Thomas E. Burden
Owner and Operator
Infiniti Studios

Born on October 15, 1973 on Whiteman Air Force Base. Burden grew up in Missouri with his two brothers and a sister. Their father, Hershel P. Burden, Jr. is a retired Air Force captain and retired IRS tax adjuster. Their mother, Reba F. Burden, retired from nursing and full-time parenting. Burden has one daughter, Tess Alana Burden, born November 8th, 1997.

Burden attended a number of public schools in Knob Noster, Warrensburg, and Kansas City, Missouri. At age 9 at Ridgeview Elementary School, Warrensburg, Mo., he was introduced to his first computer, an Apple Lisa, and promptly made the system crash. Thus began his long lived tragedy with the technology world.

In 1988 Burden got his first personal PC, a Radio Shack Tandy. No big surprise that it broke at his hands. In 1989 the family tried again with an Amigo 500. While on the Amiga, which lasted through an upgrade and nine years, Burden began the formation of Infiniti Studios in his head and later on floppy disk.

During this time Burden dropped out of high school and attained his GED. He then went on to Penn Valley Community Collage to get his EMT (emergency medical technician) certification in 1994 and then attended Wright Business School in 1995. Also in 1994 Burden founded Hammer Industries in Kansas City, Missouri. Hammer Industries would later be closed down, but it served as the prototype for Infiniti Studios.

It was Burden's dream to create a vital blend between printing houses and agents in one place. Guided by this vision, he began fully developing Infiniti Studios and finally officially founded it in 1997. Burden's foresight and planning is central to the success of Infiniti Studios and our members. Burden is actively involved in every facet of Infiniti Studios, from future planning to member coordination to web site layout and plays a vital role in further development of the company. A considerable amount of his time is still spent in email to Infiniti Studios clients.

Added to Burden's ideal of artistic advancement, Infiniti Studios has been evolved to continually move Internet trends for artists and writers, and even web designers, making strides in aesthetic beauty coupled with informative and advanced web services. Burden is committed to a long-term vision, and Infiniti Studios is at the forefront, reflected in it's own website.

In 1999, Burden joined with graphic designer Debbie Gates to found Candledark Internet Solutions, a web presence provider that provides high end web hosting and internet solutions in fundamentally new and inventive ways. As with Infiniti Studios, Burden is continually hands-on with Candledark, right down to dealing personally with clients. With Gates, Burden and Infiniti Studios has been essential in Candledark's development and design, hosting a number of successful, insightful and artistic sites.

In addition to his passion for the arts and computers, Burden is deeply interested in bio technologies, travel, and the outdoors. He regularly ventures out to the numerous state and national parks surrounding him; camping, hiking or just sitting under a two story cascade. Burden also believes in a good cause, regularly donating to the United Way, Salvation Army, and the Kentucky Association of Chiefs of Police.

Burden enjoys reading, golf, pool, and darts, and he's an avid writer and internet junkie.