Tom Szabo, jeweler, photographer and scuba instructor.  

Hello, my name is Tom Szabo. My adult career covered 30 years in manufacturing. My career included Engineering, Product Design, Manufacturing operations and Sales. I held positions as Plant Manager, Operations Manager, Owner of Manufacturers representative agency, Conducted manufacturing business assessments and negotiated professional consulting services.

I’ve always enjoyed tinkering and exploring. While building my career I began enjoying hobbies such as cycling, photography and scuba diving (eventually becoming an Instructor). In 1999, I began turning my hobbies into businesses.  I first opened  a photography studio in Concord Township, Ohio. Today Tom Szabo’s company has 4 strategic business units based on his hobbies/passions:

Elegant Wood Products – Liquor Tasting Flights and Wine Glass Holders
Ocean Sands Jewelry – As a scuba diver, Tom got interested in finding fossilized shark and megalodon teeth and other fossilized materials off the gulf coast of Florida. These specimen materials are the basis for his jewelry. In his studio he cuts, grinds, polishes, mounts his specimens turning them into necklaces, bracelets, earrings and makes them available for sale.
Photography – Since 1999, the photography studio has provided aerial, commercial, portrait and underwater photography services.

Here are a few highlights of Tom’s career:

• 2002 – Authored a PADI (Professional Association of Dive Instructors) distinctive specialty for Underwater Point-N-Shoot photography certification.  Tom also teaches two PADI underwater photography specialties.
• 2006 – Sport Diver magazine published his image titled “Superior Producer”. In addition portions of his article were included in the June edition.
• 2008 – Northeast Dive News publishes article “Curacao – Blennies To Bling” and accompanying photographs
• 2008 – Awarded the Lake Communicators Silver APEX Award in the Editorial Writing category for his 2008 Northeast Dive News article “Curacao – Blennies To Bling Bling” and accompanying photographs
• 2014 – Awarded the Lake Communicators Gold Apex Award for a photo campaign completed for a wooden sunglass manufacturer.

My products are available through the on line “Store”. There you can find more detailed information and make a purchase.

Tom serves or has served on boards for: Maritime Archeological Survey Team (MAST), Eastern Lake County Chamber of Commerce, and Lake Communicators. He lives with his wife Diane in Concord Township, Ohio.