Justin Early

Justin Early

Co-Founder & Full Stack Engineer

Campbell, California
AI/ML
Co-Founder
Music NFTs
Alexa Integration

About Me

Experienced Senior Software Engineer with 10+ years in building full‑stack, enterprise‑scale solutions. Former eBay Member of Technical Staff, now Co‑Founder of Flouwen.ai, where I focus on engineering practical AI/ML solutions that make complex technology accessible. Passionate about voice integration, real‑world AI/ML use cases, and designing systems that bridge innovation with usability.

Professional Focus

Building AI/ML infrastructure for enterprise applications

Creating AI-powered music NFT platforms with voice integration

Developing Alexa skills and smart speaker integrations

Building blockchain indexing and NFT aggregation systems

Helping others learn JavaScript and full-stack development

Cloud Native development with cross-platform portability

Languages

EnglishNative
Not available for new projects

Experience

Co-Founder

Flouwen AI
January 2025 - Present

Building Artificial Intelligence Machine Learning Infrastructure for the enterprise. Leading technical strategy and development of AI-powered thinking systems.

Key Achievements
  • Co-founded AI company focused on enterprise ML infrastructure
  • Architecting accessible AI/ML systems for enterprise clients
  • Leading technical strategy and product development
  • Building cloud-native AI solutions with modern infrastructure
Technologies & Skills
Python
TypeScript
Next.js
AI/ML
AWS
Cloud Infrastructure
Enterprise Systems

Co-Founder & Lead Developer

MiDiPunkz
2022 - Present

MidiPunkz is a vibrant, high-energy music crew blending art, tech, and community. What began with a piano painting from SongsOfEden has grown into a dynamic movement featuring personalized blockchain avatars, an iconic brand, an audio‑reactive retro game, and a cutting‑edge music NFT player that even syncs with Alexa.

Key Achievements
  • Partnered with a renowned music producer to boost credibility and expand reach.
  • Built AI system that automatically detects music content in NFT media files
  • Integrated Thirdweb indexing services for cross-blockchain NFT aggregation
  • Developed Alexa skill for voice-controlled music NFT playback
  • Built a fun audio reactive game with over 16 million points scored and over 1k songs (re)played
  • Build Dapp that users can create and play with personalized nfts on Abstract, Base, Ethereum, and Polygon EVM chains
Technologies & Skills
AI/ML
Thirdweb
Amazon Alexa SDK
Web3
NFT APIs
Audio Processing
Next.js
Blockchain Indexing

Dev, Metaverse and Digital Collectible Solutions

Prizem Labs
October 2021 - Present

Building innovative blockchain and metaverse solutions, including NFT projects, notification systems, and decentralized applications. Focus on cross-platform VR/AR/Mobile/Desktop experiences.

Key Achievements
  • Built unique animated decentralized Solana NFT project using P5.js, Puppeteer, and headless Chrome
  • Developed web3 digital collectible (NFT) books with unique unlockable content and decentralized storage
  • Created cross-platform metaverse experiences working across VR, AR, Mobile, and Desktop
  • Grew Twitter audience from 0 to 3K+ followers in 12 months
  • Developed blockchain notification bot for Discord using AWS CDK (SQS, DynamoDB, S3, Lambda)
  • Built prizem.art website with Next.js and deployed on Arweave permaweb
  • Integrated chat bots and applications with smart speakers (Alexa, Google, Siri, Cortana)
Technologies & Skills
Solana
Ethereum
Polygon
AWS CDK
Next.js
P5.js
Arweave
VR/AR
Smart Speakers
Web3

Full Stack Engineer

Equitable Earth
May 2023 - December 2024

Developed full-stack solutions focused on sustainability and environmental impact applications using modern Next.js architecture.

