Production AI · Observability · Governance
I advise operators who build AI at the frontier.
Trust engineered. Systems shipped. Not decks delivered.
Vaibhav Khandelwal
Technologist · Enterprise advisory · Operator-minded builder
Technologist with enterprise advisory and production engineering experience. I help regulated enterprises — and the operators who think like them — get AI agents from pilot purgatory to audited production. Founder of Synerim.
The Operator Standard
Frontier labs and the most advanced operators don't hire strategy firms for AI direction. They build in-house, recruit researchers, and engineer trust into every system. That's the standard I hold — for myself and for clients.
Build, Don't Brief
Scope and ship production systems — not roadmaps that die in vendor RFPs.
Trust Is Engineered
Observability, evaluation, and boundary controls from day one — not compliance theater.
Advise Operators
Board fluency from advisory work. Production engineering from the trenches. Both in one conversation.
My north star: the kind of advisory work frontier AI organizations demand — where safety, observability, and production ownership aren't optional.
Latest Writing
Operator-grade thinking on production AI
Why Strategy Firms Can't Ship Production Agents
Strategy firms excel at framing the opportunity. They don't own the last mile — observable, governed agents on real traffic. The structural reasons why — and what to do instead.
Read essay →My Company
Synerim — Production AI for Regulated Enterprise
Through Synerim, I deploy observable, governed AI agents for utilities, financial services, and retail — production in 90 days, fixed scope, one accountable team.
- AI Production Readiness (2 weeks)
- Agent Production Sprint (8–10 weeks)
- Fractional AI Ops (ongoing)