Thadd Lapsley
25+ Years
Leading technology organizations across enterprise, ministry, education, and growth-stage companies.
Technology leadership
Technology leadership from infrastructure to AI.
More than 25 years building teams, infrastructure, cybersecurity, automation, and business systems — across enterprise, ministry, education, and growth-stage organizations — with AI strategy and adoption as the newest chapter.
Currently: Director of Technology at Come and See, the nonprofit ministry behind the global reach of "The Chosen."
Track record
Twenty-five years of load-bearing work.
60 → 2,500+
Organizational growth supported while building infrastructure at Veterans United Home Loans.
1 → 60+
Grew a technology organization from one technician to a 60-person team.
$8M+
Technology budget and organizational leadership at enterprise scale.
What I do
Four ways I create value
Organizational strategy, executive communication, budgeting, vendor relationships, team building, and technology roadmaps.
Cloud platforms, identity, networking, resilience, cybersecurity, and business continuity.
AI strategy, governance, and adoption; workflow automation; and AI-assisted development.
Helping organizations modernize, recover, scale, and operate more effectively.
Selected work
Featured impact
Infrastructure • Leadership
Enterprise Infrastructure Growth
Built and led the infrastructure organization at Veterans United Home Loans through growth from 60 to more than 2,500 employees — from one technician to a 60-person team supporting nationwide operations.
View Enterprise Infrastructure Growth on the Projects pageCybersecurity • Business Continuity
Ransomware Recovery
Led recovery after a ransomware attack on a $50M produce business, restoring 100 percent of data within roughly 10 days and protecting peak-season operations.
View Ransomware Recovery on the Projects pageAI Strategy • Governance & Adoption
Operationalizing Enterprise AI
Built the enterprise AI governance framework at Come and See and led evaluation, procurement, and adoption of Claude for Nonprofits Enterprise across the organization.
View Operationalizing Enterprise AI on the Projects pageAutomation • Systems Integration
Business Automation
Integrated core business systems at Patriot Fire Protection, automating more than 120 hours of manual work each week and supporting growth from $4.5M to $10M in revenue.
View Business Automation on the Projects pageLooking for technology leadership?
I help mission-driven and growth-stage organizations build the technology function they need next — from infrastructure and security to AI strategy and adoption.