Satori Canton

Brought in to fix a broken LoRA training pipeline at an AI-powered greeting card startup; ended up rebuilding the company's entire generative AI strategy, leading the AI engineering team, and guiding the 30-person startup to its MVP launch.

• Diagnosed and rebuilt a broken Flux LoRA training pipeline — data curation, captioning strategy, and training hyperparameters
• Engineer art prompts for frontier image models including NanoBanana 2 and ChatGPT-Image-1.5, in addition to Flux and Stable Diffusion workflows
• Author system prompts for HeartStamp's AI agent, integrating the latest text-based LLM models into the core product experience
• Build automated prompt regression test suites and golden datasets using LangSmith (LangChain) to ensure output quality as models and workflows evolve
• Benchmark models for latency/cost trade-offs and maintain full prompt versioning in Git across all image and text integrations
• Architected AI agent workflows and RAG data systems connecting generative image output to the product experience
• Guided a 30-person startup from broken AI infrastructure to MVP launch in under six months
• Elevated to Board Member in recognition of strategic contributions beyond the AI engineering scope

Founded an AI consultancy and creative community focused on generative image AI, growing a 1,000+ member community of AI artists across Discord and DeviantArt while consulting on AI strategy and generative AI implementation.

• Built a 1,000+ member community of AI artists and practitioners on Discord and DeviantArt
• Developed systematic approaches to AI art direction: style guides, prompt frameworks, and model evaluation techniques
• Consult for startups and creators on generative AI strategy, Flux/Stable Diffusion workflows, and LoRA fine-tuning
• Write and publish on AI topics including generative models, agentic AI, and AI strategy on LinkedIn, X, and the HeartStamp blog

Side project and creative space: a 10,000 sq/ft art gallery, event venue, and maker space in Batesville, AR. Built 20 original large-format musician portrait paintings (Elvis, Prince, Michael Jackson, and others) that double as DML flat-panel loudspeakers, driven by a 5-channel DSP audio system. Full maker space for wood, metal, leather, and plastic work. Hosts Oscilloscope Art/Music events where audio channels drive real-time visual animations.

• Designed and built 20 DML (Distributed Mode Loudspeaker) flat-panel speakers from 4-foot foam panels with original canvas paintings of music legends — Elvis, Michael Jackson, Prince, Madonna, 2Pac, Biggie
• Engineered a 5-channel audio system with DSP processing for perfectly balanced stereo coverage across the 3,000 sq/ft event space
• Applied AAS Electronic Engineering background (ITT Technical Institute, 1990) to speaker design, signal chain, and crossover architecture
• Hosts Oscilloscope Art/Music events: audio left/right channels drive X/Y oscilloscope inputs, creating real-time Lissajous pattern animations synchronized to live music
• Full maker space for wood sculpture, metal fabrication, leather goods (hand saddle-stitched bags, backpacks, and luggage from raw leather), and plastics
• Produces and sells museum-quality art prints of the musician portrait series; online presence at facebook.com/BatesvilleArt
• Runs private exhibitions and events from the space

Led web architecture and development for Lifeplus, an international direct sales health supplement company with operations in 40+ countries, overseeing the digital properties serving a global distributor network.

• Architected and maintained web properties serving a global network of distributors across 40+ countries
• Led frontend development and interactive experiences across major international markets
• Transitioned the company's web stack through multiple technology generations over 13 years
• Managed vendor relationships and external development teams

Founded Satori Interactive in 1996 after rallying the game development team from a company layoff — immediately signing publishers Activision and Viacom. Pivoted to Flash in the early 2000s, joined ActionScript.com as a staff writer, acquired the site, and rebranded as ActionScript.com in 2003, building it into the definitive Flash developer community and consulting group.

• Founded Satori Interactive in 1996, rallying the team after a layoff and immediately landing publishers Activision and Viacom — keeping everyone employed and shipping
• Shipped PC game titles and mission packs (including for Redneck Rampage and Quake II) through the late 1990s
• Pivoted to Flash interactive development as Flash emerged as the definitive web platform in the early 2000s
• Joined ActionScript.com as a staff writer; acquired the entire site and rebranded the company as ActionScript.com in 2003
• Built ActionScript.com into the largest and most recognized Flash developer community on the web
• Built interactive experiences for Justin.tv (now Twitch), Bed Bath & Beyond, Frontier Airlines, and the Denver Broncos

Contributed technical articles and analysis to InsideRIA.com, O'Reilly's publication covering Rich Internet Applications and the Flash/Flex/AIR ecosystem.

• Wrote technical deep-dives and analysis on ActionScript, Flex, and RIA development trends
• Covered the Flash ecosystem at the pivotal moment when HTML5 began to challenge Flash's dominance

Lead ActionScript architect for FarmVille, the social game that became one of the most-played games in history with 80+ million monthly players at peak, fundamentally defining the social gaming category.

• Designed and built the client-side ActionScript architecture for FarmVille's core gameplay systems
• Architected the farm rendering system, item interaction model, and neighbor visiting mechanics
• Built real-time state synchronization between the Flash client and server at social scale
• FarmVille peaked at 80+ million monthly active players — the fastest-growing Facebook application at launch

First Flash developer at RockYou, where I created the RockYou Slideshow — the viral social media widget that helped RockYou grow into one of the largest social media platforms of the Web 2.0 era.

• First Flash developer at RockYou — built the initial Flash-based product from scratch
• Created the RockYou Slideshow, a viral social media widget that drove massive user adoption
• RockYou grew to become one of the largest social platforms of the Web 2.0 era with billions of widget installs
• Helped establish the widget/viral loop model that defined social media growth in the Web 2.0 era

Led interactive development for Lifeplus, building Flash-based training systems, product presentations, and interactive distributor tools for a global direct sales company.

• Designed and built Flash-based interactive training systems for an international distributor network
• Created product demonstration tools and e-commerce experiences in Flash
• Managed the full interactive development lifecycle from concept through deployment

Marketing director for Traditional Medicinals, one of the leading herbal tea brands in North America, overseeing brand strategy, campaigns, and the company's early web presence.

• Oversaw brand strategy and marketing campaigns for a leading national herbal tea brand
• Managed the company's early web presence during the first dot-com boom
• Led cross-functional marketing initiatives spanning retail, wholesale, and direct channels

Director of Technology at MicroStar Software, where Nuke It! reached #3 in game sales at CompUSA. The company was involved in a landmark software copyright case that set important legal precedent for the games industry.

• Nuke It! reached #3 in game sales at CompUSA nationwide
• Involved in a landmark software copyright case that established important legal precedent for the game industry
• Managed technology development and business development at an early software startup