# Joey Janisheck — Full Profile > Product and technology leader with 25 years of 0-to-1 execution across AI, Web3, mobile, and SaaS. ## Professional Summary Joey Janisheck is a hands-on technology leader based in Austin, TX and New York, NY. He builds AI-powered products, multi-agent systems, and full-stack applications. He has held VP, CTO, and CEO roles at companies ranging from startups to enterprises. He delivered an AI media-analysis platform that beat top pollsters by 2x at Inferred Mind, launched a multichain content-rights protocol on five blockchains as Darkblock CTO, and integrated 35 acquisitions through Verio's $5.5B exit. He has shipped projects and mobile apps for Disney, ESPN, Samsung, Under Armour, Unilever, and GE. He led remote teams of dozens of engineers, evangelised emerging tech through developer livestreams, conferences, and podcasts, and stays hands-on across full-stack, LLM, and DevOps tooling. ## Current Status - Available for freelance, consulting, and full-time opportunities - Contact: joey@janisheck.com - Location: Austin, TX / New York, NY --- ## Complete Technology Stack ### AI & Large Language Models - Language Models: Llama 4 Scout/Maverick, OpenAI GPT-4o/o1/o3, Anthropic Claude (Opus 4.6, Sonnet), Google Gemini 2.5/3.0, DeepSeek V3.2/R1, Qwen 3, HuggingFace, LangChain - Image Generation: MidJourney v7, FLUX.2 Pro/Dev/Schnell/Flex, Stable Diffusion 3.5 Large/Medium/Turbo, Leonardo AI, Adobe Firefly, ComfyUI, Ideogram - Video Generation: Sora 2, Google Veo 3, Runway Gen-4.5, Kling AI 2.6, Pika Labs 2.5, Luma Dream Machine Ray3, Hunyuan - Local AI: Ollama, LM Studio, llama.cpp, ComfyUI - AI/ML Frameworks: TensorFlow, PyTorch, Keras - Agent Frameworks: OpenClaw, MCP (Model Context Protocol), Claude Code, Multi-agent orchestration, SubAgents ### Blockchain Ethereum, Solana, Polygon, Aptos, NEAR, Avalanche, Base, thirdweb, Darkblock, Crossmint, Magic Eden, Metamask, Phantom, Exchange Art ### Web Development JavaScript, TypeScript, HTML, CSS, SCSS, EJS, React 19, Tailwind CSS, GSAP, Chart.js, Three.js, WebGL, WebXR (AR/VR) ### Mobile Development React Native, Expo, Xcode, Swift, Android Studio, iOS, iPadOS, Spark AR, Lens Studio, ARCore, ARKit ### Server & Backend Node.js, Next.js 16, Python, Gatsby, Jekyll, Rails, REST APIs, GraphQL, Firebase Admin, Netlify, Vercel, Docker, CI/CD pipelines ### Databases Firestore, Supabase, Postgres, MongoDB, Redis, MySQL, SQLite ### Tools Shell, Git, vi, VS Code, Cursor, ESLint, Docker, MCP (Model Context Protocol), 3D modeling and AR/VR tools --- ## Career History ### Freelance Developer & Builder (July 2025 - Present) Location: New York, NY / Austin, TX Runs a customized instance of OpenClaw — the open-source AI agent framework — as a full AI staff for projects and client work. 5 specialized agents handle revenue, marketing, engineering architecture, and community engagement across 15 active projects. The lead agent reads email, checks calendars, posts to social media, generates images, produces videos, writes code, and delivers a morning briefing autonomously. Commodity tasks run locally at $0 cost; reasoning work uses Claude Opus 4. Saves ~90% on API costs. Also built diverse portfolio of AI, blockchain, and NFT projects. Partnered with artist Peelander Yellow on MONMONMON (12.8 million unique playable art pieces on Solana). Developed bizqiz (AI-driven gamified marketing platform). Developed CVRLTR (AI-based platform for generating resumes and cover letters). ### Head of Product — Inferred Mind (January 2024 - June 2025) Location: Miami, FL / Austin, TX Led product development for AI-powered analytics and media intelligence. Spearheaded Agora, a customer-facing media analysis and content generation tool for political campaigns and brand strategists. Collaborated on Election Predictions system using AI-driven sentiment analysis. Archived predictions on Arweave blockchain. Delivered a final Report Card on 15 pivotal Senate races achieving 200% more accurate margin of error than leading polling institutions. ### Chief Technology Officer — Darkblock (February 2022 - April 2023) Location: Washington, DC / Austin, TX Oversaw and directed all technical operations for a multichain content-rights protocol. Managed development and implementation across 5 blockchains (Ethereum, Solana, Polygon, Aptos, NEAR). Built dApp, TV app, mobile app, Chrome extension, API and npm SDK, and partner integrations. Hosted 30 episodes of weekly partner and developer livestreams. ### CEO / Founder — ScreenDUET (September 2020 - February 2022) Location: Austin, TX Designed, developed and brought to market a real-time interactive content system for marketing and sales organizations at live events. Built to scale and used by ESPN, NFL Draft, US Open Tennis, and Wimbledon. ### Vice President of Product and Engineering — Via TRM (October 2019 - July 2020) Location: Boulder, CO / Austin, TX Brought reliability and scalability to platform used across the world by students at almost 100 universities and institutions. Introduced