Tom has more than 30 years experience with startup, early-stage and growth companies.  His business experience spans multiple career tracks — management consultant, business executive, entrepreneur, teacher and author. As a consultant, Tom worked with three leading management-consulting firms: A.T. Kearney (ATK), Arthur D. Little (ADL), and Pittiglio Rabin Todd & McGrath (an affiliate of KPMG Peat Marwick).  In the combined 10 years at ATK and ADL, he worked on more than fifty projects, where he dealt with complex operations management issues in many different businesses. At PRTM/KPMG, Tom was a leader in the interim executive practice and directed turnaround or divestiture projects for six different technology companies.

As a business executive, Tom was Vice President of Operations for Anova Electronics, the consumer electronics division of Dart & Kraft.  There he established manufacturing operations in the Far East as well as distribution and supply chain functions in the U.S..  He was also Vice President of Operations for Digital Systems International (now a division of Lucent) where he led a group of more than 260 engineers and technicians who installed and supported complex call center systems in large financial institutions.

As an entrepreneur, Tom has started four successful companies:  Kyan Software which developed programming language compilers and development tools for Apple computers and served the education market (purchased); Absolute Business Services which specialized in optimization and outsourcing of administrative functions (purchased); and Momentum Systems which developed software to support distribution of large format construction drawings and specifications via the Internet.  This company developed the de facto standard adopted by Federal and State agencies and many large architectural firms for distribution of construction bid sets (purchased).

In 2005, Tom founded Greenwood Technologies to develop clean-burning, biomass heating solutions for homes and business.  Within 3 years, Greenwood became a leader in this rapidly growing industry with more than 170 dealer locations and sales exceeding $10 million per year. 

In 2009 Tom founded AllGreen Renewables to build on the success of Greenwood.  AllGreen is building the first trusted brand in sustainable power and heat.  We will offer a portfolio of biomass heating, wind, solar and smart grid solutions, including a line of AllGreen-branded products from manufacturers in Europe.  We deliver these products through independent resellers and one-stop-shop renewable energy centers located inside existing big-box retail stores.  AllGreen will become the place to go for manufacturers seeking distribution and consumers aspiring to save money and live in a more environmentally sustainable way.

Because of his work at Greenwood and in the clean-tech community, in early 2008 Governor Gregoire invited Tom to join Washington State’s Climate Action Team.  This group was chartered with developing programs and incentives to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and building the “green economy” in Washington State.

Tom is author of An Interpreneur’s Journey: The Birth of a “New Economy” Business.  The book is a fictionalized account of a typical start-up and describes many of the typical misadventures and lessons-learned. It is also a how-to guide, which describes the steps involved in starting a new venture.

Tom is also on faculty at the University of Washington, Michael G. Foster School of Business, where he teaches graduate and undergraduate courses in innovation and entrepreneurship.

He has served on the Board of Directors of the Northwest Entrepreneur Network where he held numerous posts including Chairman.  NWEN is a non-profit organization with more than 800 members and pursues of mission of “helping entrepreneurs succeed.”  He is an advisor to several early stage companies and is a frequent judge at business plan competitions in the Seattle area.

Tom earned Bachelor of Science and Master of Engineering degrees in Industrial Engineering and Operations Research at the University of California in Berkeley.