Tom is a member of the Turnaround Management Association, Machinery Dealers National Association, World Presidents Organization and the National Auctioneers Association. A graduate of the Missouri Auction School and the University of Vermont.

Tom Gagliardi III is the Vice President of Thomas Industries and the third generation to complete understudy work at the company. He has directly handled all phases of the auction and appraisal business for the past 15 years.

Tom earned his senior designation with the American Society of Appraisers (ASA) and completed all classes, study work and experience needed to be assigned this certification. To date, he has personally conducted thousands of appraisals throughout the United States, Canada and Mexico giving him the unique ability to ascertain values of all types.

Tom is a graduate of the Missouri Auction School and holds current membership in the National Auctioneer’s Association (NAA) and Industrial Auctioneer's Association (IAA) further enhancing his awareness of current trends in machinery values.

Tom has served as an officer of the New England Chapter of the Machinery Dealers National Association (MDNA) and participated as a member of the Turnaround Management Association.

Irina has been the CFO of Thomas Industries for over thirteen years. Irina is responsible for overseeing all financial matters at Thomas Industries including: accounts receivable, accounts payable, general ledger maintenance, payroll, financial auction reports, etc.

Jon is a graduate of Goucher College and has earned a BA in Political Science and European Studies. Jon has worked in the field as Thomas Industries' auction coordinator for over 15 years with both domestic and international experience. John is responsible for coordinating all phases of the auction process. Jon has personally been responsible for some of the largest multi-day auction projects ever to be conducted. Jon’s responsibilities include: photography, obtaining nomenclature, setting up, coordinating all aspects of the auction day and overseeing the removal equipment.

Robert has over 40 years of professional appraisal experience specializing in the valuation of industrial plants, machinery, equipment and other tangible assets. He has spent the majority of his professional career in the employ of leading industrial liquidation and appraisal firms. His prior experience involved positions in his family’s auction and appraisal firm as well as positions as a production machine operator and repair technician. Robert has extensive project and senior management experience, servicing Global 4000 firms, prominent financial institutions, accounting firms, legal professionals and private equity groups. Robert’s appraisal and valuation activities have encompassed a wide range of assets.

Robert received his education from Oakland Community College in Rochester Hills, Michigan. He has successfully completed the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP) course of instruction as well as several advanced courses in machinery and equipment valuation offered by the American Society of Appraisers (ASA). Robert has earned the designation of Certified Equipment Appraiser (C.E.A.) as administered by the Association of Machinery and Equipment Appraisers (AMEA) and is an Accredited Senior Appraiser as administered by American Society of Appraisers ASA. He is a member of the National Auctioneers Association, and the Michigan Auctioneers Association. Robert has completed appraisals in the United States, Canada, Mexico, South America and Puerto Rico.

Joe is founder and President of Technical Concepts, Inc. a unique company specializing in rolling mills, slitters, solder print-on lines, continuous casting lines, and annealing furnaces for the precious metals industry. Sales are on an international basis, providing complete turn-key packages from installation right through onsite training.

Previously, Joe was the engineering manager at Handy & Harman and was responsible for all equipment design, and development of the clad metals program, with diffused gold platinum alloys. Joe is a graduate of the Missouri Auction School. Joe heads up the Coventry, Rhode Island office and is the managing partner of our Shanghai office.

Tom has been in the business for over twenty-five years and enjoys an excellent nationwide reputation as a foremost authority of metalworking machinery. Tom is a member of the Machinery Dealers National Association, a certified appraiser with the Association of Machinery and Equipment Appraisers and a member of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers. Tom has earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration with a major in marketing from American International College. He is also a graduate of the Missouri Auction School.