Joseph Blas
AI Developer · AV Systems Veteran · Multi-Agent Systems
Self-taught engineer with 15+ years building complex systems — no degree, all hands-on. Started at Google's Self-Driving Car Project (now Waymo) in 2009, where I built the Firefly autonomous vehicle from the ground up, became the drive-by-wire SME across 100 vehicles and 10 hardware iterations, and reduced sensor calibration from 9 hours to 60 minutes. I was part of the team that supported the world's first fully driverless ride on public roads in 2015.
After Google, I led system integration for Uber ATG's 10-truck autonomous fleet (~90% uptime), then joined Pronto.ai as the sole technician — building and operating the entire fleet for a 2,900-mile cross-country autonomous demo with zero critical failures.
Now I build production AI systems: OpenClaw is a 22-agent system running real business operations with n8n, Claude API, and OpenAI API. The Skate Workshop is a React Native app for an Olympic-level skateboarding coach with 40+ Supabase tables and Stripe Connect. I also built Career-Ops (open-source AI job search pipeline), this portfolio site, a DALL-E image generator, and Whisper Walkie (push-to-talk voice typing, 100% local processing).
Seeking AI Developer, DevOps/SRE, and Embedded/Robotics roles in the USA
Experience
Founder & AI Developer
Joe's Tech Solutions LLC — 22-agent AI system (OpenClaw), React Native apps, full-stack AI development
Autonomous Vehicle Technician
Pronto.ai — Sole technician — built entire fleet, 2,900-mile autonomous demo, zero critical failures
Autonomous Truck Technician
Uber ATG (Otto) — System integration for 10-truck fleet, ~90% uptime, drive-by-wire integration
Program Manager L4 / Fleet Vehicle Technician
Google Self-Driving Car Project (Waymo) — Built Firefly from ground up, drive-by-wire SME, calibration 9hr→60min, first driverless ride
Projects
OpenClaw
22-agent AI system running real business operations (n8n, Claude API, OpenAI API)
The Skate Workshop
React Native app for Olympic coach — 40+ Supabase tables, Stripe Connect
Career-Ops
Open-source AI job search pipeline with multi-agent evaluation
cv-joseph
This portfolio — React 19, TypeScript, Tailwind, Vite, Claude API chat
DALL-E Image Generator
Production AI image generation application
Whisper Walkie
Push-to-talk voice typing tool — 100% local processing
Certifications
AWS / Google
Meta
University / Academic
IBM / Cloud Academy
Education
- Self-taught — 15+ years of hands-on professional experience
- No formal degree — professional certifications in cloud, AI, DevOps, and cybersecurity
Press
Pronto.ai — 2,900-Mile Autonomous Cross-Country Demo
Vimeo · 2019
Community
Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Joseph Blas?
Joseph Blas (also known as Joe Blas) is an AI Developer and Autonomous Vehicle Systems Veteran based in Escondido, San Diego, CA. He has 15+ years of hands-on experience with no formal degree. He started at Google's Self-Driving Car Project (Waymo) in 2009, where he built the Firefly autonomous vehicle from the ground up, served as drive-by-wire SME across 100 vehicles, reduced sensor calibration from 9 hours to 60 minutes, and supported the world's first fully driverless ride on public roads in 2015. He went on to lead system integration at Uber ATG and was the sole technician at Pronto.ai, completing a 2,900-mile cross-country autonomous demo with zero critical failures. He now builds production AI systems through Joe's Tech Solutions LLC. His full portfolio is at joestechsolutions.com.
What has Joseph built?
Joseph has built production systems across autonomous vehicles and AI. In AV, he built the Firefly self-driving car at Google/Waymo, integrated Uber ATG's 10-truck autonomous fleet, and built Pronto.ai's entire autonomous fleet. In AI/software, he built OpenClaw — a 22-agent AI system running real business operations with n8n, Claude API, and OpenAI API. The Skate Workshop is a React Native app for an Olympic-level skateboarding coach with 40+ Supabase tables and Stripe Connect. Career-Ops is an open-source AI-powered job search pipeline. He also built a DALL-E image generator, Whisper Walkie (push-to-talk voice typing with 100% local processing), and cloud infrastructure with Terraform, Kubernetes, and Anthos/GKE.
What certifications does Joseph have?
Joseph holds 12 professional certifications earned in 2024-2025. From AWS: Cloud Solutions Architect Professional. From Google: IT Support Professional and Cybersecurity Professional. From Meta: Programming with JavaScript, Version Control (Git), and Mobile Development. From University of Michigan: Programming for Everybody (Python). From Johns Hopkins University: The Unix Workbench (Linux). From IBM: Agile Development & Scrum and Cloud Computing. From Cloud Academy: AWS Cloud Bootcamp (59 hrs) and Azure Cloud Bootcamp (59 hrs). He has no formal degree — his expertise comes from 15+ years of professional experience and continuous certification.