ABOUT

Jon is a creative technologist specializing in interactive AI applications to create innovative tools and pipelines. He has worked for nearly a decade in support of the arts, exhibitions, and various independent designers by providing custom software and AI-integration system solutions.

He is a Lecturer in the MSD-RAS (Master of Science in Design—Robotics and Autonomous Systems) program at the University of Pennsylvania and teaches at Houdini School. Jon also works as an AI-integrations researcher and has contributed to award-winning architecture firms, virtual production studios and is a founding member of OKIE5.

He completed the Architectural Technologies program at SCI-Arc, where he was awarded the Hsinming Fung + Craig Hodgetts Postgraduate Award and A+D's AI & Generative Art Award for his ‘Pro-Futures’ AI-Story Generator thesis. His work has been exhibited in the A+D Museum, SCI-Arc, CITYX Venice Biennale, and Pacific Standard Time Museum in collaboration with Lifeforms.io.

For inquiries, feel free to email Jon at jon@okie5.com.