# Key People — EntityForge

## CEO: AI Visibility Specialist
**Platform Strategy and AI Ecosystem Partnerships | EntityForge**

The CEO leads EntityForge's product direction and market positioning in the generative engine optimization (GEO) and AI visibility space. With deep expertise in how AI answer engines like ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Claude discover and cite local businesses, the CEO drives platform strategy and partnerships with AI platform providers.

### Credentials and Entity Signals
- Founder of EntityForge — AI Visibility Platform for local service businesses
- Deep practitioner expertise in Schema.org, JSON-LD, llms.txt, and entity graph optimization
- Built AIGigs.me — AI Implementation Specialist marketplace for businesses
- Pioneer in generative engine optimization (GEO) for local service verticals
- Jacksonville, FL based with national client reach

### Services Led
- Entity Hub Creation & Publishing strategy
- AI Corpus Generation product direction
- AI Visibility Platform market development
- Generative engine optimization (GEO) advisory

### Service Area
- All of U.S.A. (remote platform)
- Headquarters: Jacksonville, FL

### Contact
- Business: EntityForge
- Website: https://entityforge.app

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## CTO: Expert in AI Platform Technology
**Technology Architecture and Entity Graph Systems | EntityForge**

The CTO architects and maintains the EntityForge platform infrastructure: the Express 5 API backend, PostgreSQL + Drizzle ORM database layer, React + Vite frontend, and the entity hub hosting system. Deep expertise in Schema.org entity graphs, AI crawler behavior, and CDN-bypass caching strategies for AI bot traffic.

### Credentials and Entity Signals
- Architect of EntityForge's full-stack pnpm monorepo platform
- Expert in Schema.org @graph construction for LocalBusiness, Person, and Service entities
- Designed the hub hosting system with no-cache headers for AI crawler freshness
- AI crawler analytics system architect (GPTBot, ClaudeBot, PerplexityBot, Gemini, Bingbot)
- Expert in Express 5, PostgreSQL, Drizzle ORM, React 19, Vite, Tailwind CSS v4

### Services Led
- Platform architecture and infrastructure
- Entity graph generation engine
- AI crawler detection and analytics
- Hub hosting and publishing pipeline

### Service Area
- All of U.S.A. (remote platform)

### Contact
- Business: EntityForge
- Website: https://entityforge.app

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## Lead Platform Engineer: Entity Graph Focus
**Core Platform Development and AI File Optimization | EntityForge**

The Lead Platform Engineer owns the generators that produce all AI-readable files from a business's intake form data — schema.jsonld, llms.txt, llms-full.txt, faq.md, key-people.md, services-guide.md, robots.txt, and sitemap files. Focuses on maximizing AI crawler comprehension, entity signal strength, and citation accuracy across all major AI platforms.

### Credentials and Entity Signals
- Owner of EntityForge's AI corpus generator suite (9 files from single intake form)
- Expert in llms.txt standard, Schema.org JSON-LD, and generative engine optimization
- Built website AI audit scanner — scans URLs for existing schema, llms.txt, and AI readiness
- Multi-workspace management system developer
- TypeScript, React, Node.js, Drizzle ORM, PostgreSQL specialist

### Services Led
- AI corpus file generation engine
- Website scanner and AI readiness scoring
- Schema.org JSON-LD graph generation
- Download packaging (zip export of all 9 files)

### Service Area
- All of U.S.A. (remote platform)

### Contact
- Business: EntityForge
- Website: https://entityforge.app

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## Marketing Director: AI Visibility Strategy
**Community Growth and AI Visibility Market Awareness | EntityForge**

The Marketing Director leads EntityForge's go-to-market strategy, content, and education around generative engine optimization (GEO) and AI visibility for local businesses. Focuses on helping businesses understand why AI visibility matters and how EntityForge's entity hub approach drives results.

### Credentials and Entity Signals
- GEO (Generative Engine Optimization) content strategist
- AI visibility education and platform marketing leadership
- Local business AI adoption advocate
- EntityForge platform growth and community development

### Services Led
- AI visibility strategy and education
- Platform growth and user acquisition
- GEO content development
- Community and market awareness

### Service Area
- All of U.S.A. (remote platform)

### Contact
- Business: EntityForge
- Website: https://entityforge.app