We build AI that runs in production.

About NextPhase.ai

Why NextPhase.ai

Where builder energy meets enterprise discipline.

Silicon Valley-based since 2012, NextPhase.ai brings builder energy to serious enterprise AI. We build modular systems that ship, stick, and pay back the effort behind them.

Our edge is a team shaped by different disciplines and the same builder's instinct: question what is broken, build what is useful, and make it work where it matters.

We are curious, technical, practical, and allergic to work that only looks good in a meeting.

Meet The Team

Ajit Bharwani

Ajit is the Founder and CEO of NextPhase.ai, where he leads the company's work helping enterprises build and deploy AI that works in production. With over 20 years of experience in enterprise services, sales leadership, and client partnerships, he has built NextPhase.ai into a trusted partner that turns data into outcomes clients can actually use.

His focus is on practical, responsible AI that fits your operating environment, holds up under compliance scrutiny, and keeps your team in control of the results.

That experience now helps lean teams avoid costly AI missteps and gives larger organizations the execution depth to move from pilot to production.

Danny Nguyen

Danny is Chief Operation Officer at NextPhase.ai, where he drives technology strategy, data architecture, and automation infrastructure for enterprise cloud services. With 25+ years of experience, he leads the engineering team building scalable service automation solutions.

His expertise spans hybrid cloud infrastructure, software engineering, database management, and enterprise services consistently delivering projects that improve data quality and governance for cloud migrations. Danny has architected technology solutions for companies ranging from startups to enterprise giants including IBM, PeopleSoft, Corio, ACS, and Velocity. That depth now helps lean teams avoid costly infrastructure missteps and gives larger organizations the execution depth to move from pilot to production.

Nathan Medenilla

Nathan brings 19 years of experience building enterprise-grade AI, RAG pipelines, and secure cloud automation. He has built production systems at Airbnb, Uber, Meta, and now NextPhase.ai, specializing in scalable architectures, vector search, and ML-driven automation.

Nathan combines deep engineering expertise with a product-focused approach to delivering practical, secure, high-performance AI solutions. That experience building at scale now helps lean teams avoid common AI architecture pitfalls and gives larger organizations the engineering depth to move from pilot to production.

Manish Garg

Manish has 25+ years of leadership across technology and financial services, with deep technical credibility from work with JPMorgan Chase, Charles Schwab, ETRADE, and InvestCloud. As Chief Growth Officer at NextPhase.ai he leads go-to-market and client growth, ensuring AI and data investments deliver quantifiable business value.

That cross-industry experience now helps growing teams identify the right AI starting point and gives enterprise organizations the strategic credibility to move from decision to deployment.

Gannu Deivanayagam

Gannu is a seasoned Talent & Resource Manager with 20+ years of experience in professional services, specializing in strategic resourcing, workforce planning, and talent development. He is known for building high-performing teams and driving organizational success through efficient resource allocation and employee growth. That depth in talent operations now helps NextPhase.ai put the right people on the right engagements quickly and gives growing organizations the staffing confidence to scale without disruption.

Souji Mareddy

Souji brings 20+ years of experience in general ledger, tax management, and financial reporting to her role as Head of Finance & Accounting at NextPhase.ai. With over a decade at the firm, she manages the financial operations behind complex, multi-engagement consulting work: project accounting, cash flow, compliance, and reporting. That precision and institutional knowledge now gives the leadership team the financial discipline to scale confidently and the operational clarity to move without surprises.

Curt Schatz

Curt leads NextPhase.ai's growth in Healthcare and Life Sciences, bringing 20+ years of experience in health IT strategy, AI and ML implementation, and modernization programs that deliver secure, scalable clinical and operational systems.

With prior leadership roles at UnitedHealthcare and Optum, he specializes in EHR systems, imaging platforms, data pipelines, and regulated environments. That enterprise healthcare experience now helps practices and smaller care teams avoid compliance missteps and gives larger organizations the execution depth to move from pilot to production.

Andrew Pham

Andrew is an AI and Data Engineer with 4+ years of experience building scalable data pipelines, cloud-native data platforms, and production-grade enterprise solutions. At NextPhase.ai, he specializes in Python-driven ETL workflows, SQL-based data modeling, and modern medallion architectures on Azure, with hands-on AI experience integrating intelligent tooling into data workflows to improve automation and operational efficiency.

That foundation in production data engineering now helps enterprise teams build the infrastructure backbone their AI and analytics initiatives need to move fast without breaking at scale.

Carter Phan

Carter is an AI & Data Engineer at NextPhase.ai focused on building intelligent, data-driven systems that deliver measurable business outcomes. He specializes in applied AI and data engineering, combining strong technical fundamentals with a practical approach to solving complex integration and automation challenges. That focus on clean, scalable solutions now helps teams close the gap between promising AI concepts and systems that actually hold up in production.

