Tom was born in Detroit, Michigan, and grew up in California. He comes from a family of dedicated law enforcement officers. One evening while out dancing, he met a woman that he knew instinctively was the one. They married five months later.

Tom is a retired senior fire department officer from a city in Northern Utah. He’s a former instructor with the Utah State Fire and Rescue Academy, and a former Nascar racetrack rescue team member. He is also a former financial advice columnist with a Utah newspaper, and presently serves on the financial board of a major charity. His second book Cold Hard Knock will be out late 2010. His third book tentatively titled “Flash Burn” will follow in 2011. He is working on his 4th book right now.