About Us
Founded in 2003, we are a developer of mobile location-based and social networking application services. When deployed with our operator partners, our solutions engage mobile subscribers and unlock the potential of the US$13B market that is mobile social networking. We have a proven track record in delivering mobile value-added services (VAS) and a broad portfolio of location-based solutions and services.
Meet Locatrix
Our team brings together a unique blend of international experience, innovation, and industry leadership, and heads one of the most exciting companies in the mobile communications industry sector today. To connect with any team members, please use the contacts page.
Mark White Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Prior to founding Locatrix in 2003, Mark held internationally focused management, technical and marketing roles with US companies including Bell Atlantic, Tandem Computers and Compaq, before joining Red Hat as Vice-President and Managing Director for the Asia-Pacific Region. As Red Hat’s first employee in Asia, he grew channel and direct sales operations in over 17 countries in under two years, and led the company’s first profitable division. He has more than 20 years experience in the Information & Communications Technology (ICT) industries throughout Australasia, South Asia, Korea, Greater China, Europe and the United States, and is a frequent and popular speaker at mobile industry events. Mark has a degree in computer science from the University of Queensland, and writes regularly about the mobile industry in the Locatrix blog.
Rick Anstey Non-Executive Chairman
Rick is a founder and Director of inQbator, a provider of seed capital and incubation services for new ventures in the ICT sector. Rick has over 30 years’ experience in the Information & Communications Technology industry, including 20 years of building and running his own companies. Rick has been engaged in economic development activities in the Gold Coast region, working closely with the Gold Coast City Council, the Queensland Government and the Federal Government to successfully attract corporate investment into the area and to develop the region’s economic base. He is also a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Management.
Andrew Eross Chief Technology Officer
Andrew Eross joined Locatrix in October 2007, and is responsible for the company’s solution roadmap and product strategies. Prior to joining Locatrix, Andrew was a co-founder of Chasma Inc, a US developer of mobile games and application delivery platforms. As an early participant in Qualcomm’s BREW Developer Program, Chasma was one of the first companies to deploy multiplayer mobile games on US mobile networks, most notably Sprint and Verizon. He also worked with Kayak Interactive as a mobile applications consultant before re-locating to Australia. Andrew has a degree in computer science from the University of Queensland.
Sherwin Huang Lead Interaction Designer
Sherwin shapes how users experience Locatrix products.
Armed with a Masters Degree in interaction design, and experience both as a designer and front end developer, he can map out, design and construct websites both desktop and mobile. This skill set has also translated well to apps on a variety of devices.
His job requires him to constantly cross the wires from both sides of his brain, straddling the fine line between creativity and logical thought processes to create interfaces that are attractive but at the same time unobtrusive and sensible.
Sam Collins Handset Application Lead
Sam Collins joined Locatrix in August 2008, and is responsible for the company’s increasing focus on native handset development, developing several applications across iOS, Android and BlackBerry platforms.
Sam regularly attends mobile industry events including Mobile Monday Brisbane and Apple’s Worldwide Developer Conference.
Sam has a Bachelor of Software Engineering from Griffith University.
Georgekutty Dominic Engineer
Georgekutty Dominic joined Locatrix Communications in August 2008 and is a key member of the Locatrix engineering team.
He has a Masters degree in Computer Applications and more than 6 years of experience in software development and in India.
George can work like a machine and has been central to the development of many of our social platforms around Twitter and Facebook.
Reuben So Product Analyst
Reuben has a Bachelor of Software Engineering from Griffith University, and has been with Locatrix since November 2008.
He is currently responsible for the company’s product analysis, assisting with company’s pre-sales and development processes.
He also manages the quality assurance processes throughout the company’s product life-cycles, as well as post-development support and reporting.
Investors
We have been fortunate to partner with amazing seed investors in Queensland, and with their support have launched solutions with mobile network operators in Australia and internationally.
The investors behind Locatrix Communications are:
Strategic investors in the communications sector may register their interest in receiving an Information Memorandum via our contacts page.