Tom possesses over 20 years of leadership experience across the excavation and construction industries. Holding a Bachelor's in Business Mgmt with a minor in Economics from Southern Illinois University, Tom started his career in residential construction. He founded The Prairie Companies, a successful design-build land development and building company. As Tom delivered land development projects he identified a need for better alignment between developers, conservation districts and gov't agencies in order to creatively implement environmental BMPs. In 2004 he founded Siltpros, which soon became a leader in the environmental industry. He has presented at numerous forum, educating engineers, consultants, contractors, and EPA staff. He is a two-time featured contractor in Erosion Control Magazine.
His experience in development and construction led him into the excavation and utility industry, where he has spent the past 8 years coordinating, leading and managing excavation and utility projects from initiation to completion.
Tom oversees company operations, new business development, strategy, project management and customer relationships.