Originating from regional NSW, Thom moved to Melbourne in 2006 to commence studies at Swinburne University. In 2008 he undertook an exchange at Kunsthochschule Weißensee, Berlin before graduating with first-class honours in 2009. Thom moved into the exhibition and retail design working for Melbourne based “Moth design” in a creative capacity.
In 2011 Thom founded "Threshold Design", a furniture, retail and event-based consultancy. Focused on a complete in house service, Threshold design offers design and project management through to manufacturing and installation. In 2017 Thom returned to RMIT University as a sessional lecturer and in 2020 Swinburne University as a prototyping Coach.