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 40 to 60 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, 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), STA Group (Senior Consultant), OC Tanner (Director of Engineering)
Email: tom.compagno@gmail.com
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/tomcompagno
Phone: 801-631-5624