# Jesse Bray **CEO & AI Product Architect** — Pensacola, FL, United States > Founder and product architect who builds AI-powered learning products, combining AI engineering, visual design, media psychology, and learning science to reach over 150,000 users. ## Links - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/jesse-bray-80758727 - mrbray.com: https://mrbray.com ## Experience ### Chief Technology Officer, Hoplon Visibility AI (2026-04 – present) Nashville, Tennessee, United States · Building the future of security, and assessment management with the Hoplon Visibility Ai system. ### Expert LLM Training + Reviewer Specialist, OpenAI (2025-11 – 2026-04) ### Founder, Brayhaus (2025-05 – 2026-02) Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States · Where the spirit meets the story ### Webmaster, American Psychological Association (2022-07 – 2024-07) Webmaster for APA Div10 ### Adjunct Professor, Southern New Hampshire University (2022-06 – 2023-02) ### Freelance Character Animator, Stäubli Electrical Connectors (2022-06 – 2023-01) ### Freelance Designer + Animator, WildBrain (2021-12 – 2021-12) Following: Freelance animator and presentation art director for series bibles, pitch deck designer, and marketing materials. ### Educational Consultant, Bigfatphoenix Interactive (2021-08 – 2021-10) ### Design Operations Manager, Prometric (2021-06 – 2021-08) ### Designer + Animator, Pixel & Pebble (2021-03 – 2021-06) ### Animator + Designer, Loyola Press (2021-03 – 2021-06) ### Animator + Illustrator, Chief Nation (2021-01 – 2025-03) ### Experience Designer, Bounteous (2021-01 – 2021-02) ### Illustrator + Designer + Animator, Canada Media Fund | Fonds des médias du Canada (2020-12 – 2025-02) ### Illustrator + Designer, Virgin Media (2020-11 – 2021-03) ### Illustrator + Designer, Universal Music Group (2020-10 – 2020-12) ### Program Lead Digital Media and Design, Klamath Community College (2020-06 – 2023-12) Klamath Falls, Oregon, United States ### Animator + Designer, Tito's Handmade Vodka (2020-03 – 2020-06) ### Freelance Animator + Designer, Page Stephenson: Cinematographer - Filmmaker (2019-09 – 2019-10) Hired as a subcontractor to Page Stephenson to create animated assets on a GrandpooBear RedBull Gaming project. ### eLearning Content Developer, Jet Global (2019-04 – 2019-10) Instructional Designer & Animator: developing the LMS for Jet Global & their parent company insightSoftware (Biznet/Hubble/SpreadsheetServer, etc...) ### Software Evangelist, Animatron (2015-04 – 2016-11) Teaching, designing & animating. ### Freelance Art Director, The Fiction Tribe (2014-10 – 2014-10) Portland, Oregon Area · Freelance art director for local Portland studio. Tasks included: Art Direction with multiple client projects, helping clients find and tell their story through multiple platforms. - pitch deck(slidedeck), presentation and marketing materials. Clients: Bridger GuruCul Pears USA ### Art Director, Cody Lawhorn Productions (2012-03 – 2013-03) Portland, Oregon. & Anchorage Alaska ### Graphic Designer, The University of Arizona (2012-01 – 2015-06) ### Graphic Designer, Intel Corporation (2012-01 – 2015-06) ### Chief Executive Officer, Mr.Bray Labs (2011-08 – present) Pace, Florida, United States ### Compositor, Bent Image Lab (2011-08 – 2011-09) Portland, Oregon · Worked on the Hallmark special "Jingle all the Way" ## Education ### Doctor of Education - EdD in Educational Psychology, St. Edward's University (2022-11 – 2024-11) ### CME, Stanford University School of Medicine (2021-06 – 2021-06) ### Doctor of Philosophy - PhD in Psychology, Northcentral University (2021-01 – 2024-01) ### Master of Education - MEd in Instructional Leadership, Northcentral University (2019-01 – 2021-01) ### Bachelor of Fine Arts - BFA in Media Arts & Animation, The Art Institutes (2009-04 – 2013-12) Grade: 3.65 ### Media Arts & Animation/Graphic Design, The Art Institute of Portland (2009-01 – 2013-01) ## Projects ### Meet Arty™️ The ai that can read video like a book! https://www.mrbray.com/arty ### FreeBoard Storyboarding tool for animators +. creatives https://freeboard-ten.vercel.app ### Inklings Preschool literacy and interactive media platform · Interactive learning platform designed to develop preschool literacy skills through engaging media content and adaptive learning pathways. ### Zero to Animator Learning platform for animation education · Comprehensive learning platform teaching animation fundamentals and advanced techniques to aspiring and professional animators. ### Ellie the Elephant Accessible ASL learning platform · Platform designed to make American Sign Language learning accessible