Tom S.

I'm a technical executive with 25+ years building, rescuing, and scaling engineering organizations. I specialize in turning stalled initiatives into revenue-generating platforms and establishing AI-driven, ownership cultures without sacrificing security or compliance. EXITS & TRACK RECORD: • AssociationVoice (Founder/CTO): Rescued a half-finished product and scaled it to $4M ARR with a payment system processing $500M+ in transactions. Sold to private equity. • FrontSteps (EVP Engineering): Led technical diligence for 7 acquisitions, integrated 4 disparate products into a unified platform, and participated in management presentations that resulted in a 10x return within 3 years. Company sold to another PE firm. RECENT HIGHLIGHTS: • Led digital transformation at Generac post-acquisition, scaling from 25 to 50+ engineers while cutting AWS costs by $350K • Rescued Alteryx's flagship initiative, aligning 15 distributed teams to deliver on-time and unlock $50M in revenue • Achieved ISO 27001 certification at Generac, unlocking $20M+ in new enterprise opportunities Built RAG/Agent-based AI application reducing support queues by 75% SUPPORT I PROVIDE: • Technical Leadership & Transformation: Diagnosing bottlenecks, restructuring teams, and establishing engineering excellence • AI Strategy & Implementation: Moving beyond hype to production ROI with RAG, agents, and governance frameworks • Technical Due Diligence: Pre- and post-acquisition assessments of code quality, architecture, AI readiness, and security posture • Security & Compliance: ISO 27001/SOC2 gap analysis, DevSecOps, and turning security into a revenue enabler I help founders and PE-backed companies bridge the gap between "AI potential" and "Enterprise Reality."