis for research and consultancy work in both the timber and emergency management areas, and activities directed toward the support functions of the National Timber Education Program. Debbie also prepares reports and presentations for all aspects of the company's work. She has jointly authored and presented several papers on various activities of the National Timber Education Program and research into timber grading. </FONT></LI></DIV> <DIV class=s0> <FONT style='color:#585858;'> </FONT></DIV> <DIV class=s0> <FONT style='color:#808080;'></FONT><FONT style='color:#000080;font-size:12pt;'>Previous Contracts </FONT></DIV> <DIV class=s0> <FONT style='color:#808080;'> </FONT></DIV> <DIV class=s0> <FONT style='color:#808080;'></FONT><FONT style='color:#6B6B6B;'>TimberED Services has experience in working with the following organizations </FONT></DIV> <DIV class=s0> <FONT style='color:#6B6B6B;'> </FONT></DIV> <DIV class=s0 style='list-style-type:disc;text-indent: -10mm;margin-left: 13mm;'> <LI><FONT style='color:#6B6B6B;'><A class=s0 HREF="http://www.a3p.asn.au/">A3P - Australian Paper Products and Plantation Industry Council</A> </FONT></LI></DIV> <DIV class=s0 style='list-style-type:disc;text-indent: -10mm;margin-left: 13mm;'> <LI><FONT style='color:#6B6B6B;'><A class=s0 HREF="http://www.fwpa.com.au:80/">Forest and Wood Products Australia</A>  </FONT></LI></DIV> <DIV class=s0 style='list-style-type:disc;text-indent: -10mm;margin-left: 13mm;'> <LI><FONT style='color:#6B6B6B;'>Australian timber production and merchant companies </FONT></LI></DIV> <DIV class=s0 style='list-style-type:disc;text-indent: -10mm;margin-left: 13mm;'> <LI><FONT style='color:#6B6B6B;'>Engineering consultants </FONT></LI></DIV> <DIV class=s0 style='list-style-type:disc;text-indent: -10mm;margin-left: 13mm;'> <LI><FONT style='color:#6B6B6B;'>Architects </FONT></LI></DIV> <DIV class=s0 style='list-style-type:disc;text-indent: -10mm;margin-left: 13mm;'> <LI><FONT style='color:#6B6B6B;'><A class=s0 HREF="http://www.eng.jcu.edu.au/csts/">James Cook University Cyclone Testing Station</A> </FONT></LI></DIV> <DIV class=s0 style='list-style-type:disc;text-indent: -10mm;margin-left: 13mm;'> <LI><FONT style='color:#6B6B6B;'><A class=s0 HREF="http://www.ema.gov.au/">Emergency Management Australia</A> </FONT></LI></DIV> <DIV class=s0 style='list-style-type:disc;text-indent: -10mm;margin-left: 13mm;'> <LI><FONT style='color:#6B6B6B;'>Australian Institute of Environmental Health </FONT></LI></DIV> <DIV class=s0 style='list-style-type:disc;text-indent: -10mm;margin-left: 13mm;'> <LI><FONT style='color:#6B6B6B;'>FESA - Fire and Emergency Services WA </FONT></LI></DIV> <DIV class=s0 style='list-style-type:disc;text-indent: -10mm;margin-left: 13mm;'> <LI><FONT style='color:#6B6B6B;'><A class=s0 HREF="http://www.abcb.gov.au/go/home">ABCB - Australian Building Codes Board</A> </FONT></LI></DIV> <DIV class=s0 style='list-style-type:disc;text-indent: -10mm;margin-left: 13mm;'> <LI><FONT style='color:#6B6B6B;'>CSIRO </FONT></LI></DIV> <DIV class=s0 style='list-style-type:disc;text-indent: -10mm;margin-left: 13mm;'> <LI><FONT style='color:#6B6B6B;'>Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries Queensland </FONT></LI></DIV> <DIV class=s0 style='list-style-type:disc;text-indent: -10mm;margin-left: 13mm;'> <LI><FONT style='color:#6B6B6B;'>Geoscience Australia </FONT></LI></DIV> <DIV class=s0 style='list-style-type:disc;text-indent: -10mm;margin-left: 13mm;'> <LI><FONT style='color:#6B6B6B;'>Australian