With over 23 years of professional experience, including C-level leadership, Tom has a proven track record of driving results. His career spans multiple industries and functional disciplines and is highlighted by his 8 years with General Electric and over 12 years with Marriott International. Prior to joining The Oliver Group, Tom was the Chief Operating Officer for CSS Distribution Group, Inc. a national packaging products distributor.

Clients benefit from Tom’s demonstrated ability to develop leaders and teams and to cascade plans and accountability through an organization. He facilitates execution plans among management team members through coaching and creating performance-based organizations.  In his career he has delivered repeated success in achieving and often exceeding business objectives and has been consistently recognized for having developed high-performing teams.  While at Marriott, Tom was nominated for the prestigious J.W. Marriott Award for Excellence for his leadership excellence.

Tom has built a career on entering uncharted waters and clients enjoy his strategic business planning and team development talents.  Through multiple business start-ups, turnarounds and a large-scale acquisition and integration, he has honed his abilities to identify opportunities, construct strategic plans and implement change-management processes to ensure cultural stability coupled with successful implementation.

Tom’s experience crosses many functional areas including Marketing, Sales, Finance & Accounting, Human Resources, Information Technology, Purchasing and Supply-Chain Management. Industries include, Hospitality, Financial Services, Real Estate and Manufacturing.  He has been recognized as an inspirational speaker, coach and key contributor to the Marriott CoachManShip leadership development program. Tom has also served as a board member for The Center for Responsible Budgeting. He holds a Bachelor’s of Business Administration with a concentration in Finance from the University of Kentucky.