Tom Birchard, MBA

Tom, with over 25 years of experience in engineering, business development, and project management, heads the solutions management team at Elmarco.  He has broad experience at large companies with long-established products and processes as well as start-up companies full of possibilities and ambiguities.  Wherever he works, he is dedicated to improving existing product performance and enabling new product concepts both using the latest technologies.  An important skill is Tom’s ability to bridge the gap between technological and business goals while fostering collaborative partnerships and developing innovative solutions.  Coupled with his strong communication and interpersonal skills, it enables him to build lasting relationships across all organizational levels both internally and externally.  He holds an MBA from the University of North Carolina, an MS in Engineering from Purdue University, and dual BS degrees from Washington University and DePauw University.