IslandPitch.inOur Impact
We're working on tracking every project, every event, every contribution — this isn't the half of it. But we believe impact should be visible, so here's what we've documented so far.
1986
Coding Since
10+
Conferences Spoken
8
Products Shipped
1
USPTO Trademark
1
Patent (Co-Inventor)
3
Community Boards
2
Certifications
2022
LB TIC Chair Since
72
GitHub Repos
Timeline
Milestones and moments from @island.pitch — where we showed up.
2026
- 🚀Match My Vibe launches — AI voice cloning awareness experience at vibe.islandpitch.world
- 🎙️BSMA 18th Annual Conference — Foster City
- 🚀DYKWYBLS launches donated comprehension checks program
- 🏥EasterWalk 29th Annual — $500K+ total raised for CARE Center
- 🚀NextWave.ing platform launched — powers EasterWalk.com
- 🏥NebulaFog Singularity — #2 Overall, 8.3/10
- 🚀DYKWYBLS product line launched — Scan $50, Remediation $499, Consultation Package $500
- 🚀Ecosystem strategy documented — 8 products, 17 workflows, 54 touchpoints
2025
- 🎙️Neurodiversity in Film panel — Global Creative & Security Community
- 🎙️Wonder Tech Fest — 'Leading Through Disruption' panel, Long Beach
- 🎙️Neurowrx Calgary — AI empowering the neurodiverse workforce
- 🏥Disability:IN Global Conference
- 🏥AWE USA 2024 — volunteer
- 🏥NebulaFog — #4 Overall, #1 Most Fundable
- 🏛️Generative AI Guidance v1.3 published by City of Long Beach
- 🚀LearnAI — free 5-level AI literacy course launched
- 🏥Board member — The LGBTQ Center Long Beach
- 🏥Community Health Improvement Grantees Award Luncheon
- 🏥NGLCC B2B LGBTBE Online Networking Event
- 🏛️TIC Generative AI Ad-hoc Committee — Strategic Planning
🌴Ignite Your Wonder with Island Pitch at Wonder Tech Fest!
2025-11-04
Next week, Island Pitch is heading to Wonder Tech Fest 2025 in Long Beach! ☀️🌴
2025-10-24
Island Pitch is hitting the road — next stop, NeuroWRX 2025! ✈️
2025-10-13
Speaking Event: The Language Metadata Table (LMT) and Its API
2025-05-13
Neurodiversity in the Spotlight — and Behind the Camera 🎬
2025-12-05
✨ Neurodiversity in the Spotlight — and Behind the Camera 🎬
2025-12-04
+12 more from @island.pitch
2023-2024
- 🏥Named to St. Mary Medical Center Community Health Advisory Committee
- 🏥LB LGBTQ+ Chamber of Commerce — Vice President (2023)
- 🏛️Rep. Robert Garcia LGBTQ Leaders Roundtable — anti-trans legislation & community advocacy
- 🎙️Tichenor Clinic community health speaking engagement
- 🏥EasterWalk 27th & 28th Annual events
- 🏛️TIC Generative AI Ad Hoc Committee established — co-authored Generative AI Guidance v1.3
- 🏥Disability:IN Mentoring Program — Master Mentoring Session
- 🎙️CES 2023 & 2024 — LGBTQ+ & Allies Reception with CTA and LGBT Tech
- 🎙️Neurowrx Amsterdam — Identity and Intersectionality panel
🚨 Speaker Spotlight! 🚨 #SpotJdA, our founder, Jonathan de Armas, will take the stage at the Neurowrx Conference in Amsterdam 🌍 on the Identity and Intersectionality panel, sharing insights on neurodiv
2024-10-16
🎉 Exciting news! 🗓️ The 2023 NAB Show Centennial is just around the corner and it's set to be the pinnacle event for everyone in the global broadcast, media and entertainment industry. 🌎
2023-04-14
Island Pitch celebrates Indigenous Peoples' Day today! 🌟 Our crew recognizes the experiences and perspectives of the indigenous people who have lived on this land for millennia. Celebrating Indigenous
2023-10-09
🌟✨Mental health is a critical aspect of overall well-being, yet individuals with mental health conditions often face barriers to accessing the care and resources they need. That's where mental health
2023-05-22
👥 Building a Personalized Network of Support with MY FAVE FIVE App
2023-05-15
🌟 The rapid evolution of technology has had a transformative impact on the way we live, work, and communicate. Despite this, accessibility remains a challenge for people with disabilities, as they may
2023-05-15
+3 more from @island.pitch
2022
- 🚀Island Pitch LLC founded (January) — safe space for creative technologists
- 🏛️Appointed to LB Technology & Innovation Commission (Chair)
- 🚀'Do Cool Things the Right Way!' trademarked (USPTO)
- 🏥LB LGBTQ+ Chamber of Commerce — Director at Large (2021–2023)
Pre-2022
- 💼Fox Broadcasting — Director of Technology, Fox.com & AmericanIdol.com
- 💼American Idol online voting system — 10M+ votes in 8hr windows
- 🏥Diamond — Partner, GAAD Pledge for accessibility in XR
- 💼20th Century Fox — Director of Architecture, Enterprise Media Frameworks
- 💼Co-Inventor — US Patent for Global Online Digital Asset Management (DAM), now held by Disney
- 🎙️Knowbility AccessU — accessibility teaching
- 💼Chapeau Studios — Technology Advisor (2013–present)
- 🏥LB LGBTQ+ Chamber of Commerce — 2019 'Rising Chamber' award
- 💼Coding since 1986 — 40 years of building
What We've Built
72 repositories in the Island-Pitch GitHub org.
Languages
Recently Active
- easter-walkJavaScript2026-03-25
- ip-bot-coreTypeScript2026-03-25
- nextwave-plugin-wordpressPHP2026-03-25
- ip-bot-os2026-03-25
- empowering-differencesPHP2026-03-25
Where We Showed Up
38 highlighted events from the calendar — commission meetings, conferences, and community engagement.
Technology & Innovation Commission
- In-Person Technology and Innovation Commission Meeting2025-04-24
- In-Person Technology and Innovation Commission Meeting2024-05-22
- In-Person Technology and Innovation Commission Meeting2024-04-24
- Technology & Innovation Commission Meeting2024-02-28
- Technology & Innovation Commission Meeting2024-01-24
- In-Person Technology & Innovation Commission Meeting2023-05-03
- Technology & Innovation Commission Meeting2023-02-22
- Technology & Innovation Commission Meeting2023-01-25
Conferences & Industry
- Wonder Tech Fest — Long Beach2025-11
- Neurowrx Calgary2025-10
- Disability:IN Global Conference2025-06
- LGBTQ+ & Allies Reception at CES2025-01
- Neurowrx Amsterdam2024-10
- Autism in Entertainment Conference2024-04
- CES 20242024-01
- NAB Show Centennial 20232023-04
- CES 20232023-01
- NAB Chat2022-04
- CES 20222022-01
Community & Board Service
- The Center Board Meeting2025-04-14
- The Center Board Meeting2025-03-10
- Community Health Improvement Grantees Award Luncheon2025-02
- NGLCC B2B LGBTBE Online Networking Event2025-02
- Mapping History: Preserving LGBTQ+ Spaces with Niantic Studio2025-02
- LGBT Tech Virtual Panel: Logged Out, Left Out2024-04
- Disability:IN Mentoring Program — Master Mentoring Session2024-02
- LBGLCC Board Meeting2023-05-09
- March Board Meeting — LGBTQ+ Chamber2023-03
- LBGLCC Board Meeting2023-01-05