Tim Norris-Buzzini founded Defined Plan Advisors in 2007 after fifteen years of experience in the financial services industry. Tim started his career as a financial advisor with a national brokerage firm and then worked several years with a local pension administration firm where he developed corporate retirement plan expertise. The decision to start Defined Plan Advisors in 2007 was based upon a desire to deliver objectively prudent advisory services to clients, completely independent of all providers. In 2008, Defined Plan Advisors partnered with Retirement Plan Advisory Group to leverage the strategies, systems and services offered by one of the largest independent consulting networks in the U.S.

Tim graduated from the University of the Pacific with a B.S. in Business Administration. He holds FINRA Series 7 (General Securities Representative) and Series 63 (Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination) licenses, is an Investment Advisor Representative and maintains the Chartered Retirement Plans Specialist® professional designation.

Nichol has worked in the retirement plan industry for the past 13 years. She started her career as an administrative assistant with a local third-party administrator firm that specializes in retirement plan administration. In this role, she was responsible for trust accounting reconciliation, data entry of annual census information and daily processing of participant loans and distributions. Nichol's skillset and knowledge rapidly expanded, and soon she was doing everything from plan design consulting to daily plan administration, compliance testing, contribution calculations, annual plan valuations, Form 5500 filings, enrollment meetings and more. Nichol loves working with retirement plans because they are so complex and ever-changing; there's always something new to learn.

In her role as Client Service Manager, she is dedicated to providing top-quality customer service and support. Nichol’s prior work as a retirement plan administrator makes her uniquely qualified to serve our clients. She understands the complex issues facing retirement plan sponsors and participants and is passionate about working with employers to help them understand the various aspects of plan administration and their role in it. She takes pride in her ability to build relationships with clients and work collaboratively to find solutions for the many issues that arise as part of daily plan administration.

Nichol holds a Bachelor of Science in Business, Management and Master of Business Administration from the University of Phoenix and recently obtained her Qualified Plan Financial Consultant Credential (QPFC). She has a positive attitude and a great sense of humor, which helps her get through life's ups and downs. Nichol currently lives in Modesto with her husband Casey and their two cats (one sweet and one feisty).