Tom Urtis is a Microsoft Excel developer and programming expert, with 25 years of experience in business management and developing Microsoft Office applications for companies of all sizes.

Tom founded Atlas Programming Management in 2000, an Office and Excel business solutions company in silicon valley, which provides training, consulting, and development of fully customized applications for a diverse international clientele.

Tom is co-author of "Holy Macro! It's 2,500 Excel VBA Examples", and he is a freelance technical editor and consultant for Excel books and training material.

Tom is an Excel instructor and frequent contributor to newsgroups in the Excel community, where he has posted answers to thousands of questions in all areas of Excel.

Prior to establishing Atlas, from 1984 to 2000, Tom managed hotels and real estate for some of California's highest profile residential and commercial properties.

Tom is a graduate of Michigan State University, earned the professional title of CERTIFIED PROPERTY MANAGER®, and is a licensed broker with the California Department of Real Estate.

Outside of his Excel and business ownership responsibilities, Tom is an avid collector of rare sports memorabilia, and he holds a black belt in the martial art of Tae Kwon Do, which he also taught for 2 years.

Tom lives in San Francisco with his partner Nancy Smego, and their talkative African Grey Congo parrot named Zelda.

Tom can be contacted by email, at tom@atlaspm.com.