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About Tom Gidlund
I was raised in Seattle Washington in the community of Ballard and
attended Ballard High School . After High School I spent three years in the Navy
and then went on to graduate from Seattle University with a Bachelor of Science
Degree in Electrical Engineering in 1965. The majority of my Engineering
career was spent in Aerospace doing product management and marketing in
commercial and military aviation. I spent a brief time in the Industrial and
Automotive market place in the late 70's. Business development has been my
strength with the ability to identify emerging markets and create a business
model to justify market entry. In the early 80's I joined Howard S. Wright
Construction as the Vice President of Marketing. This was a period of rapid
expansion in commercial construction in the Seattle Area, my objective was to
place Howard S. Wright as the contractor of choice with developers and corporate
institutions. I am a avid Sailor, racing my own sailboat for 17 years in the Seattle area
and I had the opportunity to crew on two transpacific races to Hawaii, Victoria
to Maui in 1982 and TRANSPAC from LA to Honolulu in 1983. After a sabbatical in
Sweden, my wife and our 4 month old son we sailed from Spain via Gibraltar, Tangiers,
Cannery Islands, the Caribbean and the Panama Canal to Newport Beach California
in our 38' sailboat "Mabruk".
This is what I do for my clients; (1) provide the detailed economic history of Bellingham;
population, labor, appreciation (2) define the future events and economic
stimulus that will increase the demand and appreciation for investment properties
(3) present investment properties to my clients that fulfill their investment
goals (4) provide the financial and legal organization for my clients to manage
and protect their investment within Gidlund & Associates LLC.
Hobbies: Sailing, Skiing, Tennis
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