OUR TEAM

Meet the Team That Takes AI From Idea to Production

Behind more than 1,500 delivered projects is a multidisciplinary team spanning AI, software engineering, architecture, data, design, quality assurance, project delivery, and operations.

We work as one accountable team to turn AI opportunities into secure, integrated systems that perform in the real business.

ONE TEAM, SHARED OWNERSHIP

AI Implementation Requires More Than AI Engineers

A production AI system depends on much more than a model. Business strategy, architecture, data, software, integrations, security, user experience, testing, deployment, and ongoing evaluation all have to work together. 

Tech.us brings those disciplines into one delivery organization. Our leaders stay connected from the earliest decisions through production, so business goals do not get lost between strategy, engineering, and operations.

 

OUR LEADERSHIP

The People Responsible for the Work

Meet the leaders responsible for the strategy, teams, engineering decisions, and delivery behind Tech.us.

Praveen Narra

Praveen founded Tech.us in 2000 and has led the company through more than 1500 technology projects. His experience spans AI, SaaS, mobile, and custom software initiatives for organizations ranging from growth companies to Fortune 1000 enterprises. Today, he leads Tech.us's evolution into an AI implementation and engineering company focused on putting AI to work in production.

Praveen Narra

Founder & CEO
2. Tom Malone

Tom brings 30 years of experience as a technology entrepreneur, executive, and management consultant. His background in science, biomedicine, startups, and business operations helps connect technical initiatives to the operating realities they must improve.

Tom Malone

Director of Operations
Nanitha Yamani

Nanitha brings more than 17 years of technology experience and holds a master's degree in Computer Science. She leads technology strategy, research, and the evaluation of emerging AI and market developments, helping clients and delivery teams make informed decisions in a fast-changing landscape.

Nanitha Yamani

VP, Tech Strategy
Kelly Yanke Deltener

Kelly provides strategic guidance across project planning and execution. She works with stakeholders on delivery processes, risk management, priorities, and the decisions required to keep complex initiatives aligned with their intended outcomes.

Kelly Yanke Deltener

Project Manager Consultant
Hemadri Babu

Hemadri brings experience across AI, cloud, mobile, and SaaS and has spent more than 18 years at Tech.us. He helps lead complex technology initiatives, bringing long-term engineering judgment to architecture, implementation, and production delivery.

Hemadri Babu

Director of Technology
Anand Selvadurai

Anand directs the strategy and development of AI and machine learning applications at Tech.us. His work focuses on turning AI capabilities into useful products and operational systems, with the data, integration, controls, and engineering required for real-world use.

Anand Selvadurai

Director of AI/ML
Kannan Rajendran

Kannan oversees end-to-end delivery across Tech.us engagements. He leads teams responsible for execution, quality, efficiency, risk, and alignment between client objectives and the work moving into production.

Kannan Rajendran

Director of Project Delivery
Dheeraj Deevi

Dheeraj manages the day-to-day execution of technology projects, including schedules, resources, stakeholder communication, dependencies, and risk. He keeps work organized, visible, and moving toward clearly defined delivery goals.

Dheeraj Deevi

Project Manager
Swaroop Ratnala

Swaroop manages projects from initiation through delivery, coordinating objectives, timelines, budgets, and cross-functional teams. He helps ensure the different disciplines involved in an engagement stay aligned around the same outcome.

Swaroop Ratnala

Project Manager
10. Varun Kishore K

Varun leads UI/UX at Tech.us, designing AI and software experiences around the people who will use them. His team focuses on clarity, usability, and the interaction patterns required to make new technology understandable and useful in day-to-day work.

Varun Kishore K

UI/UX Manager
Shalini Priya Alexander

Shalini leads recruitment, employee engagement, and organizational development at Tech.us. Her work supports the hiring, growth, and internal practices required to build and retain strong AI and engineering teams.

Shalini Priya Alexander

HR Manager
Alex Maria Moses Mani

Alex leads digital marketing across campaigns, channels, content, and performance analysis. His team connects Tech.us's AI engineering expertise with the organizations and decision-makers looking for practical implementation support.

Alex Maria Moses Mani

Digital Marketing Manager
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Palanikumar manages web engineering and the web team at Tech.us. His responsibilities span performance, scalability, security, and the business alignment of the applications and digital experiences his team delivers.

Palanikumar Valaiyapathy

Web Applications Manager
Raveena Vunnam

Raveena leads web engineering work day to day, coordinating assignments and reviewing technical implementation. She supports the delivery of responsive, reliable applications built around project requirements and real user needs.

Raveena Vunnam

Team Leader, Web Applications
Jahnavi Chigurupathi

Jahnavi leads quality assurance across test planning, defect management, and continuous improvement. She also mentors QA professionals responsible for finding problems before AI and software systems reach production users.

Jahnavi Chigurupathi

Assistant Manager, QA
Vaishnav Pradeep Sreerama

Vaishnav leads a web engineering team across design and implementation. His focus includes coding practices, collaboration, technical quality, and keeping execution aligned with project requirements.

Vaishnav Pradeep

Team Leader, Web Applications
INSIDE TECH.US

The People Beyond the Titles

A look at the people behind the architecture diagrams, project plans, code reviews, test cases, and production releases.

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RECOGNITION

Recognized for the Work

Independent industry organizations and review platforms have recognized Tech.us across AI, software engineering, and technology delivery.

Clutch award
Mobile App Daily award
Techimply award
top-ai-2026
SelectedFirms award
WORKING WITH TECH.US

Choose the Level of Ownership You Need

Bring in focused expertise, add a dedicated team, or give Tech.us responsibility for an end-to-end AI implementation.

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AI Engineering Support

Add specialized AI, data, software, architecture, or integration expertise to strengthen an existing internal team for a defined need.

02

Dedicated AI & Software Team

Work with a stable, accountable team focused on your initiative, with the engineering skills and delivery roles matched to the work.

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End-to-End AI Implementation

Give Tech.us responsibility for planning, building, integrating, deploying, and improving an AI initiative from defined opportunity through production.

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Put the Right Team Behind Your AI Initiative

Tell us what you are trying to build, improve, or move into production. We will help you determine the expertise, delivery model, and practical next step the initiative requires.

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