Timeline Map (2010–2026)

2010–2012

Experience

• Early exposure to technology systems and engineering thinking

• Understanding how complex systems fail at interfaces, not components

• Foundation years: learning, observing, absorbing

Projects

• No formal healthcare ventures yet

• Conceptual exploration of technology + real-world systems

Regions

• India / United States (education, early career exposure)

2013–2015

Experience

• Growing interest in applying engineering discipline to healthcare

• Early realization that healthcare problems are operational, not just clinical

• Exposure to enterprise-scale software and networks

Projects

• Pre-SharkDreams conceptual work

• Early experimentation with connected systems

Regions

• United States

2016

Experience

• Clear pivot: applying IoT to healthcare

• Focus on medication adherence as a systems problem

Projects

• Formation groundwork for SharkDreams

• Initial hardware concepts for connected pill bottles

Regions

• United States

2017

Experience

• First direct engagement with specialty pharmacies

• Realization that hardware is easy; systems are not

• Encountering regulatory, security, and integration barriers

Projects

• SharkDreams Inc. (R&D)

• Research into prescription adherence workflows

• Early chip design attracts pharmacy interest

Regions

• United States

2018

Experience

• Cost shock: ~80% of effort goes into software, integrations, compliance

• Understanding that U.S. iteration speed is economically constrained

Projects

• LIVIT (IoT + patient management system)

• Addition of vital monitoring to LIVIT

• Full-stack system design (apps + backend)

Regions

• United States → India (development shift begins)

2019

Experience

• Transition from R&D to real-world execution

• Learning that healthcare systems must be operated, not just built

Projects

• VERA created as execution company

• Large-scale PoCs using LIVIT

• Staffing, training, and live healthcare delivery

Regions

• India
  (schools, villages, remote towns, semi-urban regions)

Early 2020

Experience

• Sudden systemic shock: COVID

• Private healthcare collapses

• You become operationally “stuck” in India

Projects

• LIVIT repurposed into Travel Tracking System

• VERA proposes system to government

• Operations run without payment

Regions

• India (multi-state travel corridors)

Mid–Late 2020

Experience

• Shift from execution to crisis infrastructure

• Learning how public health scales under pressure

Projects

• IMASQ created to protect frontline workers

• State government contracts issued

• Payments begin

• Rapid scale to 150+ mobile units

• Addition of quarantine wards

Regions

• India

  • Andhra Pradesh

  • Telangana

  • Other high-traffic regions

2021

Experience

• Sustained maximum operational load

• Government payment delays escalate

• Financial stress without operational failure

Projects

• VERA Hospitals

• Leasing and operating hospitals

• COVID and non-COVID treatment

• ~2,000 patients treated

• IMASQ Phase 2 (screening + treatment)

Regions

• India (hospital locations under VERA)

2022

Experience

• Recognition that healthcare delivery fails at insurance and reimbursement

• Shift from care systems to financial systems

Projects

• FELLOW

• India-wide research into smart insurance

• Designing reimbursement-aligned care models

Regions

• India (nationwide research)

2023

Experience

• Return to the United States

• Legal resolution phase

• Decision to rebuild without bankruptcy

Projects

• IMASQ Dental

• Mobile dental units for Assisted Living

Regions

• United States (Florida)

2024

Experience

• Controlled recovery

• Focus on stable operations and compliance

Projects

• Scaling IMASQ Dental

• Embedding services into ALFs

Regions

• United States (Florida)

2025

Experience

• Transition from systems to ownership

• Long-term responsibility over residents and staff

Projects

• VERA Assisted Living

• Takeover of operations of two large ALFs

Regions

• United States (Florida)