Tom Cabanski

Growth-Focused CEO/COO/CTO | Scaling SaaS & AI-Driven Platforms | Operator + Technologist

Role
Chief Executive Officer at Snapstream
Location
Houston, TX, US
LinkedIn followers
500 followers
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About Tom Cabanski

I’m a builder at heart, someone who sees gaps, rallies teams, and delivers scalable, high-impact solutions that blend business drive with technical rigor. Over 25+ years, I’ve founded, scaled, exited, and operated organizations that span SaaS, media, e-commerce, AI, and enterprise systems.As CEO / COO / CTO, my focus is on traction, innovation, and sustainable growth. I bring together three lenses:Vision & Strategy: spotting market opportunities, setting direction, prioritizing bets.Operational Excellence & Execution: enabling the team, eliminating friction, using frameworks (like EOS) to maintain accountability.Technology & Product Leadership: architecting systems, defining AI/ML strategies, deploying scalable infrastructure, and building feature pipelines that matter.Here are a few examples of what I’ve accomplished:• Led SnapStream’s transformation into an AI-powered SaaS platform, launching features like Snappy Your TV Genius.• Oversaw teams of 100+ across search, recommendation, personalization at Home Depot, both online and in-store.• Built GCC’s technology arm that supported $500M+ in annual sales, then steered the acquisition and post-acquisition innovation engine.• Founded a workflow / JDF software company (Objective Advantage) to automate digital printing workflowsI’m passionate about scalable architectures, AI-enabled product differentiation, high-performing teams, and turning technical complexity into competitive edge.

Experience

  1. Chief Executive Officer

    Snapstream

    Sep 2020 — Present · Houston, TX, US

    Lead SaaS organization that provides real-time audio and video search to news organizations. Use the Entrepreneurial Operating System (EOS) to help the organization grain traction and grow. Drove the development and launch of a series of innovative AI features including Snappy, Your TV Genius.

Education

  • St. Rita of Cascia High School

    High School Diploma

Skills

  • Jdf
  • Nunit
  • Architecture
  • Sql
  • Castle Windsor
  • Nhibernate
  • Windows Azure
  • Go
  • Databases
  • Nservicebus
  • Web Development
  • Amazon Web Services (Aws)
  • Asp.net Mvc
  • Selenium
  • Oracle
  • Print Production Automation
  • Requirements Analysis
  • Cloud Computing
  • Performance Tuning
  • Entity Framework
  • Sql Server
  • Microsoft Sql Server
  • Machine Learning
  • Knockout.js
  • Integration
  • Test Driven Development
  • Continuous Integration
  • Web Services
  • Scalability
  • Ioc/Di
  • Supply Chain
  • Devops
  • Soa
  • Javascript
  • E-Commerce
  • Teamcity
  • C#
  • .net
  • Oop
  • Node.js

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