Graduate from Rhode Island College with a B.A.T. Degree in history, anthropology and geography, post-graduate studies in engineering and plastics technology.

 Worked in the Rockwell International Aerospace program, working in Lille, France, Bolton, England and Longford, Ireland, in unsaturated polyester and electrostatic research prior to transitioning into equipment sales.  Employed as the sales manager for Maskin AB Rapid, the parent to Rapid Granulators, and AEC’s Nelmor size reduction equipment business unit.

 In the mid-1980’s Tom operated the East-Coasts first post-consumer polyethylene   recycling facility located in Middletown, NY, for Eaglebrook Plastics of Chicago. In 1989 Tom became General Manager for the Nation’s first post-consumer polystyrene food service and packaging facility co-owned by Genpak/Innopac and Mobil Chemical Company. This company known as Plastics Again, located in Leominster, MA, garnered national attention. Tom left their employment following the eventual buy-out of this firm and started his own post-industrial and post-consumer polyethylene recycling venture in Glens Falls, NY. This effort became a reality with financial assistance from the stat e of New York and contractual assistance from McDonalds Corporation. This firm, North American Plastics Recycling Corporation later became a publicly trade firm on the American Stock Market. Following a successful IPO and eventual sale of the company’s assets to World Class Films, Yonkers, NY.

 Tom re-entered the equipment sales business as the General Manager of a Strategic Business Unit (SBU) for the AEC’s DelCorp size reduction equipment and systems operation focusing of the sales of tire recycling, medical waste recycling, security reduction, rubber recycling, cryogenic separation and recycling, elutriation systems and general industry recycling efforts.

 A new opportunity arose in 1994 when Tom was presented with a business opportunity from Xerox to recycle spent toner cartridges to recycle the toner as a carbon black substitute and the styrenic based plastics. A new effort was launched in concert with Discas, Inc. of Waterbury, CT. Discas was the leading recycler and compounder of non-woven thermoplastic water.  Tom assumed the position of sales manager and assisted in growing this compounding and recycling firm eventually taking it public though again another successful IPO, this time on the NASDAQ exchange. Following the successful IPO and a stock purchase of one of Discas’ strategic customers, Christie Products of Kenilworth, NJ,. Tom successfully managed this 12 plastic injection machine facility utilizing up to 75%wt. recycled plastic to manufacture and recycle nursery growing pots.

 Tom re-entered the equipment business in the later 1990s. In 2004, Tom absorbed the leading regional manufacturing representative firm of D & A Associates, Berlin, Ct... Today D & A Associates is a leader in representing the best equipment and service firm the industry has to offer.

 Tom holds 2 patents in plastics recyclers. Tom was the first Vice-Chairman and founding member of the Association of Post-Consumer Plastics Recyclers (APR), former member of ASTM, Society of the Plastics Industry (SPI), Society of Industrial Engineers, Board member of recyclers Selectech and Discas, National Solid Waste Management Association (NSWME) and active Senior Member of the Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE), and Technical consultant to the Plastics Redesign Project (Madison, WI).

 In addition to work Tom co-owns and operates three antique shops (Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Maine) and is an avid antiques appraiser and numismatist/philatelist. Tom also enjoys kayaking and fresh water fishing.

 Prior work experiences include recycling and manufacturing effort sin Japan, Singapore, United Kingdom, Ireland, and France. Tom is fluent in English and French.

 Tom resides in Blackstone, Massachusetts with his wife of 28 years, Joyce, and terrier pet, Evita.