Tom Pawelek is a seasoned CTO with 12 years of experience building and securing technology platforms in highly regulated financial environments. Based in Miami, he leads DevOps automation using sequential and generative algorithms, designs resilient network and storage architectures for sensitive data, and oversees third-party integrations and vendor compliance. His background spans cloud and on-prem financial platforms, payment processing, VoIP anti-fraud systems, and industrial automation, reflecting a rare blend of fintech, telecom, and embedded systems expertise. Tom combines hands-on engineering with executive leadership, driving containerized deployments and robust monitoring across mission-critical services. He holds a Master of Computer Science from UIUC and a BS in Computer Science from Florida State, bringing academic rigor to practical, auditable solutions. Notably, he has applied generative techniques to streamline DevOps workflows—an uncommon intersection of ML-driven automation and InfoSec in finance.
12 years of coding experience
Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science, Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science at Florida State University
Master of Computer Science, Computer Science, Master of Computer Science, Computer Science at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
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