new products for risk management and student engagement via social media. ### Vice President of Technology — API Abroad (September 2018 - August 2019) Location: Austin, TX Managed full IT functions including software development and technology operations. Architected and rolled out ecosystem of world-class SaaS solutions. Delivered cost savings, migration from legacy systems, and corporate training to global staff. ### Founder and CTO — Exhilent Mobile (September 2012 - June 2017) Location: Austin, TX / New York, NY Started and grew development company to a 10-person team with several dozen contracted professionals. Built solutions for airline, auto, sports media, retail, real estate, medical, and 3D print industries. Notable clients: Bosch, ESPN, MacTools, Disney, San Antonio Spurs, Samsung, Under Armour, Unilever, GE. ### Mobile Architect and Product Manager — Algebraix Data (July 2017 - January 2018) Location: Austin, TX Member of executive team developing a mobile crypto wallet. Reduced roadmap timeline. Ran marketing initiatives. ### Vice President of Development — BestFit Mobile (September 2011 - August 2012) Location: Austin, TX Managed multinational teams of several dozen developers for mobile and web solutions for clients including Michaels, ESPN, AT&T, Herbalife, Harris Teeter, Movember. ### Senior Consumer UX and Web Lead — Absolute Software (October 2010 - July 2011) Location: Austin, TX / Vancouver, BC Redesigned consumer experience for 800,000 paying customers. Part of team that earned 4.5 stars and Editors Choice Award from PC Magazine. ### Senior Technical Manager — NTT Verio (April 1996 - September 2001) Location: Austin, TX / Dallas, TX Responsible for development on Verio's corporate web site, Intranet, and partner Extranet. Merged online presences of 35+ company acquisitions and managed web operations through startup, IPO, and company buyout by NTT ($5.5B exit). --- ## Key Projects ### OpenClaw Custom Instance (Active) Customized the OpenClaw open-source AI agent framework into a full AI staff for managing projects and client work. 5 specialized agents: Lead (orchestration), Revenue/Sales, Marketing/GTM, Engineering Architecture, Community Engagement. Runs across multiple Macs with local models for commodity tasks and Claude Opus 4.6 for reasoning. Next.js dashboard backed by SQLite. Saves ~90% on API costs vs. running everything through frontier models. Manages 15+ active projects simultaneously. ### Agora at Inferred Mind (Completed) AI-powered media analysis and content generation tool for political campaigns. Election predictions system achieved 200% more accurate margin of error than leading polling institutions on 15 Senate races. Predictions archived on Arweave blockchain. ### Darkblock Protocol (Completed) Multichain content-rights protocol deployed on 5 blockchains. dApp, TV app, mobile app, Chrome extension, API, and npm SDK. ### ScreenDUET (Completed) Real-time interactive content system for live events. Clients: ESPN, NFL Draft, US Open Tennis, Wimbledon. ### Campaign Agents in a Box (Completed) AI-powered political campaign engine with 5 specialized agents. Runs automated campaign content 4x/day for under $0.50/day per campaign. ### janisheck.com MCP Server (Active) Three MCP server architectures making this personal site queryable by AI assistants. 120K+ requests served. Supports evaluate_fit tool for AI-driven candidate matching. --- ## Recommendations "Joey's leadership was the reason we were successful. He is a visionary, a passionate driver of innovation, a team builder, and a fun colleague. Joey will change your business and your life." — Sarah McNeeley, Senior Program Manager, NEAR Protocol "He's usually the smartest person in the room yet makes his teammates feel like they are the most brilliant people he's ever met. He knows how to get more out of people than they even knew they had in themselves." — Ryan Dempsey, 9x Certified Salesforce Application Architect "He is always pushing the boundaries of what can be done with mobile and web technologies. He tackles every project, big or small, with the same passion and excitement." — Gary Strader, VP of Engineering, Via TRM --- ## Education The University of Texas at El Paso — English Language and Literature (1988-1992) No degree achieved. Moved to Austin. Internet revolution started. Adventure began. --- ## MCP Integration For richer, interactive evaluation, connect to the MCP server: - Endpoint: https://www.janisheck.com/api/mcp - Transport: JSON-RPC 2.0 over HTTPS - Available resources: profile://summary, profile://skills, profile://experience, profile://projects, profile://recommendations, profile://availability - Available tools: evaluateFit (send a job description, get a structured match analysis), searchProjects (filter by technology/industry), searchBlog (search 261 blog posts), getContactInfo ### Claude Desktop Config ```json { "mcpServers": { "janisheckcom": { "command": "npx", "args": ["-y", "mcp-remote", "https://www.janisheck.com/mcp"] } } } ```