Tom is a seasoned executive with extensive global leadership and operational experience, driven by a passion for innovation and technology commercialization.At General Electric (GE Plastics), Tom held key leadership roles in Commercial Technology, Marketing, and Sales. As Director of Advanced Automotive Engineering, he launched GE’s highly successful Lean Six-Sigma-based Innovation Center, assembling a world-class team of developers, engineers, marketers, and sales professionals integrated through novel processes and proprietary procedures. He replicated this success at CHEP International, a multi-billion-dollar global supply chain services company, where he established global innovation centers to drive growth and efficiency.As an entrepreneur and co-founder of AQUIS, Tom invented and patented a groundbreaking technological solution to enhance indoor air quality and occupant safety. Under his leadership, AQUIS has grown significantly, with a prestigious client roster that includes Disney, Harvard University, MIT, NASA, Ford Motor Company, the National Institutes of Health, The Smithsonian Institution, The Mayo Clinic, Boeing, Pfizer, and many other globally recognized organizations.