Your acquisition just closed. Engineering is a black box, the roadmap has no governance, and the board can’t see what’s on track.
I specialize in closing the gap between what diligence flags and what actually gets fixed post-close — roadmap governance, sprint predictability, and the R&D metrics your board is asking for. Most teams are stabilized and delivering within three weeks.
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11+ years embedding inside PE-backed software companies post-close — building the engineering execution infrastructure that protects the value creation plan.
Why It Matters
You don’t need another consultant. You need the gap between the plan and what engineering ships to close.
Speed to Market
A standardized operating model eliminates the guesswork. Teams know what’s expected, backlogs are clean and prioritized, and work flows through a predictable system — so releases land on time and your roadmap becomes a commitment, not a wish list.
Executive Visibility
Board-level reporting built from real delivery data — value delivered, cost of features, risks, and dependencies — gives your leadership team the ability to make proactive decisions instead of reacting to surprises.
Post-Acquisition Value Capture
Every month teams operate on different processes is a month the acquisition isn’t delivering its expected value. A unified delivery model accelerates integration, protects existing revenue, and gets the combined organization shipping together.
Operational Maturity for Exit
Buyers and IPO markets reward companies with mature, measurable operations. Delivery governance, standardized reporting, and predictable execution aren’t just operational improvements — they’re valuation drivers that directly impact your exit multiple.
Results
Sprint completion rate improvement across PE-backed portfolio companies — from unpredictable delivery to stabilized velocity and reliable commitments
Average time to integrate an acquired engineering team — from initial assessment through standardized tooling, governance, and training
Delivery leadership across SaaS, logistics, manufacturing, hospitality, financial services, healthcare, insurance, CPG, and commerce
Board-level reporting built from scratch — value delivery, cost of features, and delivery health. Now enhanced with AI-driven daily delivery analytics for executive and board meetings
The Methodology
The Delivery Execution Engine
A three-phase approach refined across multiple PE-backed integrations. Not a textbook framework — a battle-tested system for closing the dead zone between what diligence identifies and what actually gets fixed post-close.
Diagnose
Weeks 1–2
A structured diagnostic across four dimensions: roadmap governance, organizational design, delivery infrastructure, and work intake. You get a scored assessment showing exactly where the gaps are — not a vague narrative, but a quantified picture of operational maturity with prioritized recommendations.
Design
Weeks 3–6
I design and implement the operating model tailored to your org — roadmap governance framework, tooling standardization, delivery cadence, reporting architecture, and the prioritization process. Not a recommendation deck. A live, functioning system.
Deliver
Weeks 7–16+
I embed with your teams to run delivery, coach product owners and engineering leads, produce board-level reporting using AI-augmented delivery analytics, and build internal capability. The engagement ends when your team can sustain the model independently — not when the contract runs out.
The DEE Platform
The operating system I run inside your company during the engagement. Not a deck. Not a recommendation. A live system producing weekly artifacts your leadership team uses to run the business. Clients retain access for six months after roll-off.
Sample output, illustrative data.
Select Engagement Experience
PE-Backed SaaS Analytics Company
Assessed and integrated multiple acquired engineering teams, built delivery governance across six concurrent workstreams, standardized tooling and trained the entire engineering department, and created the reporting infrastructure used in executive and board meetings. Sprint completion rate improved from ~55% to 95%+.
PE-Backed Hospitality Technology Company
Built the organization’s first structured delivery practice during a $2.9B PE ownership transition, directing cross-functional digital and mobile teams through a complex platform transformation. Standardized tooling across Product, QA, and Engineering, established delivery cadence, and supported weekly releases for seasonal business initiatives.
PE-Backed Enterprise Software Company
Led concurrent client delivery programs across creative, commerce, and marketing workstreams. Developed operational KPIs, performance reporting, and delivery frameworks. Built commercial proposals in partnership with Sales that influenced revenue growth across CPG enterprise clients.
Fortune 200 Manufacturing Company
Managed delivery teams across Europe, South America, and North America for a Manufacturing Execution System implementation. Coordinated requirements gathering, training, and commissioning across multiple customer facilities while managing resources, capacity, and budget.
What leaders say
Thomas does his best work when things are complicated and the pressure is real. That’s exactly when you need someone like him.
Jennie Vandegrift
Chief Customer Officer, Nuqleous
Rubicon Technology Partners / Blue Ladder Capital portfolio
Thomas doesn’t arrive with a rigid framework or theory-heavy playbook. He meets teams where they are, digs into how work actually flows, and shapes delivery practices that make success repeatable.
Todd Britson
VP of Engineering, WorkWave
Accel-KKR portfolio
If you need someone who can walk into organizational complexity, build structure where there is none, and earn the trust of the people doing the work, he’s your person.
Paul Sims
Co-Founder, Nuqleous
Rubicon Technology Partners / Blue Ladder Capital portfolio