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Tom & Family
Tom's Personal Background:
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I
am 46 years old and was born in Panama. I have lived 18 years in New Mexico.
My extended family were firemen and policemen; my father an air traffic
controller. I learned from them responsibility, hard work and honesty and
community service. I
was the first of my extended family to attend and graduate college.
After graduating from UNM I went to Chicago and started a computer technology business that employed people from all over the world. After a taste of big city life, I returned to New Mexico. The last 9 great years have been here in Santa Fe County. I have been married for 12 years to Anne, and we have 8-year-old twins Sarah and Aaron, born at St. Vincent, a dog named Fang and a cat named Smokey. Anne has worked for Santa Fe Public Schools as an Occupational Therapist with special needs children. I have never been arrested, been sued or sued anyone. Really. |
Tom's Community Involvement:
I have always been involved in my community. My desire to run
for County Commissioner comes directly from my experience working with local
people on local issues.
I have years of local community volunteer and support experience
where it counts the most: on the street, in the classroom and when needed, the
boardroom and lawyer's office.
Tom's Professional Experience:
I have a lot of real world business experience, from big corporation to small startup. I know what it takes to plan, budget, ship
product and meet payroll. I graduated UNM with a degree in Computer Science with
minor study in economics. My first job was with AT&T in Chicago, where I won
many engineering awards. Tiring of large companies, I became a self employed
consultant, developing custom software. When the IBM PC came out, I started one
of the first companies to provide PC communications testing equipment ('protocol
analyzers'). My company grew to 45 employees, worldwide sales and millions of
dollars in revenue. After 8 years, I sold the company and went back to
self employed consulting. My consulting projects have included startup
companies, market and
technology analysis and non-proliferation studies.
I will bring to the County Commission a solid
understanding of business requirements, good management and sound decision
making experience.
In summary:
I am not a lawyer, realtor, county
employee or developer.
I am a parent, a resident and a taxpayer who will bring enthusiasm, honesty and diverse experience to the Santa Fe
County Commission.
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