What I Offer

Founding designer and design engineer for AI-native products, spatial computing, and robotics. I ship 0→1 products by coding with LLMs, designing agentic workflows, and prototyping across web, XR, and hardware.

Services

Founding Design & Product

  • End-to-end 0→1 product design
  • Design engineering
  • System architecture
  • Product strategy & leadership
  • Workshops & prototyping sprints

AI & Agentic Systems

  • Multi-agent orchestration
  • LLM integration (tool use, skills)
  • Prompt engineering & conversational UX
  • AI-augmented dev workflows
  • MetaMedium & emergent tools

Spatial Computing & Robotics

  • XR interface design & prototyping
  • Robot control & teleoperation
  • Digital twins & 3D scanning

What Clients Say

"He's not only a true Visionary, but also an amazing listener with incredible intuition. I've never seen anyone able to so readily understand scientists, then design an experience they can scarcely imagine, but recognize as what they wanted."

Sheila Zipfel, Product Manager, Nanome

"John recently led a customer journey mapping workshop for my team, and it was an outstanding experience. We came away with a deeper understanding of our customers and a clear appreciation for the impact of product design."

Tommy Kronmark, COO Muse.bio

"Talented and very experienced designer!"

Inga Petryaevskaya, CEO ShapesXR

"I've never known someone who practices design thinking as well as John."

Ben Reed, Illustrator and Designer

"I highly recommend John for roles requiring design leadership, systems thinking, and future-focused innovation."

Dr. Hurriyet Ok, Professor, George Washington University

"My choice for the most plausible vision of a future I desire goes to John Hanacek's scenario. I think I'd like to live there."

Kevin Kelly, Futurist, Founder of Wired Magazine

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