Michael Stuart Thompson

Multidisciplinary artist and self-taught AI practitioner who builds working systems, not slide decks. Nearly two decades of client-facing work in salon management and beauty-industry sales taught me how to read a business's real problem fast; four years of self-directed AI study taught me how to fix it with automation, LLM workflows, and custom tooling. I run Thompson Studio Art LLC and AI Sort Out, an AI consulting practice serving small businesses across Kentucky.

Certified in AI, NLP, and software development.

I ship: mobile apps, storefronts, data pipelines, agent workflows, and the copy that sells them.

Founder & AI Consultant — AI Sort Out (2026–present) · Build agent-based AI workflows for small businesses: review response, content production, lead research, client outreach. Discovery, pilots, and done-for-you delivery.

Founder & Artist — Thompson Studio Art LLC (ongoing) · Painting, murals, and print commerce. Own catalog, e-commerce, SEO, and brand identity.

Independent Developer & AI Generalist (2022–present) · Shipped React Native mobile apps, Shopify storefronts, and AI document-processing tools. Product definition through deployment.

Salon Manager & Beauty Industry Sales Rep (~18 years) · Managed salon operations and stylist teams. Territory sales for a professional haircolor company. Consultation, client retention, account growth.

Self-directed technical training with certifications in AI, NLP, and software development.

• Full Stack Development Program with GenAI — Purdue University / Simplilearn (114 hours, 2 of 2 projects passed)
• AI for Modern Business & Product Managers — Simplilearn (5 of 5 certified: Agentic AI Foundations, Model Context Protocol, CrewAI, GenAI in Project Planning, AI-Driven Workflow Optimization)
• Cloud Fundamentals with AWS — Simplilearn (certified)
• AI Technology Engineer, Azure — Simplilearn (in progress)
• Data Scientist, Azure — Simplilearn (in progress)
• Generative AI for Technical Applications — Simplilearn (in progress)