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Executive Advisory for Founders & Boards3–6 Months Advisory Cadence

Fractional CTO & AI Advisory

Strategic Technology Leadership from 20-Year Industry Veterans

Gain access to battle-tested executive engineering leadership without the full-time $350K/year overhead. We help you navigate architecture decisions, avoid costly vendor traps, and recruit top engineering talent.

Pricing Model
Executive Advisory Retainer ($5,000 – $12,000 / mo)
Timeline Cadence
3–6 Months Advisory Cadence
Recommended For
Early-stage founders, PE-backed portfolio companies, and non-technical CEOs needing executive guidance on AI roadmaps, vendor audits, and team hiring.

Phased Delivery & Scope Breakdown

01

Architecture & Tech Stack Due Diligence

Phase 01

Deep audit of existing repositories, infrastructure bills, security vulnerabilities, and scalability bottlenecks.

Tangible Deliverables:
Executive Tech Audit ReportTech Debt Remediation Roadmap
02

AI Roadmap & Competitive Moat Strategy

Phase 02

Defining unique data moats, agentic capabilities, and high-ROI AI automation opportunities.

Tangible Deliverables:
12-Month Product & AI Strategy BlueprintVendor Selection Analysis
03

Team Vetting & Engineering Culture

Phase 03

Designing interview rubrics, conducting final candidate technical interviews, and establishing agile rituals.

Tangible Deliverables:
Hiring Rubrics & Candidate EvaluationsSprint Cadence Guide

Assigned Engineering Team

Vijay Paliwal (21+ yrs, ex-HiveGPT USA, ex-Social27 Seattle)
Ajay Paliwal (MCA, Microsoft Certified, 16+ yrs Enterprise Architecture)

Governance, IP & SLA Standards

Weekly 2-hour strategic architecture alignment sessions
Priority on-demand WhatsApp/Slack executive hotline
Formal board meeting & investor technical presentations
Verified Client Testimonials

Client Verifications & Engineering Outcomes

Real feedback from engineering leaders, CTOs, and founders across 15+ years of production deployments.

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★★★★★5.0 Verified
✓ Zero-Hallucination SLA • Multi-LLM Swarms

“Vijay and the SHIVAM ITCS AI team didn't just execute the project - they elevated our entire platform. Their ability to architect complex multi-agent state machines, eliminate latency bottlenecks, enforce zero-hallucination guardrails, and create an intelligent multi-LLM orchestration layer was extraordinary. The final delivery was resilient, battle-tested, and far beyond expectations. One of the strongest AI systems engineering teams in the industry.”

LD
Lokesh Dave(California, USA)
Product Head • Enterprise AI Solutions
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UPWORK TOP RATED PLUS
100% Job Success Score
CLUTCH 5.0 VERIFIED
Top Architecture Partner
HIPAA & SOC2 AUDITED
Compliance-Ready Systems
15+ YEARS DELIVERY
200+ Enterprise Systems
KNOWLEDGE BASE // FAQ

Fractional CTO & AI Advisory - FAQ

Direct answers to architectural, technical, and operational questions.

7 Questions
Q01What core engineering domains does SHIVAM ITCS specialize in?
We specialize in four interconnected pillars: Autonomous Agentic AI Systems, Monolithic .NET to .NET 9/10 Cloud Modernization, High-Concurrency Multi-Tenant SaaS Architecture, and Hybrid Vectorless Knowledge Retrieval (RAG).
PRODUCTION-VERIFIED ARCHITECTS

Initiate Fractional CTO & AI Advisory Engagement

Schedule a direct technical consultation with founders Vijay & Ajay Paliwal to finalize deliverables, sprints, and commencement dates.

Cost Reduction
40–70%
Deployment Speed
3x Faster
Production Uptime
99.99%
VERIFIED DEPLOYMENTS:.NET 10 MicroservicesLangGraph SwarmsVectorless BM25 RAGZero-Trust mTLSSOC 2 & HIPAA Ready