Meet our Founder and President:

Sridhara Gutti

Sridhara Gutti launched Essnova in 2005 and has led the firm to become a highly regarded leader in its field. With over 16 years experience in extremely complex GIS engagements, Sridhara has directed projects in 10 countries for 40 different customers across a broad range of private and public sector enterprises. His projects have achieved a 99.9% success rate.

Today, Sridhara and Essnova are providing world-class solutions not only in the GIS arena, but also in government contracting, IT consulting, and staffing.

Sridhara has a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science & Engineering from Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University (JNTU), Hyderabad, India and an MBA from Goizueta Business School at Emory.

An American Success Story

Sridhara grew up in a remote village in southern India, always wanting to be an entrepreneur. He came to America believing that, with enough hard work, good planning, and sheer determination, he would see his entrepreneurial dream fulfilled.

For eight years, Sridhara worked with a US consulting firm (consulting for Intergraph – his former employer). Then, at the age of 30, he left his lucrative consulting role to launch his own company. His new consulting firm grew quickly and soon became an industry leader.

When asked about the secret of Essnova’s success, Sridhara explains, “We’re easy to work with…we understand customer pain points and show results right away. Our customers get more than their money’s worth. And more importantly, they know they can depend on us. That’s why we’ve never lost a customer. Even in this tough economy, we are rapidly growing through recurring business and referrals.”

A community leader

Essnova’s founder has been recognized for his many accomplishments and for Essnova’s fast growth. Sridhara was invited to join Alabama Governor Riley’s Indian Trade Mission delegation in June, 2010. He also serves as an active member of the Geo Spatial Information and Technology Association (gita.org), the Birmingham and Hoover Chamber of commerce, and The Indus Entrepreneur (Tie.org). Having achieved so many of his own goals, Sridhara is now working to help others achieve their dreams, too .