Jonathan Korstad, CPWA
Forward Deployed & Applied AI Engineer shipping agentic systems, vision-language platforms, and generative 3D pipelines from first conversation to global production.
Forward Deployed & Applied AI Engineer shipping agentic systems, vision-language platforms, and generative 3D pipelines from first conversation to global production.
I'm a forward-deployed style Applied AI Engineer. I take ambiguous, high-stakes problems from the first stakeholder conversation through to global production — equally comfortable in a customer workshop, a security review, and a terminal. My work lives at the intersection of agentic systems, vision-language models, and generative 3D, and I measure success by systems that actually ship and include everyone.
At Visa I invented the first PIN on Glass entry method globally that met all industry security requirements to enable users with disabilities to securely enter their own confidential information — a problem security stakeholders called impossible — and drove it through security review, user research, and worldwide deployment (patent awarded to the team; live across Square, PayPal, and major processors). I also solo-built A11y SnapCheck, a full-stack vision-language platform that intercepts Figma webhooks, runs multi-LLM orchestration for accessibility analysis, and generates actionable reports across Visa Global Design — plus the agent benchmarking system and self-healing MCP server now embedded in Visa's enterprise agentic toolchain.
Outside work I build across the generative frontier. ForgeDNA is my full-stack text-to-image-to-3D pipeline — ComfyUI diffusion, TRELLIS image-to-3D, auto-rigging, and animation, orchestrated by a multi-agent build harness with MCP tooling. I continuously prototype hundreds of full-stack systems across audio, video, image, vision, and 3D as each new frontier model lands, and I contribute to Hermes Agent, an open-source agent platform.
I'm also a 0-to-1 founder: I bootstrapped Kynda Coffee profitably from nothing — building its entire technology stack myself — then shipped two open-source platforms (MenuMetrics.org and SynapseJourney.org) so small businesses and learners get tools that were previously locked inside expensive enterprise software.
Forward Deployed & Applied AI Engineering, Agent Infrastructure & Orchestration, Vision-Language Models, Generative 3D & World Models, Deep Reinforcement Learning (online/offline) & Simulation, Multimodal Systems, Digital Accessibility, XR, and Lifelong Learning.
SME responsible for testing, auditing, and code remediation for clients to mitigate accessibility issues and ensure compliance.
A powerful platform designed to help small business owners, restaurants, coffee shops, and hospitality businesses gain deep insights into their ingredients, recipes, and pricing. Features advanced calculations for precise costing, full inventory management, and native AI Agents to assist with business strategy.
The Open Source Learning Platform. A dedicated project and environment aimed at making learning, education, and development tools more open-source, interactive, and broadly accessible to everyone. Features AI-powered learning paths, 3D knowledge maps, and adaptive lesson generation.
A full-stack generative 3D asset pipeline: schema-defined game_dna.json drives a multi-agent build harness through ComfyUI text-to-image, TRELLIS image-to-3D, auto-rigging, and animation of decimated GLB assets — with MCP tooling for editor control (terrain, physics, water, foliage) in Godot.
A comprehensive daggr workflow Hugging Face Space that unifies text-to-image, image-to-3D, image-to-video, music generation, text-to-speech (TTS), and voice cloning into one streamlined platform. Built to simplify complex generative AI pipelines for creators and developers.
A high-performance, real-time data oracle built in Rust, engineered specifically to serve autonomous AI agents. Features native Lightning Network integration via the L402 Protocol, allowing headless AI agents to dynamically purchase data using Bitcoin microtransactions.
Founded in October 2019, Kynda Coffee represents my entrepreneurial journey. Alongside roasting specialty coffee in Texas, I architected the next-gen e-commerce platform with Next.js 16, Supabase, Stripe, Square, and Printful integrations. From inventory algorithms to the perfect roast profile, I apply my engineering mindset to every cup.
UT Austin (2024)
Fast.ai / Answer.ai (2023-2024)
Texas A&M University (2019)
Founded in October 2019, Kynda Coffee represents my entrepreneurial journey. It's not just about great coffee; it's about building systems, managing infrastructure, and creating community. From inventory algorithms to the perfect roast profile, I apply my engineering mindset to every cup.