Key Achievements
  • Architected end-to-end carbon certification platform accelerating certification from months to weeks
  • Developed meta-language for constructing complex, nested forms with dynamic branching logic
  • Implemented blockchain-inspired UTXO accounting system preventing carbon credit double-spending
  • Created TurboTax-style user experience breaking complex certification processes into guided flows
  • Built compliance-by-design system using Zod & OpenAPI schemas for automated validation
  • Designed structured intake and eligibility validation workflows for project onboarding
  • Implemented peer review, translation, public review, and auditor checkpoint systems
  • Empowered Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities (IPLCs) with accessible guided certification forms
  • Increased trust in voluntary carbon market via blockchain-style traceability and transparency of carbon credits
Technologies & Skills
Next.js
React
Node.js
Data Visualization
Cloud Platforms
Vercel
AWS Amplify

Lead Senior Software Engineer and Consultant

Avantsoft, Inc.
October 2012 - November 2020

Led software engineering initiatives and provided technical consulting services for enterprise clients. Contributed to open-source projects including Eclipse Foundation.

Key Achievements
  • Led development teams on complex enterprise software projects
  • Contributed to Eclipse Foundation as committer on VJET JavaScript project
  • Provided technical consulting and architecture guidance
  • Helped solve challenging engineering problems and UI challenges for clients
  • Mentored developers and helped teams learn JavaScript and full-stack development
Technologies & Skills
Java
JavaScript
Eclipse
Enterprise Architecture
Consulting
Open Source

Staff Software Engineer

eBay
January 2002 - September 2012

10+ years at eBay progressing from Web Developer to Staff Software Engineer. Led JavaScript tooling initiatives and contributed to major platform improvements.

Key Achievements
  • Progressed through multiple roles over 10+ years at eBay
  • Led development of JavaScript IDE and tooling solutions (VJET project)
  • Contributed to Eclipse Foundation as committer on VJET JavaScript project
  • Earned multiple patents for JavaScript and web technologies
  • Published technical articles and contributed to open-source projects
  • Built minimum viable product demos and prototypes
Technologies & Skills
Java
JavaScript
AngularJS
Eclipse
Enterprise Platforms
Open Source

Credentials

Professional Certifications

Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG)

DeepLearning.AI2025-08-15

IBM
IBM Blockchain Foundation for Developers

IBM2023

Industry Certification
Blockchain & Bitcoin 101

Industry Certification2022

Education

De Anza College
Associates Degree, Business Information Systems

De Anza College1995-2001

Skills & Expertise

AI/ML EngineeringMusic NFT PlatformsAlexa Skills DevelopmentBlockchain IndexingFull Stack DevelopmentSystem ArchitectureTeam LeadershipOpen Source ContributionTechnical Mentoring

Technical Skills

Design

AI/ML System Architecture
Music Detection Algorithms
Blockchain Architecture
API Design
Cloud Architecture
Audio Processing Systems
Technical Documentation

Development

AI/ML
Thirdweb
Amazon Alexa SDK
Audio Processing
Next.js
JavaScript
TypeScript
Python
React
Node.js
Web3
NFT APIs
Smart Contracts

UX Methods

AI-Powered Content Detection
Voice User Interface Design
Blockchain Integration
NFT Aggregation Systems
Cross-Platform Development
Smart Speaker Integration
Wallet Integration UX
Performance Optimization

Soft Skills

Technical Innovation
AI/ML Research
Voice Technology
Music Technology
Technical Leadership
Open Source Contribution
Teaching & Mentoring
Community Building

Let's Work Together

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Campbell, California

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What I Can Help With
Areas of expertise and services I offer.

Full-Stack Development

End-to-end web applications

UI/UX Design

User-centered design solutions

Performance Optimization

Fast, efficient applications

Web3 & Blockchain

Decentralized applications

Mobile Development

Cross-platform mobile apps

Database Design

Scalable data architecture

AI/ML Integration

Intelligent application features

Current Focus
Technologies and areas I'm actively working with.
Next.js
TypeScript
Web3
AI/ML
React Native
Node.js
PostgreSQL
Tailwind CSS

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