Shawn Sandy

Shawn leads the engineering backbone behind arrivia’s global technology platforms, overseeing how the company designs, builds, and scales its systems. He started his career at arrivia more than 20 years ago as a software engineer and has grown into a senior technology leader, guiding high-performing delivery teams along the way. Shawn has been deeply involved in executing complex integrations with major partners, including American Express and USAA, helping ensure the platform grows reliably as the partner network expands.

As arrivia accelerates its digital evolution, Shawn is driving the engineering strategies behind advanced automation and more intelligent systems. He’s focused on speeding up and strengthening every step of the development process to improve quality, reliability, and responsiveness across the platform. By leading the technical execution of new booking intelligence and platform orchestration, Shawn helps ensure that arrivia’s technology is secure, scalable, and built to support what’s next in travel loyalty.

Shawn has a deep history with arrivia, having risen through the organization in various leadership roles since 2005. Before his long tenure at the company, he held software engineering and IT leadership positions at firms such as Computer Guidance Corporation, CAST, and NetWolves, where he specialized in developing large-scale technical solutions and adopting Agile methodologies.

Shawn holds an undergraduate degree in Computer Science from the University of South Florida.