Tom established Swip Systems in 1995 and has been providing IT and business automation solutions ever since. As a business owner himself, he’s aware of the challenges and what’s necessary to stay competitive … he started his first business at age 9, washing windows on Main Street in his hometown, and went on to own two more businesses by the time he was 16. Tom earned a degree in Industrial Engineering…and later developed the first-ever nationwide implementation of UPS package barcoding, the tablets that UPS drivers still carry today, and the nationwide wireless network also currently used in UPS trucks.
In 2012, Tom founded Midwest Manufacturing Leaders to help manufacturers come together and grow their businesses, and is currently Vice President of Guard911®, a life-saving mobile