TOM KIRKHART

Tom Kirkhart has extensive experience in the advertising and production industries, having held positions in a variety of roles since 1981. TOM's career began with Bloom Advertising, where they served as an Account Executive on accounts such as Cargill Country Cut Beef, Owens Sausage, El Charrito, and Amalie Motor Oil. In 1984, they moved to Bozell, where they worked as an Account Executive on Armour Foods. From 1987 to 1992, they worked at Aries Productions as a Producer on 75 corporate video projects. TOM then joined The Image Bank as a Regional Manager/Film, increasing film stock sales by 1800% during their first five years in the position. In 2002, they moved to Dieste Harmel & Partners as a Broadcast Business Manager for Omnicom's TOM'spanic Division. From 2005 to present, they have been involved with the Dallas Ad League, serving as an Addy Awards judge. Finally, since 2004, they have been Executive Producer/Co-Owner/CMO at CRM Studios, creating award-winning projects such as corporate projects, holographics & holographic displays, TV and Internet commercials, in-store TV shows, marketing films, and animated videos.

Tom Kirkhart obtained a Bachelor of Science (BS) in TV-Radio from Southern Illinois University, Carbondale in 1980. In 1983, they attended the 4A's Institute of Advanced Advertising Studies for further study in Advertising.