Udayan Sawant

Udayan is a Senior Software Engineer, GenAI Platform at NextPhase.ai, where he builds enterprise AI infrastructure for secure, reliable, and scalable production applications. His work spans LLM platform engineering, AI safety, content moderation, observability, RAG, model serving, and cloud-native distributed systems.

He has led the development of content guardrails, multi-tenant RAG infrastructure, tracing and observability platforms, and resilient AI services built on Kubernetes and Google Cloud. That depth in production-scale AI infrastructure now helps teams build platforms that hold up under real enterprise load.

Mohana Moganti

Mohana brings 6+ years of experience building production AI systems, Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) pipelines, and cloud-native backends. He has shipped software across fintech, EdTech, and generative AI - from compliance platforms at Deloitte to founding-engineer work at Gembizz and Large Language Model (LLM)-driven products at NextPhase.ai, with a focus on scalable architectures, vector search, and agentic workflows on AWS, GCP, and Azure.

Mohana pairs strong engineering fundamentals with a product-first approach to delivering practical, observable AI that works for real users. That experience - from regulated enterprise environments to early-stage product builds - helps teams avoid common pitfalls around grounding, latency, and cost while moving confidently from prototype to production.

Kristin Tran

Kristin is a growth marketing leader with 10+ years across go-to-market strategy, executive events, campaigns, and pipeline growth. She combines creative judgment with AI business systems thinking to build clear positioning, useful sales assets, and campaigns tied to measurable goals. Claude-certified and AI-trained, she applies AI practically while keeping strategy, messaging, and execution human. That blend of marketing discipline and operational AI fluency now helps the firm communicate what makes NextPhase.ai different and gives prospective clients the clarity to move from interest to a real conversation.

Danh Phan

Danh is an AI Engineer at NextPhase.ai focused on building practical, scalable AI solutions that turn complex data and workflows into production-ready systems. His work spans AI application development, full-stack engineering, machine learning integration, automation, and cloud-based system design. That product-focused engineering approach now helps teams move confidently from early experimentation to secure, measurable AI systems that deliver real-world value.

Crystal Edbrook

Crystal is a Technical Project Manager at NextPhase.ai, bringing a strong foundation in cross-functional project delivery, stakeholder management, and technical coordination. She keeps complex AI and data engineering engagements on track from kickoff to production, bridging the gap between technical teams and business stakeholders with clarity and precision.

Her background spans enterprise technology delivery, resource planning, and program governance - the operational backbone that turns well-scoped work into shipped systems.

Hardik Shah

Hardik is an AI Engineer at NextPhase.ai where he builds scalable, model-driven services that power intelligent workflows. He specializes in multi-agent reasoning, NLP, and full-stack development, with deep expertise designing RAG pipelines that translate complex technical architectures into measurable business outcomes.

Hardik holds an M.S. in Information Systems from Santa Clara University. That engineering foundation now helps teams move from fragile AI prototypes to production systems that hold up under real-world conditions.

Jacob Guenther

Jacob is a Data Engineer at NextPhase.ai focused on building scalable pipelines, analytics platforms, and modern cloud-based data infrastructure. He specializes in turning complex, raw data into clean, well-structured systems that power reliable downstream decisions and reporting. That focus on dependable data engineering now helps organizations build the data foundation that AI and analytics initiatives actually need to deliver results in production.

Harshil Gandhi

Harshil is an AI Engineer at NextPhase.ai where he builds enterprise AI solutions powered by AI agents, large language models, and retrieval-augmented generation. He specializes in intelligent applications, scalable backend systems, and AI-driven automation using Python and modern cloud technologies, with a focus on delivering secure, production-ready solutions.

Harshil holds an M.S. in Artificial Intelligence from Boston University. That foundation now helps teams take the latest advances in generative AI and turn them into systems that actually work in production.

Harshit Bhavnani

Harshit is an AI Engineer at NextPhase.ai where he builds end-to-end, production-grade applications using GenAI, Python, SQL, and modern data infrastructure. His work spans AI solutions, automation tools, dashboards, and internal products that streamline workflows, improve visibility, and reduce repetitive manual effort.

He specializes in scalable backend systems, AI-powered applications, data pipelines, and decision-support tools. Harshit holds an M.S. in Business Analytics from USC. That combination of engineering depth and analytical thinking now helps teams close the gap between a working prototype and a system that delivers results at scale.

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The Work Doesn't Stop at the Office Door

Showing up matters outside of client work too. Our team volunteers at food banks, walks in health events, mentors students, and supports local organizations doing the unglamorous work that holds communities together.

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