Toms intro to the media industry started when he won a photography competition at about 8yrs old, back in the days when film was still used, after a school trip to the Isle of Wight.
This led to an interest, which bloomed into a decision to get some formal training. Tom attended Brunel College of Arts & Technology in Bristol before going to Plymouth College of Art & Design attaining top marks on a degree equivalent Media Production course.
After college days ended Tom headed for the big smoke to set about his future empire. At the time the market was crying out for web designers and having a great eye for design coupled with his technical ability and fairly newbie knowledge of the web Tom became a web designer. This carried on for about 6 or 7 years and Tom ended up working not only in London but also a stint in Sydney, Australia too.
On returning to London, Tom decided that the web wasnt the ideal path for him and wanted to get back on track in the TV and film industry. After a few DVD freelance projects and a steep learning curve he soon got work at Designlab where he flourished quickly and was soon editing, designing, compositing and authoring a wide range of DVDs, many of which have been released and sold in huge numbers.
Of course Tom would not be happy unless he felt that he was moving forwards and progressing, so after Designlab, alongside Jim he set up a new company (DARE) and is now working hard at making this new venture mature.