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Thomas W. Morris, Ph.D. Vice President, Estimating

Value Delivered

Tom makes sure clients get the thorough and timely estimates they need for sound project decision making and effective budget planning. As manager of the estimating department, he helps determine which projects to bid, schedules estimate development, reviews final estimates and bid prices and trains new estimators. He is also responsible for reviewing contracts, purchase orders and change orders. In addition, he monitors project cost reports and works with project managers to maintain rigorous cost management. Tom participates in senior management-level discussions of office operations and company goals. The result is estimating oversight that ensures clients get consistently high-performance projects that deliver both immediate and long-term value.

 

Expertise

After serving as an intelligence analyst in the United States Air Force, Tom joined RFL Industries as a systems designer/draftsman. He later held an electrical designer post at Kallen & Lemelson Consulting Engineers before moving to MCI Electric Company South. There, he started as an electrical designer/estimator and worked his way up to vice president of engineering and estimating. Before joining Forest, he was senior electrical estimator/engineer for Petrocelli Electric of New Jersey.

 

Tom holds a doctorate in metaphysical studies and a master's in philosophy/metaphysics from American Institute, a master's in business administration from California Coast University, a bachelor's in electrical engineering from Clayton University and an associate degree in general studies from Ocean County College. He is Forest's alternate representative to NECA.

 

The Personal Side

Tom and his wife, Kim, have a daughter, Melissa, who is director of creative services for a pharmaceutical firm. In addition to spending time with family and friends, he enjoys trading currencies and reading.