# Tim Needles

> Tim Needles is the co-founder and former CEO of Onix Networking and the president and CEO of Equidox Software Company. He co-founded Onix in 1992, helped develop its cloud consulting business, and moved to lead Equidox when it became independent in 2022. He and his wife, Dianne, also established Onix Outreach in 2014.

- **Role:** President and CEO at Equidox Software Company
- **Organizations:** Onix Networking, Equidox Software Company, Onix Outreach
- **Education:** St. Edward High School, Degrees in Business Administration and Journalism; exact degree titles not stated, St. John’s University, New York
- **Known for:** Co-founded Onix and led it through its development into a cloud consulting company., Led Onix during its 2013 Global Partner of the Year for Search recognition., Co-established Onix Outreach, which received the Cleveland Police Foundation’s 2015 Outstanding Community Service Award.

## Career timeline

- **1992** — Co-founded Onix Networking.
- **2002** — Onix began providing enterprise search solutions with Google Search Appliance.
- **2011** — Moved Onix’s headquarters from Westlake to Lakewood’s former Bonne Bell building.
- **2014** — Onix acquired Capital Technology Partners, bringing the product that became Equidox into the company; Tim and Dianne Needles established Onix Outreach.
- **2017** — Onix expanded its Toronto office and announced plans for an Onix Outreach food truck.
- **2019** — As Onix CEO, announced plans for a Montreal office following a city cloud modernization project.
- **2022** — Became CEO of independent Equidox following Tailwind Capital’s acquisition of Onix.
- **2023** — Equidox announced Equidox AI for high volumes of templated PDF documents.
- **2024** — Appeared in Equidox’s financial services automation webinar.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Onix and led it through its development into a cloud consulting company.
- Led Onix during its 2013 Global Partner of the Year for Search recognition.
- Co-established Onix Outreach, which received the Cleveland Police Foundation’s 2015 Outstanding Community Service Award.
- Led Equidox’s transition into an independent company in 2022.

## Latest updates

- **2024-02** — Appeared alongside Paul Campbell and Dan Tuleta in an Equidox AI financial services webinar dated February 14, 2024.
- **2023-05** — Equidox announced an automated solution for high-volume PDF accessibility, with Needles quoted as CEO.
- **2022-08** — Equidox announced its independence under Needles as CEO.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tim-needles-a72700b

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