and engaging for diverse learner populations. ### Art Therapy Platform Clinical and educational art therapy tool · Digital platform supporting art therapy practice in educational and clinical settings with structured tools and assessment capabilities. ### AI/Web3 Infrastructure Initiative College-level educational infrastructure · Developed comprehensive AI and Web3 educational infrastructure for higher education, supporting curriculum development and emerging technology adoption. ### TimTalk AI-powered conversational learning · Conversational AI platform enabling interactive, dialogue-based learning experiences that adapt to individual learner needs and styles. ## Skills Artificial Intelligence (AI), Storytelling, Storyboarding, Animation, After Effects, Illustration, Motion Graphics, Illustrator, Photoshop, Character Design, InDesign, Typography, Word, Color Correction, Excel, Pro Tools, Compositing, Flash, Digital Painting, Adobe Creative Suite, Final Cut Pro, Premiere, Microsoft Office, Cinema 4D, Mac, HTML, CSS, Adobe Acrobat, Visual Effects, Flash Animation, Character Animation, Graphic Design, Art Direction, Video Editing, Motion Design, Logo Design, Post Production, Multimedia, Nuke, Video Production, Logos, Rotoscoping, Learning Engineering, UX/Product Design, Media Psychology, Executive Leadership, Curriculum Architecture, OpenAI APIs, Claude, React, Next.js, TypeScript, JavaScript, Python, Node.js, Firebase, Supabase, Figma ## Credentials - **Just World** — St. Edward's University (issued 2023-01) - **Educator Empowerment Academy** — OEA (issued 2021-07) - **Greer Grant** — May 2021 - **Honor Society** — The National Society of Leadership and Success (issued 2020-11) - **Honor Society** — The Art Institute of Portland (issued 2010-08) - **Student Social Research** — CITI Program - **GCP – Social and Behavioral Research Best Practices for Clinical Research** — CITI Program - **What You Need to Know About COVID-19 Vaccine** — CITI Program (issued 2024-08) - **Essentials of Grant Proposal Development** — CITI Program - **Working with Your IRB** — CITI Program - **Double Down: Bet on Yourself and Succeed on Your Own Terms** — LinkedIn (issued 2022-05) - **Management Excellence at Microsoft: Model, Coach, Care** — LinkedIn (issued 2022-05) - **Mistakes You Should Avoid at Work** — LinkedIn (issued 2022-05) - **Working with Your IRB** — CITI Program - **Essentials of Grant Proposal Development** — CITI Program - **Product Management: Building a Product Roadmap** — LinkedIn (issued 2022-04) - **Instructional Design: Adult Learners** — LinkedIn (issued 2022-04) - **Social and Behavioral Educational (SBE)** — CITI Program (issued 2022-04) - **Social and Behavioral Educational (SBE)** — CITI Program - **Augmented Reality Marketing** — LinkedIn (issued 2022-04) - **Metaverse and NFTs for Marketing** — LinkedIn (issued 2022-04) - **Promoting Internal Mobility as a Manager** — LinkedIn (issued 2022-03) - **Blockchain Basics** — LinkedIn (issued 2022-03) - **Introduction to NFTs: Non-fungible Tokens** — LinkedIn (issued 2022-03) - **Making Quick Decisions** — LinkedIn (issued 2022-03) - **What Is Scrum?** — LinkedIn (issued 2022-03) - **How to Effectively Deliver Criticism** — LinkedIn (issued 2022-03) - **Introduction to Composite Manufacturing** — LinkedIn (issued 2022-03) - **Overcoming Cognitive Bias** — LinkedIn (issued 2022-03) - **Learning Design Thinking** — LinkedIn (issued 2022-02) - **Visual Storytelling in PowerPoint** — LinkedIn (issued 2022-02) - **Partnering with Technology Companies** — CITI Program - **Accreditation 101 for New and Adjunct Faculty** — CITI Program - **Blockchain and Higher Education** — CITI Program (issued 2022-02) - **Nano Tips for Using Excel with Miss Excel** — LinkedIn (issued 2022-01) - **Video Interview Tips** — LinkedIn (issued 2022-01) - **The Step-By-Step Guide to Sharing Your Personal Story on LinkedIn** — LinkedIn (issued 2022-01) - **Tips for Working Remotely** — LinkedIn (issued 2022-01) - **15 Secrets Successful People Know about Time Management (getAbstract Summary)** — LinkedIn (issued 2022-01) - **How to Succeed in an Internal Job Interview** — LinkedIn (issued 2022-01) - **Finding and Benefiting from a Mentor** — LinkedIn (issued 2022-01) - **Just Ask: Dorie Clark on Personal Effectiveness** — LinkedIn (issued 2021-12) - **Career Wellness Nano Tips with Shadé Zahrai** — LinkedIn (issued 2021-12) - **Human Resources: Using Metrics to Drive HR Strategy** — LinkedIn (issued 2021-12) - **Being Your Own Fierce Self-Advocate** — LinkedIn (issued 2021-12) --- Source: https://saywise.com/mrbray (last modified 2026-07-24T18:05:41.087Z)