Tom began his journey in the biopolymer space commercializing PHA technology with Metabolix, and in 2008 joined Plantic Technologies as their President of International Business.  Chartered with the growth of thermoplastic starch technology for high barrier applications, he launched a number of partnerships and agreements to move the technology forward. 

Following Kuraray’s acquisition of Plantic Technology in 2015, Tom was appointed the Director of Sales & Commercial Development for the Plantic™ offering.  He has held a number of commercial, managerial and technical positions within the industry, spent 10 years as a University faculty, has published several papers and chapters on polymer processing and screw design, and has provided expert testimony in a number of cases involving market analysis, patent or trade secret infringement, un-fair trade practices and product liability.