The years of practical experience gained by Tom as he worked at various power plants and other industrial sites as an engineer gives him valuable insight for understanding the technical aspect of inventions. Tom Kulaga has always been interested in technology and how things work. In high school, Tom became a ham radio operator and built much of his ham equipment. Tom also enjoyed rebuilding car engines and transmissions. After graduating as an engineer, Tom worked as a maintenance engineer and as a start up engineer. This work allowed Tom to mess around with bigger things! Currently, Tom enjoys amateur astronomy, and builds and tests telescope equipment. Tom enjoys digging into the inner workings of equipment, and that trait helps him as a patent lawyer to understand the various inventions for which he writes patent applications.