Tom learned electronics while serving in the US Air Force. He was then employed by IBM for 24 years, working as a programmer on several interesting projects for large-scale computers, including

• New York City Police Department 911 emergency call and response system,

• US Air Force classified projects including Cuban Missile Crisis, logistics and large-scale defense systems,

• NASA space program on the Mercury, Gemini and Apollo missions.

After that, he worked for a small non-profit school which trained severely disabled people in computer programming. His work there was mentoring graduate students engaged in on-the-job training.

His experiences with the disabled caused him to change the focus of his life to helping others, although he still remains active in the technology field. He is the founder of Edificico (this site) and of Forge Mountain Webworks (providing free services for nonprofits).

Tom was born and raised in Minnesota, and has lived in several parts of the U.S. (some say IBM stands for I've Been Moved). He has visited France, Italy, Jamaica and Mexico. 

Tom holds a PhD, an Honorary D.D. and is an ordained minister.

He is married, with two grown children and three grandchildren. He now lives in Mills River, NC, after living in Denver, Colorado for 15 years.

His e-mail address is tom@edificico.org