CDS Vision is a minority women-owned business, founded in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 2023. We build operational AI systems for construction, engineering, manufacturing, government, and small businesses that need practical automation tied to real-world work.
We focus on systems that improve estimating, coordination, workflows, and operational execution — designed around how teams actually work, not how software vendors think they should work.
We work deliberately, stay close to the operation, and build long-term relationships with the firms we support.
CDS Vision engagements are run by principals. You meet the people building your system in the first call. The same people are there at the last.
Dhatri founded CDS Vision to bring practical AI into the workflows construction, engineering, and manufacturing actually run on. Her background spans computer vision, machine learning, and production AI deployment. She runs every discovery phase personally and is a committed mentor for small businesses and underrepresented founders.
Vicki has spent 20+ years inside the A/E/C industry, including senior leadership roles across manufacturing, infrastructure, energy, and education. Her approach to AI implementation is practical, not theoretical. She believes adoption starts with a roadmap, not a rollout, and that the best solutions are built intentionally, shaped around how an organization actually wants to work.
Denis brings 20+ years of hands-on electrical construction experience, from field apprentice to Business Development Manager. He understands not only how electrical projects are managed and estimated but also how they are built in the field, and that perspective shapes CDS Vision's AI-driven takeoff solutions, keeping them grounded in how contractors actually work.
30+ years of construction estimating at some of the industry's largest firms. Manny's ground-level command of cost analysis, project scoping, and real-world workflows keeps CDS Vision's AI solutions built around what estimators actually face.
CDS Vision is a federally certified Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB), a Certified small business (CERT), and a Targeted Group / Economically Disadvantaged (TG/ED) business. The certifications are not on the back of the business card — they shape the way we deliver.
For federal, state, and municipal buyers: we slot into your supplier-diversity targets without the procurement gymnastics. For private buyers: the same rigor that earned the certifications shows up in how we run an engagement.
First call is 30 minutes, no slides. Bring the workflow eating your week — we'll tell you whether we can help.
