Thomas Guth, CP is the Chief Prosthetist for the RGP Prosthetic Research Center and is a founding member of NAAOP. With over forty-five years of experience in the prosthetic industry, Tom dedicated his career to developing new ways to increase the quality of life and comfort of amputees. After receiving a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science/History from San Diego State University and later postgraduate courses in Prosthetics at New York University and University of California, Los Angeles, Mr. Guth went to work for his father at RGP Prosthetic Research Center. He was the founding Director of the California Orthotic and Prosthetic Association from 1978 – 1980, President of the California Orthotic and Prosthetic Association from 1980 – 1982, and is the Director Emeritus for NAAOP