About

Built for the industries that build everything else.

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.

Leadership

The team you'll actually work with.

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 Chennavajula

Founder & CEO

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 Snowden

VP, Business Development

25 years in A/E/C, including senior leadership at TKDA, building growth strategies and partnering with executive teams across manufacturing, infrastructure, energy, and logistics. Vicki brings a solutions-first mindset to AI adoption and the operational realities of document-heavy industries.

Advisory
MW

Manny Walk

Construction · Estimation

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.

Credentials

Certified WOSB, CERT & TG/ED.

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.

— Certification
WOSB
SBA-verified Women-Owned Small Business
— Certification
CERT
Certified small business
— Certification
TG/ED
Targeted Group / Economically Disadvantaged business
— SAM.gov
Active
Federal contractor registration current
— NAICS
541512
541611
541990

Talk to a principal.

First call is 30 minutes, no slides. Bring the workflow eating your week — we'll tell you whether we can help.

Book a discovery call