Thomas Fuhrman · thomasfuhrman.com FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. · 30+ YRS IN BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY
Senior Vice President, MBA · NPA Global

Thomas
Fuhrman

Three decades in the machinery of commerce — secure transaction processing, telecom, managed IT, and now AI agents — helping businesses cut expenses and modernize how they operate.

What I work on

At National Processing Alliance Inc. (dba NPA Global), I lead client engagements across an integrated stack of business technology.

LINE 01

Payments & Commerce

Merchant services and secure transaction processing — the discipline NPA was built on more than thirty years ago.

LINE 02

Telecom, IT & Cloud Security

VoIP, connectivity, access control, and fully managed IT that trades unpredictable breakage for a fixed, dependable line item.

LINE 03

AI Agents & Automation

Voice and workflow agents that answer, qualify, and follow up — putting enterprise-grade AI in reach of growing businesses.

The record

A career kept like a ledger — every entry earned.

PeriodEntry
2012 →

Senior Vice President — National Processing Alliance Inc.

dba NPA Global Technology Solutions, Fort Lauderdale. Fourteen years leading business transformation for enterprise and SMB clients across payments, telecom, managed IT, cloud security, and AI agents.

2019 →

Voice of NPA Global

Author of the firm's ongoing library on business technology — AI, security, cloud, and client acquisition — read by owners and operators nationwide.

EDU

MBA, University of Pennsylvania

Graduate business education at Penn, built on an undergraduate foundation at Penn State University.

Writing

82

Articles published at NPA Global on managed IT, ransomware protection, AI for business owners, access control, and client acquisition systems.

Read the archive at npa.global →

Beyond the balance sheet

The disciplines that keep the judgment sharp.

ALTITUDE

Pilot

Aviation rewards the same habits as business: preparation, checklists, and calm under pressure.

DISCIPLINE

Martial Artist

Decades of practice in patience, respect, and knowing that mastery is never finished.

RHYTHM

Guitarist

Because not everything worth doing has a return on investment.

Giving

The entries that matter most on any ledger.

CauseCommitment
HEALTH

Mayo Clinic Development Fund

Mid-six-figure supporter of one of the world's leading centers of medical research and patient care.

YOUTH

Big Brothers Big Sisters of America

Six-figure supporter of mentorship that changes the trajectory of young lives.

Contact

If your business is carrying too much cost in payments, phones, IT, or missed calls — that's a conversation worth twenty minutes.