Paul Jacobs
Mentor
(2 reviews)
US$25.00
For every 15 mins
4
Sessions/Jobs
ABOUT ME
iOS/Apple Dev, Perl, Generative AI specialist, 15+ years experience
iOS/Apple Dev, Perl, Generative AI specialist, 15+ years experience
Software designer & developer for iOS, MacOS, other Apple platforms, Linux server backend systems, and interactive media platforms. Solid artistic and technical skills w/ a good feel for user experience and human / computer interaction. Specialization in open source AI (ex: Stable Diffusion/TextualEmbedding/ControlNet, Kandinsky, Llama, Whisper, YOLO, etc.) and building systems that use AI, Apple and Linux platforms, virtual reality, intellectually and creatively stimulating systems involving computer-generated art, general product development, and research projects.
I particularly enjoy teaching / mentoring, UI design and implementation, software product design and development, AI (generative, cognitive, analytical, etc.), in-depth vocal interactivity, robotics, game design and development, and/or building / leading a team.
English
Pacific Time (US & Canada) (-08:00)
Joined January 2017
EXPERTISE
4 years experience
I've been working with various AI technologies professionally for several years as the machine learning explosion has blossomed around us...
I've been working with various AI technologies professionally for several years as the machine learning explosion has blossomed around us. I have experience with text-to-speech, speech-to-text, text-to-image, image-to-object-recognition, generative image, generative text, lip syncing, face swapping, and many other kinds of AI systems. I can hep you find and build the open source AI solution you need to your problem.
1 year experience
I have extensive experience working with Stable Diffusion (multiple versions) across multiple interfaces such as Automatic1111, InvokeAI,...
I have extensive experience working with Stable Diffusion (multiple versions) across multiple interfaces such as Automatic1111, InvokeAI, Google Collab, command line based systems, etc. I'd be glad to help you use it and other AI systems to achieve the results you desire.
14 years experience
I've been doing iOS development since roughly two months after Apple made it possible for 3rd parties to release Apps for the iPhone. I h...
I've been doing iOS development since roughly two months after Apple made it possible for 3rd parties to release Apps for the iPhone. I have many years of professional experience working with iOS and related technologies, and have been part of (or the entire) team on a variety of released Apps over the years.
6 years experience
I've been working with Swift nearly since it was introduced by Apple.
I've been working with Swift nearly since it was introduced by Apple.
20 years experience
I started working with Objective-C shortly after Apple bought Next and released Mac OS X. I have extensive experience with Objective-C ov...
I started working with Objective-C shortly after Apple bought Next and released Mac OS X. I have extensive experience with Objective-C over the years both on Mac and iOS, and kept using it while while Swift was still maturing. I'd be glad to help with any Objective-C related need you have.
17 years experience | 1 endorsement
Perl has been my go-to language to build new (non-iOS) software and glue pieces of technology together from disparate domains for nearly ...
Perl has been my go-to language to build new (non-iOS) software and glue pieces of technology together from disparate domains for nearly two decades, when there is not a need to choose some other language. I was a founding member of ThousandOaks.pm, and helped man the PerlMongers booth at the 2017 SoCal Linux Expo (and many years since then - including 2023 and 2024), helping to expand the Perl community.
I personally developed course materials (focused on back-end development using Perl, ui design, and a bit of photoshop) and then taught the first web development class available at UCSB, back in 1999 while still an undergraduate, in Perl.
If you haven't tried programming in Perl, I recommend you give it a try, it's a wonderful language to work with once you get used to it.
REVIEWS FROM CLIENTS
(2 reviews)
D Z
August 2024
Would highly recommend Paul - very knowledgeable and was able to answer all my questions exactly as I needed them.
Ahmed
February 2017
Paul helped me throughout this whole project and it has been nothing by a great experience. He loves coding and enjoys it, so its always great to have someone love what they are doing especially when they are mentoring you. Definitely reach out for him if you need help. He deserves 10/5 stars not just 5/5. Perfect with communication, step by step mentoring, patience, friendly, and a great programmer -- wonderful experience overall. You are in the right place.