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Tim Owens
Central Officials Association

Tim is in his 17th year of football officiating. He was recently promoted to the Mid-American Conference officiating staff for the upcoming football season. He has worked the past 10 for Jim Keogh in the CCIW, Illini-Badger and MidWest Football conferences. Tim is an umpire but also works the line of scrimmage.

He has worked NCAA Division III playoff games in 2000 and 2003 and has also worked a 2005 NAIA playoff game. He has worked the Chicago Prep Bowl and has worked IHSA state playoff games for the past 10 years. He is a member of the Central Officials Association where he is on the football advisory board and a frequent presenter.

Tim is a Certified Public Accountant and Chief Financial Officer for EyeNet Enforcement Systems, Inc, a biometric and access control company, located in Orland Park , Illinois . Prior to EyeNet, Tim worked in public accounting for 15 years. Tim resides in Oak Forest , Illinois with his wife Margaret. They have 5 daughters and 1 son.