I started in sales. It changed how I think about delivery.
My career began on the phones — three years as a carrier sales account manager at Coyote Logistics, a company later acquired by UPS. That experience shaped everything I’ve done since: every engagement I run is ultimately about the customer’s outcome, not the internal process.
From there I moved into business analysis, led teams of analysts and offshore developers, managed global implementations across three continents, and built an organization’s first structured delivery practice from zero. Each step added a layer — technical fluency, cross-functional leadership, the ability to operate at the intersection of business strategy and engineering execution.
In 2018 I founded TV Consulting LLC and went independent. Since then I’ve worked inside PE-backed companies post-close — closing the gap between what diligence identifies and what actually gets fixed. Roadmap governance, sprint predictability, R&D metrics, board-level reporting. The work that turns engineering from a black box into a transparent, governed operation.
Simple philosophy: make the framework work for your organization, not the other way around.
How I Work
Player/Coach, Not Advisor
I don’t hand you a recommendations deck and walk away. I run delivery alongside your teams — daily standups, dependency management, stakeholder communication. Full-time, five days a week — I operate as a member of your team, not an outside advisor checking in on Tuesdays. Your engineers see me as a teammate, not a process cop.
Assess Before Recommending
I sit in your ceremonies, review your backlogs, and talk to your people before I propose anything. At PE-backed companies with multiple acquired teams, I assess each team individually because one-size-fits-all doesn’t work.
Build Capability, Not Dependency
Training happens alongside implementation, not after it. I coach product owners, engineering leads, and directors in real time — so when the engagement ends, your team sustains the operating model independently.
Board-Ready from Day One
I build the R&D reporting and roadmap governance framework that feeds your executive and board meetings — value delivery, cost of features, delivery health, risks. Leadership gets real-time visibility, not status updates assembled the night before.
The Path Here
Independent Delivery Leadership
Founded TV Consulting LLC in 2018. Over eight years, I’ve operated inside PE-backed companies post-close across healthcare, insurance, financial services, hospitality, manufacturing, CPG analytics, and enterprise software — closing the execution gap between value creation plans and engineering delivery. Roadmap governance, delivery infrastructure, board-level R&D reporting, and team capability building — all built from zero. Most recently led delivery across six concurrent workstreams during a multi-company PE-backed integration, improving sprint predictability from ~55% to 95%+ and building the only engineering reporting used in board and investor meetings. Only contractor in company history to receive the company-wide Collaboration Award.
Prior engagements include leading the engineering integration of a UK-based acquisition at a PE-backed workforce management SaaS company — coordinating teams across US, UK, and Australian time zones — as well as Fortune 200 global implementations across three continents and building a $2.9B hospitality company’s first structured delivery practice during a PE ownership transition.
Business Analysis & Team Leadership
Moved from the sales floor into business analysis, then led a team of analysts and QA engineers overseeing seven offshore development teams. Built the bridge between business stakeholders and engineering — writing requirements, coordinating cross-functional delivery, and managing the complexity of multiple concurrent development workstreams.
Sales
Three years on the carrier sales floor at Coyote Logistics (later acquired by UPS). That experience shaped how I approach every delivery engagement: it’s ultimately about the customer’s outcome, not the internal process.
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