Applied AI Engineering
We build AI systems
that work.
Strategy. Engineering. Production. Outcomes.
From pilot to production in 90 days.aph
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The production gap
Excited about AI.
Stuck in pilots
Your AI demos work. Your board is bought in. But the gap between a successful pilot and a production system generating real business value is where most companies stall. Consultants hand you strategy decks. Engineering shops build disconnected tools. Neither delivers outcomes.
Spearhead exists because that gap is where the value lives.
87%
of AI pilots never reach production
5+
disconnected AI experiments in the average enterprise
0$
ROI from strategy decks that never ship
One team. Strategy
through production.
The people who design your AI strategy are the people who build and deploy it. No handoffs. No gaps. No science projects.
Strategy
We identify where AI creates the most measurable value for your business. Not a 200-page report. A focused assessment tied to specific financial outcomes.
Engineering
Production systems, not prototypes. We build generative, agentic, and physical AI solutions on enterprise platforms with governance designed in from day one.
Outcomes
We measure success in dollars, not demos. Every engagement starts with a quantified business case and ends with measurable impact you can report to your board.
Pod-based delivery. Forward-deployed teams that implement, not just advise. Every engagement is staffed as a pod: the right skills, the right chemistry, the right hierarchy for the specific outcome. Never solo consultants. Always Spearhead teams working inside your systems, your data, your workflows. When we leave, the capability stays.
Partners who have built at enterprise scale.
Every partner brings decades of experience operating at the intersection of business strategy and technology delivery. Collectively, they have led AI, product, engineering, and transformation programs at companies that define their industries.
Alok Srivastava
Anurag Pandey
Areen Shahbari
Atul Deshpande
Atul Kshirsagar
Beena Nambiar
Bhushan Shinkre
Bhumika Arora
Christina Wong
Devin Lounds
Gajanan Chinchwadkar
Hari Harikrishnan
Haranath Gnana
Himanshu Joshi
Jamie Does
Jenny Zhou
Kelly Flores
Malur Narayan
Mandar Parikh
Pallavi Gadepalli
Prasad Keskar
Rachel Miller
Ravi Jagannathan
Samir Sakpal
Sridhar Pingali
Sriram Sundararajan
Vasanth Matamudra
founder
Abhijeet Khadilkar
Managing Partner, Spearhead
25+ years in enterprise technology, from building production systems to leading product strategy at global scale. The through-line across every role: getting technology actually used, not just bought.
At Cisco, led the Software + Services monetization portfolio as Senior Director of Product Management. Built ML-driven consumption analytics and predictive models for usage forecasting, renewal likelihood, and expansion signals. The same problem Spearhead solves now: how do you get technology adopted, not just deployed?
At Deloitte, delivered strategic advisory and technology implementation for enterprise clients across numerous industries. Helping large organizations change and reimagine their business and technology.
At Cognizant, ran management consulting for the technology industry. Product management, digital marketing, sales operations, data governance.
As a founder twice over (CareerTiger, acquired by MentorCloud, and now Spearhead), understands what it takes to build from zero to scale and the difference between strategy and execution.
"The only partner who blends AI strategy and hands-on AI engineering."
Enterprise Client // Fortune 500 Technology Company
Let's talk about what
production looks like
for your business.
Whether you are starting your AI journey or scaling what works, we can help you get from pilot to production.
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