Tom joined UCCS in 2010 and is a Teaching Professor in the Department of Technical Communication and Information Design.

Before transitioning to teaching, Tom worked in marketing at Marsh McLennan, serving in their Seattle, Phoenix, New York, and Washington D.C. offices, where he was the National Marketing Manager for a Marsh subsidiary.

After a career change, Tom married an Air Force officer and moved internationally to follow his wife’s career. He began teaching business communication courses at the University of Maryland, University College, at overseas campuses. During this time, he also taught conversational English and collaborated with advertising agencies, editing their English marketing communications.

Tom holds a bachelor's degree in Humanities and Business Administration from Seattle University and an MA in Communication from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. He teaches courses in business writing and grants writing for non-profits.