Institute of Building Surveyors </FONT></LI></DIV> <DIV class=s0 style='list-style-type:disc;text-indent: -10mm;margin-left: 13mm;'> <LI><FONT style='color:#6B6B6B;'>Local Government agencies </FONT></LI></DIV> <DIV class=s0 style='list-style-type:disc;text-indent: -10mm;margin-left: 13mm;'> <LI><FONT style='color:#6B6B6B;'>Bureau of Meteorology </FONT></LI></DIV> <DIV class=s0 style='list-style-type:disc;text-indent: -10mm;margin-left: 13mm;'> <LI><FONT style='color:#6B6B6B;'>Australian universities </FONT></LI></DIV> <DIV class=s0 style='list-style-type:disc;text-indent: -10mm;margin-left: 13mm;'> <LI><FONT style='color:#6B6B6B;'>Solicitors </FONT></LI></DIV> <DIV class=s0 style='list-style-type:disc;text-indent: -10mm;margin-left: 13mm;'> <LI><FONT style='color:#6B6B6B;'>Institution of Engineers Australia </FONT></LI></DIV> <DIV class=s0 style='list-style-type:disc;text-indent: -10mm;margin-left: 13mm;'> <LI><FONT style='color:#6B6B6B;'>Australasian Wind Engineering Society </FONT></LI></DIV> <DIV class=s0 style='list-style-type:disc;text-indent: -10mm;margin-left: 13mm;'> <LI><FONT style='color:#6B6B6B;'>Australian Earthquake Engineering Society </FONT></LI></DIV> <DIV class=s0> <FONT style='color:#6B6B6B;'> </FONT></DIV> <DIV class=s0> <FONT style='color:#808080;'></FONT><FONT style='color:#000080;font-size:12pt;'>Confidentiality </FONT></DIV> <DIV class=s2 style='list-style-type:none;text-indent: 0mm;margin-left: 7mm;'> <FONT style='color:#808080;'></FONT>Where necessary a confidentiality agreement can be entered into to protect the confidentiality of aspects of the work brought exclusively to the contract by the client.  </DIV> <DIV class=s2 style='list-style-type:none;text-indent: 0mm;margin-left: 7mm;'> <FONT style='color:#808080;'> </FONT></DIV> <DIV class=s2 style='list-style-type:none;text-indent: 0mm;margin-left: 0mm;'> <FONT style='color:#808080;'> </FONT><FONT style='color:#000080;font-size:12pt;'>Intellectual property </FONT></DIV> <DIV class=s2 style='margin-left: 3mm;margin-right: 3mm;'> <LI><FONT style='color:#808080;'>Where the work is expected to produce significant intellectual prperty, agreements can be negotiated on the rights to the property. </FONT></LI></DIV> <DIV class=s2 style='margin-left: 3mm;margin-right: 3mm;'> <LI><FONT style='color:#808080;'> </FONT></LI></DIV> <DIV class=s2 style='margin-left: 3mm;margin-right: 3mm;'> <LI><FONT style='color:#808080;'></FONT><FONT style='color:#000080;font-size:12pt;'>Quotations </FONT></LI></DIV> <DIV class=s2 style='margin-left: 3mm;margin-right: 3mm;'> <LI><FONT style='color:#808080;'></FONT>TimberED Services is a small company with low overheads. It has a reputation of delivering quality services on time and within budget. </LI></DIV> <DIV class=s2 style='margin-left: 3mm;margin-right: 3mm;'> <LI> </LI></DIV> <DIV class=s2 style='margin-left: 3mm;margin-right: 3mm;'> <LI>Work can be quoted on a lump-sum basis or as an hourly rate. Special rates can be negotiated for large jobs. Provision is normally sought for monthly progress payments on larger work, and payment is requested within 14 days of invoice. Travel and accommodation is normally separated in the quotation. </LI></DIV> <DIV class=s2 style='margin-left: 3mm;margin-right: 3mm;'> <LI> </LI></DIV> <DIV class=s2 style='margin-left: 3mm;margin-right: 3mm;'> <LI>The company has substantial professional Indemnity insurance and carries public liability and workers compensation insurance. </LI></DIV>