Why deverus

The people who know where the work gets stuck.

deverus was founded in 1998 to help background screening companies work better through technology. Nearly three decades on, we know the difference between automation that looks impressive and automation an operator can trust on a Tuesday morning.

Built from inside the industry

Domain knowledge changes the automation.

Knowing the industry means knowing why a status matters, where an integration fails, which exception needs a person, what a client is really asking, and how one change ripples through the rest of the screening process.

That is how you avoid automating the wrong thing, keep the judgment your team brings, and make improvements that last past a demo.

We start with the work as it is, then make the next version easier to run.

The next chapter

From software provider to automation partner.

We apply our platform, integration, support and operations experience through Workflow AS. We help CRAs automate what is practical now, prove it responsibly, and choose the right longer-term platform path.

01See the whole workflow

Connect the handoffs, statuses and systems that decide whether work moves.

02Start with one bottleneck

A practical first win creates evidence your team can use, not another project to maintain.

03Build toward ownership

Modernization should leave operators with more control, not a new dependency.

What we believe

The principles underneath the product.

Accuracy is non-negotiable

In background screening, close enough is a liability. We build for precision because our clients' reputations depend on it.

Ownership over rental

We believe operators should own the technology that runs their business, and we build to make that possible.

Decades building the rails

From our roots in background screening to practical CRA modernization, the mission is the same: accountable automation.

Leadership

Built by operators, for operators.

The best modernization partner is close enough to the work to tell you what will actually hold up.

Shawn Rucks, founder and CEO of deverus
Shawn Rucks

Founder & CEO

Shawn has spent over two decades at the intersection of technology and background screening. Under his leadership, deverus has grown from a background check software vendor into a modernization partner for CRA operations, one that gives operators ownership of their technology and a practical path forward.

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Let's talk modernization

Bring us the work that keeps getting in the way.

+1 (512) 360-9581
sales@deverus.com
4833 Spicewood Springs Rd., Suite 102
Austin, Texas 78759