Nayamode in Hindi means a ‘new way’.

Thus the premise for our company was born: to provide new and innovative ways for our clients to get their job done. Today, whether it’s the quality of our service, our delivery efficiency, or the tools we deploy, we bring the ability to scale from servicing the needs of a startup all the way up to the largest Fortune 50 companies.

Learn more about some of our key people:

Srivats Srinivasan, our CEO, left Microsoft in Redmond to start Nayamode in 2005. He has extensive experience in strategy, product management, business development, and marketing in the U.S. and in India. At Microsoft, Srivats' responsibilities ranged from leading the marketing for a multi-billion dollar product Windows, to starting up new businesses in the Embedded and Mobile space. Before Microsoft, Srivats spent years in classical brand management at consumer goods companies such as Coca-Cola and Johnson & Johnson. His journey has included the evolution from traditional marketing to everything that digital marketing offers today.

He was responsible for large marketing budgets, ran end-to-end global campaigns that spanned the offline to the online, which has provided him with a great client-side perspective. Srivats is a member of the Board of Pratham Seattle (a nonprofit aimed at providing education to underprivileged children) and is the President of TiE Seattle (a nonprofit aimed at fostering entrepreneurship in the community). Srivats has an MBA from the University of California, Berkeley and a PGDM from IIM, Kolkata.

Dr. R. Srinivasan is the Chairman of the board and oversees all financial aspects at Nayamode. He was formerly Chairman and MD of Bank of India, one of India's largest banks, and still continues on the boards of over a dozen companies. Having led various blue chip companies through growth and profitability, he brings keen strategic and financial insight to Nayamode. Dr. Srinivasan has a PhD. from Bombay University.

Jay Kinker, VP of Operations, has extensive people management, entrepreneurial, and technology skills, and has led teams of technologists and content creators often distributed across several organizations. He has broad experience with programming languages and platforms such as VC++, .NET, SharePoint, and BizTalk Server, and has consulted for several large companies including Microsoft, IBM, TCS, and Honeywell. His most recent position was MD of eXant Technologies—a Web development company—where he managed end-to-end product releases with teams of marketing managers and developers. Jay has been a Microsoft MVP (2007-2009) in Windows Server System – BizTalk Server.

Kerri Eden, Art Director, oversees and directs the design effort at Nayamode. She has degrees in Graphic Design from Burnley Commercial School and Fine Arts from Cornish College of the Arts. Her 20 years’ experience spans various capacities including art direction, brand development, interactive design, graphic design, and Web design. Kerri ran her own company for four years, during which time she added project management, staffing, marketing, and outsourcing to her skill set. Her portfolio includes rebranding and Web site design for many Microsoft groups, as well as many other local and international companies. Kerri’s experience with multidisciplinary and technical teams allows her to quickly grasp clients’ needs and convert them into solid graphical assets and production-ready designs.

Patricia Clem, Director of Project Management, has headed projects and teams to help organizations build credibility for new technologies, raise funds and awareness, open new markets, and change people’s minds and behavior. She spent more than two decades in marketing and communications in Chicago and Seattle, including as director of marketing for a Harland Financial Solutions business group. As head of project management at Nayamode, she helps drive practices that deliver effective tools and communications.