Thomas P. Miller and Associates

About Thomas P. Miller
An Indiana-based entrepreneur since 1989, Tom Miller is a results-oriented, client-focused leader who’s hand-on and implementation-based approaches truly distinguish his team of consultants. In 18 years since founding Thomas P. Miller and Associates (TPMA), Tom Miller has made a fine art out of matching people to resources. His extensive background in economic and human capital development makes him an invaluable resource for clients who seek out TPMA to help expand their assets and cultivate their opportunities.

Tom has personally worked with clients from Indiana and around the country. His client base has included university partnerships, regional development corporations, and private foundations. His client engagements have included Eli Lilly and Company, the Central Indiana Corporate Partnership, Indiana Health Industry Forum, Indiana Technology Partnership, Kansas City Area Life Sciences Institute, and various higher education programs such as Ball State University, Florida A & M, Purdue University, Rose-Hulman Ventures, and the University of Pittsburgh. His expertise and active participation in these projects have helped increase the capacity of businesses, establish state-wide technology programs, enhance industry efforts, and promote science, community development, and education.

About Thomas P. Miller and Associates
Thomas P. Miller and Associates develops innovative approaches and solutions to economic and workforce development issues. Since 1989, TPMA has worked with communities and organizations across the country to develop economic and workforce strategies – all designed to increase the quality and availability of human capital to fuel economic development. The key difference between TPMA and other consulting firms is that TPMA works with the client to implement solutions. Whether those solutions involve establishing educational programs, economic development programs, or workforce development programs, TPMA provides not only the plan but the knowledge and ability to make the plan a reality

Involvement With:
Technology Transfer
We assist clients in establishing tech transfer policies and strategies.

Economic Development
Economic Development planning and implementation are core TPMA business activities. Our clients include colleges and universities, non-profits, communities, counties, regions, and states. For example:

Indiana Economic Development Corporation (IEDC)
TPMA was engaged by IEDC (formerly know as the Indiana Department of Commerce) in the development of Indiana’s new economic development plan, released in April of 2006. The plan has a strong regional focus, embraces traditional business attraction and retention strategies, while also focusing special attention on driving innovation, entrepreneurial initiatives and human capital strategies. The “Accelerating Growth” plan is action focused, with an aggressive implementation agenda.

Private Sector Interaction
Although a modest portion of our business base, TPMA assists businesses with their community engagement activities and will assist in site location decisions and incentive negotiations.

General Range of Products and Services
Grant Writing:

• Prepare guidelines, reports, communications and other material for grant process.
• Conduct primary and secondary research to validate funding needs.
• Screen and review proposals.
• Assist with site visits and other due diligence procedures.
• Convene and facilitate meetings.
• Track and evaluate grants.
• Compose professional and thorough grant applications.
• Implement funded programs.
• Train staff on grantsmanship best practices.

Research
Research is a diligent inquiry or examination in seeking facts or principles. TPMA takes an enhanced and innovative approach to research. TPMA team members have an extensive background in both primary and secondary research. TPMA consultants customize their research methods to outlined objectives and listen to their customers’ needs. This research has been especially vital in developing adaptable and feasible solutions as well as composing ‘best practices’ studies.

Strategic Planning
Strategic Planning involves an elaborate and systematic plan of action. TPMA has gone into various organizations with a new perspective, which has allowed us to create and maintain a clear outline of objectives, then to devise an effective and feasible plan for the organization to reach them. TPMA has applied this competency to a wide spectrum of organizations, such as for-profit and not-for-profit entities, chambers of commerce, regional coalitions, local councils, colleges, and universities.

Project Management
TPMA’s project management philosophy is founded on our commitment to establish a collaborative, open, working relationship with each of our clients. Our project management approach reflects this philosophy through our focus on the development of sustainable and collaborative relationships with our clients, in addition to implementation management processes designed to produce high quality deliverables that meet our clients’ business objectives.