Technology & Product Leader AI, ML & Digital Strategy
Resume:
Tom Anderson
Centerville, MN *****
***********@*****.***
linkedin.com/in/tanderson74/
Executive Summary
Technology executive with a 30-year career spanning startups, small companies, and Fortune 50 enterprises. Proven record of building and leading global engineering and AI/ML organizations, launching enterprise-scale platforms, and aligning technology strategy with business outcomes. Recognized for blending deep technical insight with strategic leadership to deliver measurable impact through AI innovation, organizational clarity, and cross-functional execution. Experience Snapshot
• 15 years – Startups & Small Companies: CTO at Prominent Technology, Co-Founder at Chat Innovations, Field Solutions, Century Technologies, CamWorks, Internet Broadcasting, Visionics
• 15 years – Large Enterprises: Target (12 years), Lowe’s (3 years), including IC, product, and executive leadership roles
Core Expertise
• AI/ML Platform Leadership
• GenAI Integration & Strategy
• Technical & Organizational Scaling
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Agile & DevOps Execution
• KPI & Delivery Metrics Implementation
• Executive Planning & Strategic Alignment
• On-Prem & Cloud-Based Systems
Professional Experience
Chief Technology Officer / Head of Solutions Development Prominent Technology, Bismarck, ND February 2024 - January 2025 Led technology strategy and solution delivery for a specialized B2B provider across commercial and government sectors. Directed engineering, QA, project management, architecture, business analysis, and product execution. Partnered with the executive team on EOS-based planning and long-range execution cycles. Introduced AI-enhanced practices to improve development efficiency, team velocity, and product quality.
Technology Environment: AWS, C#, .NET, Node.js, React.js, Xamarin, Flutter, Superset, Docker Co-Founder & Chief Technology Officer
Chat Innovations, Inc, St. Paul, MN May 2023 - December 2024 Co-founded an AI startup focused on intelligent document processing and chatbot solutions. Directed architecture and development leveraging LLMs and Azure Cognitive Search. Defined product strategy, led technical delivery, and secured acceptance into Microsoft for Startups. Technology Environment: Azure, GPT, PostgreSQL, REST APIs, Docker, Node.js, React.js Senior Director of Technology, Machine Learning Platform Lowe's Companies, Inc, Charlotte, NC June 2020 - April 2023 Owned the vision and execution of Lowe’s ML platform used across Digital, Finance, Merchandising, Supply Chain, and Stores. Led a global 33-person core team across software engineering, ML engineering, DevOps, product, and UX. Increased data scientist productivity by 700%, reduced operational costs by millions through open-source adoption, and enabled over 10,000 model deployments with zero downtime. Communicated ML platform strategy to senior technology leadership, including VP and SVP-level stakeholders, ensuring alignment between AI initiatives and enterprise priorities.
Technology Environment: Java, Python, Jenkins, CI/CD, GitHub, Docker, ML Flow, Kubeflow, Feast, Kubernetes, Hugging Face, On-prem VMs, Open source, API's, GraphQL, Jupyter Notebooks, scikit- learn, PostgreSQL, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Node.js, React.js, On-Prem, JVM, JSON Prior Role at Lowe’s:
Director, Engineering – Machine Learning Democratization: Built and led the foundational AI/ML engineering and product team from the ground up. Championed cross-functional adoption and launched enterprise AI services in under 6 months. Delivered AI-powered insights to business units through reusable platform components and self-service tools. Lead Product Owner, MIPS (Metrics Ingestion and Prediction System) Target Corporation, Minneapolis, MN May 2008 - June 2020 Conceived, built, and led the MIPS, enabling real-time anomaly detection across sales, systems, and infrastructure. Reduced time-to-detection from 4+ hours to under 5 minutes, preventing revenue loss and improving incident response. Defined product strategy and execution within Agile/DevOps teams using Jira, Confluence, and CI/CD pipelines. Partnered with senior leaders across Target.com, Digital, Supply Chain, and Stores to ensure enterprise adoption. Oversaw hiring, mentoring, and performance of engineers and data scientists.
Technology Environment: Jenkins, GLM, H20.ai, Long short-term memory, Java, Golang, PostgreSQL, Elasticsearch, Cassandra, Kubernetes, Docker, Grafana, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, On- Prem, JVM
Prior Roles at Target:
Lead Performance Engineer: Implemented performance monitoring tools and CI-integrated diagnostics for Target.com. Delivered measurable improvements in stability and page speed. Senior Solutions Analyst: Designed and led the process for component weight governance; managed contractor output and reporting.
Interactive Developer: Developed early social media tech capabilities (Facebook, YouTube, Twitter); supported Target India software engineering team ramp-up and onboarding. Manager / Architect / Developer Roles (1998 – 2007) Moore Data Management Systems, UCare, CamWorks, Techies.com, Visionics Corp., Internet Broadcasting, Century Technologies, Field Solutions Held progressive roles including Development Manager, Technical Architect, Software Engineer, Consultant. Delivered web-based recruiting platforms, CMS solutions, and biometric automation software. Managed offshore development teams in Bangladesh and contributed to the early buildout of scalable internet applications for enterprise use. Education & Certifications
AWS Partner: Sales Accreditation November 2024
Amazon Web Services Training and Certification
Certified Scrum Product Owner April 2017 - 2021
Scrum Alliance
Coursework Towards B.S. in Information Technology
University of Phoenix at Phoenix, AZ
Honors And Awards
• Target: Accepted Patent Application for Metrics Ingestion & Prediction System
• Target: VP Award for Templates & Components CFT
• Target: Director's Award and Merchandising Best Team Award for FAST Project
• Target: Leadership Expectations Innovation Award for Mobile Applications Project
• Target: Merit Honors and Creative Excellence Award for Target TEN Campaign
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