Summary
Jak Tiano is a Principal software engineer and systems thinker with 11 years of experience building interactive 3D and data-driven applications for startups and research studios. He blends engineering, design, and policy work at Studio Pollinator and as Policy Director at Let's Build Homes, tackling urban and systemic problems through software, public education, and design. His background includes senior roles at Magic Leap and VEIC, where he shipped full-stack and spatial computing projects that connect complex data to human-centered experiences. Jak is particularly interested in semantically-linked, networked data—an area he explores in his public code repositories and research-minded practice. Based in Burlington, Vermont, he pairs pragmatic product delivery with a curiosity for how metadata and networks can make systems more legible and useful. Colleagues describe him as a creative technologist who moves comfortably between prototype art, production engineering, and policy-informed solutions.
11 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Bachelor of Science (B.S.) at Champlain College
High School Diploma, High School Diploma at High Technology High School