David Noon is co-founder and CEO of GroundProbe, and co-inventor of the patented Slope Stability Radar technology. David has led the successful global commercialisation of this new technology, which is now considered world’s best practice in mining.

Prior to forming GroundProbe, David was a Senior Research Fellow at the University of Queensland (1996-2003), working in a team to develop and commercialize radar technologies for the mining industry. The intellectual property and business plan resulting from his team’s efforts created GroundProbe.

David has a BE degree (with first class honours) and a PhD in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, and has completed executive management and entrepreneurial training at Stanford University and MIT. He has been honored with prestigious awards as a technology innovator, entrepreneur, commercialiser and outstanding contributor to the global mining industry.