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Professional services firm providing executive level support to CEOs of firms seeking to drive results through management teams. Clients include companies such as Novartis, Orix Financial, Frito Lay, Pizza Hut, CapitalOne Auto Finance, Cox School of Business at Southern Methodist University, Components Corporation of America, Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota, Sealco, and Vought Aircraft.

For more than thirty years, Tom, through Teamwork Dynamics, has mentored, coached and advised executives, senior managers and MBA candidates as they have focused on career transitions and the development of their leadership skills.  He has developed processes, methods and techniques focused on the development of the team leadership and dynamics necessary to deliver the organizational results stakeholders expect.

In early 2007, Teamwork Dynamics began a research project to explore the use of virtual worlds to support the work of geographically dispersed teams. Teamwork Dynamics developed and maintains a virtual office for client meetings in Second Life.

In 2000 Teamwork Dynamics started a software division to develop an Internet-based system designed to help senior executives and management team leaders keep their team members focused on the organizational and team goals necessary to accomplish the results expected by stakeholders. In 2002 this operation was spun off as Virtual Commitment, Inc., an independent company under the direction of a former partner. The System was adapted to support the requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and the work of auditors and others faced with addressing the many requirements of the new law.

Tom has been a member of the Associate Board for more than 20 years.  This group of more than 200 Dallas area executives provide MBA students with business contacts, career advice, and industry insight that only experienced professionals can offer.  Nearly 100 MBA students have been mentored by Tom since he was asked to join the Associate Board.

He also developed and delivered a seven week course on teamwork to a class of 48 candidates in the Professional MBA program.  Several of the participants in this class have distingusihed themselves as powerful leaders in their organizations.

Tom has also been a frequent speaker on the subject of management team leadership in various MBA classes at SMU.  He is often a speaker at the orientation program for full-time MBA candiates on the topic of "Understanding Your Behavioral Style" during which he has each student complete a comprehensive "Managing for Success" assessment.

The Legacy Center for Public Policy is a regional, non-partisan think tank of prominent civic and business leaders providing public policy analysis and recomendations for the benefit of the North Texas community.  Tom participated in the following research projects:

• The Crisis of Public Education
• Sustainability
• The Repeal of the Wright Amendment

During the Legacy Center's 2006 annual retreat Tom was presented the organization's "Distinguished Fellow Award".

Click here for a current list of the Legacy Center's Fellows.

Served as independent director and Chairman of the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors for this startup hydrogen fuel cell development and marketing company.  While serving on the Board of Directors and Audit Committee, the Company began the process of its initial public offering of stock.

President and Owner of professional services firm providing executive level management of operations and projects for CEOs of firms seeking to make significant changes in information systems and executive teams.  Projects included organizational studies marketing studies, recruiting services, outsourcing information services, and retained searches for senior executives.  Major assignments included:

• Management Action Programs (MAP) (Dallas, Texas) 1998-1999

  Senior Consultant.  Lead management leadership workshops in this management development company.  Provided support to more than 100 client executives and senior managers as they focused on personal development issues and organizational goals.

• World Boulevard.  (Fort Worth, Texas) 1998
  Acting CEO.  Assisted directors of this start up company in assessing viability of the company’s E-Commerce concept which was focused on marketing and selling up-scale gift items through a features-rich web portal site.  Guided the management team and investors in reaching the conclusion to terminate project when it became apparent the risk of failure was quite high.  Lead orderly shut down of operations.

• Pro Staff Personnel Services  (Irving, Texas) 1997-1998
  National Director of Information Staffing Services in national staffing services company.  Defined current capabilities, developed strategic and tactical plans to implement and grow national information services staffing segment within an established staffing business.  Provided assistance to general managers of more than a dozen markets in the implementation of plans. 

• Distribution Data Management Systems, Inc.  (Keller, Texas) 1993-1996
  Appointed President and CEO of this 75 person software services company in the office products industry after the company's owner-operators were killed in a private plane crash.  Stabilized company, expanded key relationships in the office products industry, introduced new revenue sources, and directed transition of the company's leadership to an employee led management team.

• Tuesday Morning, Inc.  (Dallas, Texas) 1991-1993
  Acting CIO of $160 million retailer specializing in high end close outs of giftwares distributed through more than 200 retail stores throughout the United States.  Directed total replacement of existing systems and development of a new IT team.

• VlSystems Inc.  (Dallas, Texas) 1990-1991
  Vice President of Operations.  Managed 30 software engineers and specialists carrying out research, development, and customer support for UNIX based on-line transaction processing software.  Directed completion and launch of three year old company’s first product within six months after assuming role.

Conducted retained searches for executives to lead technology companies and technology functions in medium to large companies.  Assisted in the development of strategies and processes to establish an on-line, centralized data base of all individuals contacted by the firm during search assignments.

Assisted the founders of this startup company in creating a successful software venture to develop and market the ACT! contact management system.

Partner in Charge of the Arthur Young Technology Center at the INFOMART where he led professional teams delivering services to the microcomputer industry, end user organizations, and microcomputer users.  Developed large-scale projects in product marketing and litigation support for microcomputer vendors.  1985-1987 (Dallas, TX)
 
Partner in Charge of Microcomputer Technology for Dallas Office.  Developed and delivered a wide range of microcomputer consulting and training services.  Assisted start up companies with microcomputer product assessment and business planning.  1980-1984 (Dallas, TX)
 
Regional Partner in Charge of Computer Auditing.  Organized and directed the computer auditing support activities in seventeen offices in the southwest and southeast part of the country that included recruiting, training, and managing more than 100 individuals who specializd in supporting the audits of computerized accounting systems.  1974-1979 (Dallas, TX)

National Director of Computer Auditing.  As the firm's first Director of Computer Auditing, Tom organized and directed a national office team that provided support to the Firm’s computer auditors, management consultants, and timesharing users.  He represented the Firm on American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) committees which developed the accounting profession's initial auditing and control standards that guided the work of public accountants in auditing computerized accounting records and systems.  1971-1974 (New York, NY)

Manager.  Developed the accounting profession’s first Computer Auditing Specialist program.  Led the development of audit processes and techniques necessary to deal with computerized accounting systems.  Led the development of training programs for individuals selected to become computer audit specialists.   Led the development of training programs designed to introduce all of the Firm's auditing professionals to the challenges of auditing computerized accounting records.  1968-1971 (Santa Ana, CA)

Senior Auditor.  Conducted public accounting firm audits of numerous private and public companies.  Developed numerous processes and techniques for dealing with computerized accounting records and information encountered during the course of audits. 1964-1968 (Kansas City, MO) 

Staff Auditor.  Participated in conducting public accounting firm audits of numerous private and public companies 1961-1961 (Kansas City, MO) 

Commissioned as an Ordinance Officer upon graduation from Creighton University.  Served at Fort Campbell as the Post Transportation Aircraft Maintenance and Supply Officer where he supervised a civilian contractor company supporting aircraft maintenance for the 101st Airborn Division, supervised a post-level aircraft parts warehouse, and managed the Fort Campbell Post Transportation inventory of vehicles.