James Black, BSAE, ME(Mfg) Chief Executive Officer
George H. Thom III, ChFC, CLU Chief Software Engineer
George H. Thom III, ChFC, CLU Chief Software Engineer
Expertise in numerous programming languages, including but not limited to Assembly, Matlab, C, C++, Java, assorted Microsoft languages, and more
Decades of collaboration with George Thom on custom software for business analysis
BS Agricultural Engineering, Michigan State University, with emphasis in electrical and electronic control systems
Entered industrial automation career, pioneering applications of Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs) & automatic diagnostic tools at global automotive manufacturing sites
Pioneered real-time stress analysis instruments for large stamping presses, deployed worldwide in the automotive industry to protect machinery and operators, and provide real-time process monitoring and diagnosis on a variety of manufacturing machinery
Master of Engineering (Mfg), University of Michigan, upon invitation of Mechanical Engineering & Applied Mechanics department after extensive consulting with PhD students and professors on strain signature analysis
Developed and maintained global network of process monitoring systems for major automotive manufacturers
Chief architect of a line of industrial AGVs (Automated Guided Vehicles) deployed in roles including warehousing, line-side supply, and vehicle or product assembly platforms
George H. Thom III, ChFC, CLU Chief Software Engineer
George H. Thom III, ChFC, CLU Chief Software Engineer
George H. Thom III, ChFC, CLU Chief Software Engineer
Chief Software Engineer at Financial Strategies Network (https://fsnstrategies.com/) and Creator of the FSN Decision Process software
Graduate of Michigan State University, where he managed to play in a rock band and simultaneously be named to the Dean’s List his last eight consecutive terms.
Qualifying Member of the Million Dollar Round Table in the insurance and financial planning industry
Named national “Agent of the Year” as the leading producer of a major life insurance company while still in his twenties
CLU and ChFC designations from the American College in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania
Elected by his peers to the Board of Directors of the Greater Detroit Association of Life Underwriters.
George's market in the Financial Planning Industry was primarily business owners and executives, including several executives of the Masco Corporation, a Fortune 500 company famed for its Delta Faucet. As a result of this work he was offered the position of National Sales Manager for one of Masco’s Divisions. George accepted the position, and over a six-year period quadrupled his Division’s sales . He was the co-developer of a Hydraulic Hose Repair Kit which won the Alex Manoogian Award as Masco’s best new industrial product of the year.
