Management Team

Meet the dedicated professionals who lead the OSI team.

Mahendran Naidu,CEO

Mahendran is a seasoned executive with extensive experience in operations and leadership. He has held prominent roles, including Chief Operating Officer at the Institute for Lean Systems (ILS) in Lexington, Kentucky, USA, and President and CEO at IKIO LED Lighting, where he was instrumental in driving growth and innovation. Mahendran brings deep expertise in managing leadership roles, consistently fostering high-performance teams and transformative business outcomes. His strategic vision and operational acumen position him to lead the company in delivering exceptional services to our customers.

 

Santosh Naikankatte, Chief Revenue Officer

Santosh is an accomplished technology executive with nearly 30 years of experience driving growth and innovation across the IT services landscape. He leads our revenue strategy, sales operations, and business development initiatives. With a stellar track record from leadership roles at Accenture, IBM, and McKesson Health IT, Santosh deeply understands enterprise technology, client engagement, and market expansion. His strategic vision and customer-centric approach continue to fuel our growth as a trusted partner.

 

 

Lisa Crawford, Director of Finance

Lisa specializes in payroll, finance and human resources with over 20 years of experience in project management, budgeting, cost analysis, contract negotiations, accounting, payroll and HR management. A graduate of Middle Tennessee State University in business finance and accounting, Lisa joined the OSI Management Team in 2005.

 

Tiffany Strickland, Director, HR & Operations

Tiffany has been a critical resource to OSI since July 2008. She is a member of SHRM with many years of comprehensive HR experience. As OSI’s Director of HR & Operations, she oversees the day-to-day activities within Implementation, Budgeting, On-boarding, Benefits, Employee Development, Payroll and Compliance. Tiffany also assists in conducting strategic planning to support OSI’s Clients within a corporate environment. She serves as the point of contact and partner with the CEO, Legal Counsel for immigration support, HR, Recruitment & Sales Team, and Employees to facilitate documentation and information requests.

 

Satya (Sid) Ahuja, Advisor

Satya (Sid) is the Advisor of Open Systems Inc. Sid has technology and management consulting experience at companies like IBM, Delta, Alltel and AT&T. Sid received his bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from IIT Delhi, an M.S. in computer engineering from Clemson University and an MBA from Georgia State University. He was on the “Entrepreneur of the Year” list published by Catalyst Magazine.