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Thomas L. Hume, V is the CEO of Hume & Services. Tom has over 20 years of agency and client-side experience in business-to-business and business-to-consumer consulting, one-to-one, multi-channel, experiential & lifestyle marketing and multi-channel / multimedia communications.

Prior to his re-launch of Hume & Services, Tom led marketing and sales support programs as the Director of Marketing for Fidelity Investments division; Fidelity Institutional Investments Services and Fidelity Employee Services Company, the largest financial services and mutual fund company in the United States. Prior to Fidelity, Tom was Director of Marketing Communications for SmartTime Software, now owned by Kronos, Inc., providing HR business process outsourcing solutions.

During the '90's, Tom partnered with a commercial and fine art photo studio near D.C. and formed AG Communication and the first Hume & Services company, Hume & Resources. For seven years, the successful collaboration delivered full-service marketing support, commercial photography, and employee recruiting, to a variety of regional and national clients including MCI, T. Rowe Price, Time Life Books, Smithsonian Institution, and Comcast Cable.

Tom has always been active in the arts, and provided technical services and strategic advice to the Indiana Arts Commission, The Bloomington Area Arts Council, Arts United, and other Midwest regional arts partners. He is the acting marketing/PR Director and web developer for www.IndianaArts.org , a state-wide arts web portal. Prior to Tom's move to Indiana, Tom was involved with the Massachusetts Cultural Council, Massachusetts Museum of Fine Arts, the NEA, and The Smithsonian Institution.

Creative Backgrounder

In the '70's, Tom studied cinematography, communications and music at Antioch College under Tony Conrad,  Karl Berger, Anthony Braxton, Richard Teitelbaum, and Frederic Rzewski. After college Tom worked in documentary and news film production with United Press International and The Smithsonian Institution.

Performances

Tom has performed in concert with the Creative Orchestra under the direction of Anthony Braxton, and in workshops with Frederic Rzewski’s Musica Electronica Viva. He played keyboard and guitar with numerous groups and recording sessions working in styles ranging from jazz, avant garde and orchestral, to R&B, rock, and even country & western.

Awards

Communications and art projects under Tom’s guidance have won numerous awards including The Golden Quill, The Baltimore Arts Video Award, The Communicator Award, and Pensions & Investments Eddy Award.

Technical Backgrounder

Tom’s technical skills include design and production on Adobe CS2 in the Windows and Mac environments. He has internet marketing and web development experiences in custom web 2.0 application and database development, CMS, eCommerce solutions, open source customization. His team provides systems support and design in ASP .NET, SQL PHP, MySQL, Java, C++, Perl, in most server environments including MS and Linux. Common development applications include Adobe Dreamweaver, Flash, FrontPage. He also is proficient in film and digital photography, and has certified training in production, editing and lighting for film, video and still photography. His background in music encompasses 20+ years in composition and performance on digital keyboards and guitar.

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