Thomas has more than a decade of business development, project management, technical writing and editing, and proposal writing and management experience in the public and private sectors. In his business development and proposal writing/management capacity, Thomas has been instrumental in winning awards with the combined amount of more than $100M. In his technical writing, editing, and project management capacities, Thomas has supported such federal agencies as the Federal Aviation Administration, General Services Administration, Department of Homeland Security, and Department of Education, among others. Thomas graduated from West Virginia University with a major in English, Professional Writing, and Editing. Thomas’ personal pursuits include reading, collecting vinyl records, and hiking the Appalachian Trail, with a goal of hiking the AT from Harpers Ferry National Historic Park in West Virginia to Grayson Highlands Sate Part in Virginia (509 miles)