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Career profile
Aris A. Ford
xAI - Vision Team // MIT Agentic AI Cert, Claude Code Cert, Gen AI, AI Orchestration, Creative Direction, Strategy, Production, Digital/Social, Leadership. Netflix, Kawasaki, Carl’s Jr., Juan Pollo, 72&Sunny, Hemingwave.
Laguna Beach, California, United States
Career path.
xAIAI Tutor - Image & Video Specialist
May 2026 - Present- Hemingwave
AI Strategy Consultant
Jan 2026 - Present - Hemingwave
Managing Director/VP of Strategy
Oct 2016 - Jan 2026 - PADI
Senior Media Executive
May 2016 - Oct 2016 - Fuse Interactive
Creative Lead & Senior Strategist
Dec 2014 - Jan 2016 - 72andSunny
Community Brand Manager
Dec 2012 - Dec 2014 - Freeman's Collective
Creative Director
Aug 2012 - Aug 2013 - HESS-VERDON & ASSOCIATES, PLC
Legal Marketing Manager
Aug 2011 - Feb 2012 - Freeman's Collective
Senior Writer
Jun 2011 - Aug 2012 - The GRAMMY Museum
Counselor
Aug 2010 - Aug 2010 - Orange Crush Studio
Marketing Coordinator
Jun 2007 - May 2011