What's Tom doing today?

Tom is one of the principle partners at William Fox Munroe, Inc., in Sinking Springs, Pennsylvania, which specializes in package design. He spends most of his time working on marketing and public relations for his company, making new business contacts and capabilities presentations, and functioning as an account rep for new business. Tom still designs and functions as creative director for some clients, but spends most of his time as the front man for WFM, attending trade shows, speaking at conferences and colleges, and contributing articles to industry and trade publications.

Creative inspiration

Tom discovered his real talent for package design at his first position out of school -- a low-paying ad agency production job. Even while cutting his professional teeth contributing to designs for notable regional companies, Tom held onto his college moonlighting gig at a local screen printer.

Getting out there

At one of his sales pitches, a prospective client asked Tom to take him shopping. Not one to be fazed by such an unusual request, Tom chauffeured his prospect to the nearest grocery store, where he casually presented him with product after product utilizing his company's well known package designs. According to Tom, "Having your work in the mainstream and having the ability to find something you've worked on at almost any store in America is just an amazing feeling."

Tom graduated from the Commercial Art program at Bradley Academy (now known as Graphic Design) in 1989.