Consulting

I work with companies as a fractional Head of AI — embedded in your team, not observing from the outside. Engagements typically run two to six months. I'm not building decks about AI strategy. I'm in the codebase, in the architecture reviews, and in the sprint planning.

What I focus on

AI agent architecture — designing multi-agent systems, tool-use patterns, and orchestration layers that hold up beyond the demo. I work across the Claude Agents SDK, OpenAI Agents SDK, LangGraph, and custom frameworks depending on what the problem actually needs.

Voice and video AI — building production voice pipelines with VAPI and custom integrations using MCP servers. The gap between a voice demo and a voice product that handles interruptions, latency, and context switching is where most projects stall.

RAG and retrieval systems — not the tutorial version, but the production version that handles ambiguous queries, stale data, and users who don't search the way you expect.

AI-native development process — helping engineering teams adopt AI tools across their actual workflow. This means integrating agents into the SDLC itself, from code review to testing to deployment, not bolting a chatbot onto an existing process.

Who I work with

Typically Series A through C startups building AI-powered products, or established companies adding agent capabilities to existing products. You have engineers who can build, but you need someone who has shipped these systems before and can compress months of wrong turns into weeks of directed progress.

If you're exploring whether AI makes sense for your product, I'm probably not the right fit. I work best when you've already decided to build and need help building it right.

Get in touch

Email me at raman.shrivastava.7@gmail.com. Tell me what you're building and where you're stuck. I'll tell you honestly if I can help.