Sean Desmond
A seasoned technology leader with over 25 years of experience, I specialize in transforming complex technical challenges into elegant solutions. Most recently as CTO at Dovetail in San Francisco, I've led transformative initiatives across industries, including payment systems at Global Payments, ecommerce at Procter & Gamble and healthcare technology at COTA. My experience is complemented by a Computer Engineering degree and an MBA from UT McCombs.
I'm passionate about advising organizations on technical strategy and leading high-performing engineering teams. My expertise spans modern front-end frameworks, AI integration, cloud infrastructure, and e-commerce platforms, focused on delivering scalable solutions that drive meaningful business outcomes.
What I Do
Testimonials
What distinguished Sean was his holistic understanding of digital product development. While driving significant improvements in our engineering metrics, he never lost sight of the creative vision. His approach to technical architecture actually expanded what our design teams could achieve, leading to some of our most successful client engagements.
What stands out about Sean is his practical approach to software engineering. He has this natural ability to balance technical excellence with business needs. The way he guided our team through challenges helped us all become better developers, and his solutions always considered the bigger picture.
Sean was instrumental in the early success of simplifying the integration process and improving the developer experience for our e-commerce offerings. He led the team in creating robust, well-documented solutions that dramatically reduced the time and effort required to start accepting online payments. Sean's leadership in developing multi-language SDKs was transformative for our developer ecosystem.
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