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Jake Swiatek

Creative Technologist

I build the things that don't have a template yet — LLM-backed tools, trained vision models, games, audio experiments, voice skills and 3D on the web. As Associate Director of Technology and Innovation at VML in New York, I also spend a lot of time on custom business solutions, internal software, and helping other engineers figure out the hard stuff. Because client campaigns move fast and enterprise tools stay behind NDAs, this site is a home for my favorite public builds and experiments.

Based: New York, NY
Selected work: 6 projects
Status: Open to interesting problems

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02 Profile

Experience

2019—Present
VML
Associate Director of Technology and Innovation / Senior Fullstack Developer
New York, NY
2012—2019
TracyLocke
Sr. XR Developer / Lead Front End Developer
Wilton, CT
2010—Present
Freelance
Web Developer / Software Engineer / UX Designer
Remote

Capabilities

AI & ML: Amazon Bedrock
LLM Integration
Guardrails
Prompt Engineering
TensorFlow.js
Model Training
Computer Vision
Languages: TypeScript
JavaScript
C#
C++
.NET
Python
HTML
SCSS
Frameworks: Angular
React
Node
NestJS
Ionic
RxJS
Data: PostgreSQL
DynamoDB
SQL
Realtime & 3D: three.js
Unity3D
Unreal
Babylon.js
Pixi.js
ARKit
ARcore
Lens Studio
Spark AR
8th Wall
Platforms: AWS
Heroku
Amazon Alexa
Git
Xcode
Android Studio
Design: Adobe Creative Suite
Cinema 4D
Blender
3ds Max
Figma

03 Work

Selected Projects

6 entries

Sour Translator

Sour Patch Kids · VML

2024

Role: Lead Developer
Type: Web App / Chrome Extension

I built a library of common corporate jargon, then a web app that translates recognized phrases to uncover their alternate meanings — plus a companion Manifest V3 Chrome extension that works inline with Outlook and Gmail.

Angular
Chrome Extension
NestJS
PostgreSQL

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Name This Oreo

Mondelez International · VML

2024

Role: Lead Developer
Type: Web App

A voice game built around the cookie's name. Each round stacks a random Oreo — cookies are 'oh', creme layers are 're' — and the player has to say the whole thing back, taking penalties for slips and earning better badges the further they get. It all had to run in the browser in real time, so a custom-trained model scores the pronunciation on TensorFlow.js while the Web Audio API captures and analyzes the mic input.

Angular
TensorFlow.js
three.js
NestJS
PostgreSQL

Case study

Baileys Sound Scales

Baileys · VML

2023

Role: Lead Developer
Type: Web App

A web app that works out how much Baileys is left in the brand's famously opaque bottle from the tone you get blowing across the top — the bottle acts as a Helmholtz resonator, so the pitch tracks the volume left inside. It then serves recipes and offers matched to what's remaining.

Web Audio API
NestJS
PostgreSQL

Case study

Lucky's Charmology

Lucky Charms · VML

2023

Role: Lead Developer
Type: Web App

A web app built on a TensorFlow.js model trained to recognize the arrangement of marshmallows in a bowl of cereal, paired with influencers running live astrology-style readings.

Angular
TensorFlow.js
NestJS
PostgreSQL

Case study

I See Coke

Coca-Cola · VML

2022

Role: Lead Developer
Type: Alexa Skill

A bilingual English and Arabic Alexa skill. Spot a Coke in a film or TV show, tell Alexa, and a redemption code for a free one arrives over SMS.

Alexa Skills Kit
Lambda
DynamoDB
S3
SNS

Case study

Tecate AR Boxing

Tecate · TracyLocke

2018

Role: Lead Developer / Game Designer / 3D Artist
Type: iOS / Android App

An AR boxing game built in Unity3D for iOS and Android. Scanning any Tecate product started a match, and ARKit and ARCore anchored a virtual punching bag in the player's own space — each round harder than the last.