Sean
Canady
Technology Officer
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/scanady
GitHub: github.com/in/scanady
Location: Tampa, Florida
Profile
Technology executive with 30 years of experience driving innovation and shaping strategic technology ecosystems that deliver tangible business outcomes. Extensive leadership in managing and scaling high-performing teams, architecting complex systems, and aligning technology solutions with business objectives across the life insurance industry. Deep expertise in digital transformation, AI, data strategy, and enterprise architecture with a track record of leading cross-functional teams to solve complex challenges, optimize processes, and enhance customer experiences.
30+
Years Technology Leadership
From startup IT director to Fortune 100 technology officer
$35M+
Technology Portfolio Oversight
Enterprise platforms, data infrastructure, AI initiatives
15+
Years in Life Insurance Technology
Deep domain expertise in regulated financial services
50+
Technology Professionals Led
Cross-functional teams spanning architecture, data, infrastructure, and security
Themes
Recognized for solid strategic view and clear direction for technology teams
Noted for high level of ethical and professional behavior
Praised for solid, useful communication style and reasonable expectations
Known for working independently and delivering results consistently
Experience
New York Life Insurance Company
15 years 9 months
Drive a unified technology strategy that balances forward-looking innovation with modernization of legacy systems. Lead evolution in AI and data, empowering both customer engagement and employee productivity. Architect and execute a hybrid compute strategy that delivers agility and cost-efficiency. Oversee cybersecurity and infrastructure with a focus on operational resilience and regulatory alignment ensuring consistent, secure service in a complex, regulated environment.
- Established AI governance and responsible AI frameworks for the division
- Architected hybrid compute strategy delivering agility and cost-efficiency
- Led enterprise AI strategy including GitHub Copilot adoption and agentic AI integration
- Designed multi-ecosystem AI reference architecture spanning Google Vertex AI, AWS Bedrock, Copilot Studio, and LangSmith
- Oversaw cybersecurity posture and regulatory readiness across technology portfolio
- Drove business-aligned technology planning across life insurance services
- Created enterprise software development standards optimized for AI-assisted development
Led technology architecture and data management strategy for the organization, overseeing enterprise architecture, data governance, integration patterns, and technology standards across the division.
- Led enterprise architecture practice spanning application, data, integration, and infrastructure domains
- Directed data management strategy including data warehousing and analytics capabilities
- Established technology standards and governance frameworks for the organization
- Guided legacy system modernization with customer-centric outcomes
- Built and scaled high-performing architecture and data management teams
AEGON
9 years 7 months
Led enterprise integration strategy during a pivotal modernization phase, aligning internal and external systems through a standards-based approach (ACORD). Championed event-driven architecture and real-time data delivery to improve business responsiveness. Directed SOA adoption and governance, enhancing agility and consistency across distributed teams.
- Led enterprise integration strategy using ACORD industry standards
- Championed event-driven architecture and real-time data delivery
- Directed SOA adoption and governance across distributed teams
- Delivered strategic integration capabilities enabling digital transformation and future scalability
Served as strategic architect bridging enterprise business objectives with technology roadmaps. Defined long-term architecture vision and delivered foundational SOA standards to support transformation initiatives. Guided the implementation of scalable platforms, modernized legacy systems, and mentored cross-functional teams.
- Defined long-term architecture vision aligned with enterprise strategy
- Delivered foundational SOA standards supporting transformation initiatives
- Guided implementation of scalable platforms and legacy modernization
- Mentored cross-functional teams ensuring technical alignment with business strategy
Managed middleware technology platform and team, supporting enterprise application integration and messaging infrastructure across the organization.
- Managed enterprise middleware platform supporting business-critical applications
- Led middleware team through multiple technology evolution cycles
- Established integration patterns and standards for distributed systems
ECI Software Solutions
3 years 9 months
Built and led all IT operations and infrastructure for a growing ERP/CRM software firm. Managed development of dynamic, data-driven applications while maintaining a secure, high-availability environment. Enabled the company's product evolution through scalable infrastructure and client-focused customization, laying the groundwork for successful acquisition and growth.
- Built IT operations and infrastructure from the ground up for growing software company
- Managed development of dynamic, data-driven applications
- Maintained secure, high-availability production environment
- Enabled product evolution through scalable infrastructure and client customization
- Laid groundwork supporting successful company acquisition and growth
TRADE'ex Electronic Commerce Systems, Inc.
3 months
Early career eCommerce development during the emergence of web-based commerce.
Utility Partners
1 year 4 months
Managed systems administration and IT infrastructure operations.
Recommendations
“I was a project manager when Sean and I first worked together directly. At this time, he is one of my customers as a Relationship Manager for AEGON's internal IT department. Sean provides good direction and has a solid strategic view of where he wants his team to go in the future. I enjoyed working with Sean. I find Sean to be intelligent, personable, hard-working and dedicated. Sean is a customer with reasonable expectations and a solid, useful communications style.”
Elizabeth Boyle, PMP
Worked with Sean on different teams
“Sean demonstrates a high level of ethical and professional behavior that I had the benefit of observing. Sean works independently in a successful manner without fail from my experience.”
John Sage, PMP, CSM
Managed Sean directly
Education
Bachelors in Information Systems
Eckerd College
Certifications
Customer Analytics
University of Pennsylvania
Managing Data Analysis
Coursera
Operations Analytics
The Data Scientist's Toolbox
Strategic Impact
Transformation outcomes delivered across four pillars of technology leadership
AI & Data Transformation
Leading enterprise AI strategy from vision to production, including AI governance frameworks, GitHub Copilot adoption across development teams, and agentic AI integration within enterprise technology architecture.
Hybrid Compute Strategy
Architected and executed a hybrid compute strategy that delivers agility and cost-efficiency while maintaining operational resilience in a regulated environment.
Legacy Modernization
Driving customer-centric legacy system modernization across life insurance platforms, balancing forward-looking innovation with modernization of core systems.
Enterprise Architecture & Integration
Built and evolved enterprise architecture practice spanning application, data, integration, and infrastructure domains with standards-based integration across distributed environments.
Cybersecurity & Regulatory Readiness
Overseeing cybersecurity and infrastructure with a focus on operational resilience and regulatory alignment in a complex, regulated financial services environment.