Kevin Ume

Founder

Stealth Future of Work

Dec 2025 - Current (8 months)

Exploring the intersection of Agentic AI and Human Productivity. I am currently architecting a new AI-native platform designed to solve "Context Collapse" for knowledge workers. The mission is to build a Semantic Operating System that helps humans stay in flow as the workplace shifts from the Connectivity Era (Slack/Teams) to the Agentic Era. Focus: Semantic Graph Architecture, Local-First Privacy, and Workflow Orchestration.

Contributor

Synthetic Futures

Sep 2021 - Current (4 years 11 months)

Building a great community around synthetic media.

Co-Founder & Lead Organizer

Synthetic Futures

Sep 2021 - Nov 2024 (3 years 3 months)

Founded and led the primary industry community for Synthetic Media (an initiative by Metaphysic). Ecosystem Building: Built a global coalition of creators, technologists, and ethicists to define the future of Generative AI. Strategic Partnerships: Curated and hosted high-level seminars with leadership from Adobe, Microsoft, and top AI labs to discuss the ethical implementation of synthetic media. Impact: Established Metaphysic as the ethical thought leader in the space, de-risking the technology for enterprise adoption.

Co-Founder & COO

Metaphysicai

Jan 2021 - Dec 2025 (5 years)

Co-founded and served as COO, architecting the operational infrastructure from Day 1 through Hyper-Scale (3 to 180 employees). Global Scaling Infrastructure: Built the remote-first operating stack from scratch (EOR/Deel, Finance, Travel) enabling rapid, compliant expansion across multiple continents. AI Hardware & Compute: Led the deployment of on-premise Nvidia DGX supercomputing clusters. Managed critical infrastructure partners and crisis resolution during high-pressure live productions (e.g., America's Got Talent). M&A Readiness: Led the operational due diligence and deal readiness for the strategic merger with DNEG, forming the Brahma AI Group. This alliance combines our generative AI stack with DNEG's creative infrastructure. Prod

Head Of Development

Marketing Fizz

Feb 2020 - Jun 2021 (1 year 5 months)

Led the technical division of a fast-paced agency, overseeing all software delivery and engineering operations. Technical Leadership: Managed a team of developers, establishing code quality standards and deployment pipelines. Delivery: Architected and shipped complex digital products and web applications for high-profile clients. Bridge: Acted as the translation layer between technical requirements and business objectives.

Full-stack Developer

monocode

Jan 2018 - Oct 2019 (1 year 10 months)

Core engineering role focused on backend architecture and complex integrations. Stack: PHP, MySQL, JavaScript, API Integrations. Contribution: Built and maintained data-intensive web applications.

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Founder

andup

Apr 2016 - Jul 2020 (4 years 4 months)

Bootstrapped a digital product and services studio. Full Lifecycle: Managed client acquisition, product scoping, full-stack development, and delivery. Execution: Delivered custom web solutions and automation tools for SME clients.

Co-founder

Ideum

Jan 2012 - Apr 2016 (4 years 4 months)

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Sales Manager

The Web Agenc

Nov 2010 - Nov 2011 (1 year 1 month)

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Sales Manager

WeconnectIT

Jul 2010 - Nov 2010 (5 months)

Sales Agent

ERGO INSURANCE Belgium

Feb 2009 - Jul 2010 (1 year 6 months)

Account Manager

ITC Belgium

Jan 2008 - Feb 2009 (1 year 2 months)

Customer Service Agent

IP Globalnet

Apr 2007 - Oct 2007 (7 months)

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IT Manager

Piramedia NV

Aug 2004 - Jan 2006 (1 year 6 months)

Administration of the network. Programming and coding in Javascript and VBscript. Programming and development of software Modula Vision. Designing of all graphical elements. Responsible for all IT related tasks and customers for software development or design.

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