Tom Ward is a husband and father of two in Denver Colorado. After working in the Southern California newspaper industry in both advertising and editorial positions for ten years. Tom set out on his own in 1991 as a consultant. Working in the print and CD Rom industries as a designer, art director and project manager, producing educational video games and corporate training programs for companies like Taco Bell, Knowledge Adventure and Epson. He has helped start three successful businesses and launch three joint ventures. In 2000 Tom founded iWave Media a consulting and interactive design and development company.