Thomas J. Sweet
Award-Winning CIO/CISO | AI & Cybersecurity Transformation | Enterprise Integration & Growth | Private Equity Technology Leader
- Role
- Chief Information Officer at IR Pros
- Location
- Dallas-Fort Worth, TX, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Thomas J. Sweet
Award-winning technology executive and 2023 Tech Titans Emerging CIO/CTO with 20+ years of experience leading enterprise-scale digital transformation. I specialize in building AI-empowered organizations, integrating acquisitions, and driving innovation strategies that align with corporate growth objectives. I have successfully consolidated eight acquisitions into a unified IT system utilizing an M365 tenant, strengthened operations with ERP and HRIS alignment, and built a cybersecurity program rivaling organizations 5–10x our size. Under my leadership, IT turnover has been 0%, underscoring my ability to build high-performance, engaged teams.I have positioned my organization at the forefront of AI adoption — with over 90% of IT code now AI-generated, saving tens of thousands annually, and a confidential AI-driven business development initiative underway. My thought leadership extends beyond the enterprise: I have spoken on numerous podcasts and panels and continue to shape industry perspectives on AI, integration, and enterprise resilience.While my role is primarily strategic, I stay fluent in emerging technologies — from AI development frameworks to cybersecurity architectures — ensuring I can engage meaningfully with engineers and translate technical depth into board-level strategy.
Experience
Chief Information Officer
May 2022 — Present · Dallas-Fort Worth, TX, US
IR Pros is a nationwide partnership of organizations that service the industrial refrigeration market. We focus on ammonia and CO2 refrigerant systems. To serve all our customer’s environmental needs we also provide HVAC and freon-based refrigerant services with the same level of care and safety that we deliver service your industrial refrigerant systems.IR Pros is a relatively new organization, but our strength lies in our partner organizations that have been serving their regional customers on average for over 30 years. Through the sharing or ideas, resources, and culture we created an overall customer experience that is second to to partner with Great Companies such as;* Baker Refrigeration - Russellville, Arkansas* Precision Refrigeration- S. El Monte, California
Education
University of Massachusetts Lowell
B.S., Engineering
1987 — 1991
University of Alberta
Certificate, Geostatistics
2012 — 2013
Skills
- Program Management
- Mobile Strategy
- Requirements Analysis
- Cloud Computing
- Continuous Delivery
- Sql
- Strategic Planning
- Leadership
- Test Planning
- Business Intelligence Tools
- Itilf Itil® Foundation Certificate in IT Service Management
- Programming
- Software Design
- Master Data Management
- Cross-Cultural Communication Skills
- Business Process
- Agile Project Management
- Service Delivery
- Software Development
- Emerging Markets
- Collaborative Leadership
- Software Quality Assurance
- Spanish Language Skills
- Analysis
- Testing
- Consulting
- Chief Digital Officer
- C#
- .net
- Strategy
- Test Automation Tools
- Latin American Business
- Sales Engineering
- Business Intelligence
- Microsoft Sql Server
- Software Delivery
- Chief Technology Officer
- Devops
- Test Management
- Integration
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