Tom is responsible for leasing a portfolio of industrial and service center assets in Central Texas including the Burleson Business Park, a 400,000-square-foot warehouse development in Austin's southeast submarket.

Prior to joining TIG, Tom headed up the leasing efforts for Kennedy Wilson's Central Texas industrial portfolio of approximately one million square feet. He also handled the marketing and sale of lots in Walnut Creek Business Park, a 740-acre mixed-use business park.

Before joining Kennedy Wilson, Top spent seven years with ProLogis in Houston and Austin, Texas, supervising the leasing and management of a portfolio of tilt wall assets consisting of bulk warehouse, service center, and manufacturing facilities. Tom closed over 160 transactions totaling three million square feet with an estimated value of $80 million.

Prior to ProLogis, Tom was a Senior Portfolio Manager with GE Capital Asset Management (GECAM) for four years, managing a portfolio of Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities (CMBS) valued at $577 million.

Prior to GECAM, Tom served as real estate owned (REO) Asset Manager and Credit Analyst in the banking industry.

In his 25-year career, Tom has closed over $100 million worth of lease transactions and has been involved in the acquisition and disposition of several industrial assets and land tracts in the Austin market.

Tom is a licensed real estate broker in the State of Texas, and holds the Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM) designation. He served as president of the Central Texas Chapter in 2007, and is currently a board member. Tom received a bachelor degree from Texas Tech University.