Born in Evansville, Indiana and raised in Wilmington, North Carolina, Tommy was inspired by his grandfather who was both a watchmaker and jewelry designer for various well known jewelry companies. Tommy started making jewelry at the age of 17.

Tommy's main inspiration was to create wearable art inspired by man and nature coming together as one.  Tommy has been awarded three US Patents and is currently working on his fourth.

As most artists are inspired by their surroundings, Tommy’s focus is nautical with some contemporary pieces. With no formal training Tommy strives for challenges to bring his level higher. Tommy is constantly creating new designs, some of them are one of a kind and some are limited production pieces.