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Jonathan Kumin

Full-Stack Developer · AI Engineer

Senior Engineer, AI Platforms at Signature Aviation — building production AI systems. Previously AI Engineer at JOANN Stores, after a decade leading SEO and marketing engineering across retail and e-commerce.

Experience

Senior Engineer, AI PlatformsSignature Aviation
Jan 2026 - Present

Building AI platforms at Signature Aviation, the world’s largest network of private aviation terminals.

AI EngineerJOANN Stores
Jun 2023 - May 2025

Promoted to a newly created role to design and implement AI solutions across the organization. Led the development of cutting-edge, in-house AI models using innovative architectures like Mamba/LNN for efficient inference, until JOANN wound down operations in May 2025.

Earlier titles: AI Engineer (Jan 2024 – May 2025) · SEO & Search Specialist (Jun 2023 – Jan 2024)

SEO Team LeadSearchbloom
Aug 2022 - Apr 2023

Led a team of SEO specialists, driving organic growth for clients. Implemented AI-powered content creation processes that significantly increased content output and efficiency.

Search Engine Optimization Marketing ManagerRocket Central
Sep 2021 - May 2022

Managed SEO strategy and execution for Rocket Central, the central hub of Rocket Companies. Implemented innovative AI techniques but was limited in pursuing a full-time engineering role.

Director of SEOGiant X (Giant Vapes / AVAIL)
Sep 2019 - Sep 2021

Led SEO for Giant X, developing and deploying GPT-3 powered SEO tools during GPT-3’s closed beta. These tools resulted in a 20% overnight boost in search visibility after Google’s BERT update.

Earlier titles: SEO Manager (Apr 2020 – Sep 2020) · Store Manager (Sep 2019 – Apr 2020)

OwnerKumin Consulting, LLC
Jan 2018 - Present

Founded and managed Kumin Consulting, providing SEO, digital marketing, traditional marketing, and application development services. Worked independently full-time here between JOANN’s closure (May 2025) and joining Signature Aviation (Jan 2026).

Chief Marketing OfficerStar Products Corporation
May 2017 - Jan 2019

Oversaw all marketing efforts, including SEO, social media, email marketing, and web development. Implemented early AI techniques for SEO content optimization.

Earlier titles: SEM Manager & Web Developer (Oct 2017 – Feb 2018) · Sales Representative (May 2017 – Oct 2017)

Web Application DeveloperKumin Web Design
Jun 2013 - Present

Freelance web developer, creating websites and mobile applications for a diverse client base. Skills include front-end development, UI/UX design, and SEO.

Selected Projects

CreAIt: AI-Powered Content & SEO Platform
2024 · creait.ai

Jonathan's newest venture, CreAIt, leverages AI and Marketing Data Warehouses to automate content strategy and creation.

300% increase in content output · 85% reduction in content creation time

GPT-3 Powered SEO Tools for Giant Vapes

Pioneering implementation of GPT-3 powered SEO tools during its closed beta phase, specifically designed to leverage BERT's natural language understanding capabilities.

20% immediate increase in search visibility post-BERT update · 15% improvement in organic traffic

AI Architecture at JOANN Stores
2024 · joann.com

As AI Architect at JOANN Stores, pioneered the implementation of cutting-edge AI solutions including Mamba and Liquid Neural Networks for efficient, lightweight inference.

80% reduction in model inference time · 60% improvement in prediction accuracy

Skills

Frontend
Next.js, ReactJS, Javascript
Backend
Python, FastAPI, Flask
Data
MongoDB, PostgreSQL, Firebase
AI / ML
LLM Fine-Tuning, Dataset Preparation, Synthetic Data
Languages
Python, JavaScript, PHP, HTML, CSS/SCSS
Frameworks
React, Next.js, Django, Flask
AI/ML
LLMs, RAG systems, neural networks
Infrastructure
AWS, Kubernetes, enterprise integration

Also shipped with: TensorFlow, RAG, Marketing Data Warehouses, Redis, GPT-3, BERT, Elasticsearch, Docker, Mamba, Liquid Neural Networks, PyTorch, MLflow, Apache Kafka

Education

Wittenberg UniversityBA & BS — Computer Science and Classical Guitar Performance