I lead engineering organizations through modernization, governance maturity, and platform scale in regulated environments. Over the past 15+ years, I have built and scaled SaaS and fintech platforms, strengthened engineering operating models, and helped teams deliver faster with higher reliability and accountability.
I am a software engineering leader with a track record of translating technology strategy into measurable delivery outcomes. My work spans enterprise and startup environments, from building platforms from the ground up to modernizing complex, integration-heavy ecosystems.
Today, I serve as Director of IT Applications at Sedgwick, leading 50+ engineers across platform, product, QA, and release functions. My focus is improving delivery predictability, reducing production incidents, and building durable standards across development and release practices. I stay closely involved in architecture decisions and code reviews while developing leaders and operating rhythms that scale.
Previously, I was CTO and cofounder at Donde, where I built the backend platform from the ground up and partnered closely across product, engineering, and business to deliver a consumer travel and fintech platform. I led payments and partner integrations, designed scalable cloud architecture, and established practices that supported growth, uptime, and audit readiness.
Earlier in my career, I led teams across digital agency delivery, Fortune 50 enterprise consulting, and large-scale product development at OC Tanner, where I managed distributed engineering and R&D teams and supported enterprise platforms with high availability and complex integrations.
I lead with clarity, accountability, and a bias for execution. I partner closely with product and business leaders to align on priorities, make trade-offs explicit, and keep teams focused on outcomes. I value high standards, direct communication, and a culture where leaders are empowered and ownership is clear.
Sedgwick | Director, IT Applications (2024 to present)
Lead multi-team engineering functions across platform, product, QA, and release, and support improving delivery predictability, reducing incidents, and strengthening governance across mission-critical systems.
Donde | CTO and Cofounder (2020 to 2024)
Built and scaled a cloud-based fintech and travel platform, leading payments integrations, platform architecture, and engineering execution across the full customer lifecycle.
Earlier Leadership:
Contravent | VP Technology
Led engineering delivery for a high-growth digital agency supporting 50+ web andmobile platforms across multiple industries. Scaled agile teams to meet fluctuating client demand, improved development efficiency by ~20%, and worked closely with marketing technology stacks, analytics platforms, and rapid campaign deliverymodels.
OC Tanner | Director of Engineering
Built and led a 150+ person distributed engineering organization (including offshore) delivering a $25M+ enterprise B2B SaaS platform adopted by Fortune 50 clients including Bank of America, American Express, and Delta. Directed multinational rollout with SAP, on-prem/cloud hybrid architecture, and 99.99% uptime across 10+ integrated systems serving 500K+ users. Reduced operating costs by ~15-20% and supported ~20–25% revenue growth through new product launches.
STA Group | Senior Consultant
Led enterprise transformation initiatives for Fortune 50 clients, aligning business strategy with technical execution and improving delivery planning, governance models, and operational efficiency.
Email: tom.compagno@gmail.com
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/tomcompagno
Phone: 801-631-5624