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Jake Volkanovski
Portfolio · 2026

Available for contract engagements

Jake
Volkanovski

I build with AI.

Founder of Vantic. I pair hands-on engineering with AI to build and run what clients need, faster and to a documented standard.

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Built with

  • Claude
  • Anthropic
  • Next.js
  • React
  • TypeScript
  • Supabase
  • Vercel
  • Stripe
  • Cloudflare Workers
  • Framer
  • GSAP

AI is how the work gets built, never the pitch. Strategy, copy, code, automation and reporting all run through it.

— Jake Volkanovski, founder of Vantic

(01)Vantic

One partner. One standard.

A premium professional services partner delivering web, marketing, SEO, automation, software and IT under one standard. Scoped in writing, transparent throughout, handed over complete.

The standard, raised.
Melbourne, remote-firstbyvantic.com
  1. 01

    Web

    Custom-built showpiece sites. Strategy first. Cared for after launch.

  2. 02

    Marketing

    Campaign strategy, content production and AI-assisted launch video and motion.

  3. 03

    SEO

    Technical foundations first, then structured data and content that compounds.

  4. 04

    Automations

    Enquiry-to-quote pipelines, CRM routing, follow-ups and call routing.

  5. 05

    Software

    SaaS, client consoles and AI products, built on Claude and a modern web stack.

  6. 06

    IT & Security

    Networks, servers and storage, specified and supported.

(02)AI

Built with Claude, end to end.

I work across Claude Code, the Anthropic API and other leading AI platforms, alongside our own tooling and products.

Claude Academy

23/23

All 23 courses completed · Anthropic · Oct 2026

Cyber Verification Program

Approved

Anthropic

  • Agents in production

    Claude runs inside the products, from a chatbot builder to locked-prompt assistants.

  • Specs, then agents

    Work is written down first, built by agents, then audited by independent reviewers.

  • Skills, not prompts

    A custom Claude skills suite for documents, storyboards, launch films and course QA.

(03)Work

Products, platforms and experiments.

Things I’ve built through Vantic, Gentex and on my own, from live SaaS to firmware. The first client build is underway.

01
Live

SaaS

VanticTools

A suite of business tools with a Claude-powered chatbot builder, on Stripe subscriptions.

  • Supabase
  • Anthropic API
  • Stripe
02

Client platform

Vantic Operations Console

The console for partners, projects, meetings, messages, files and invoices.

  • Next.js
  • Postgres
  • Stripe
03
LiveOpen Vantic Sales Toolkit (opens in a new tab)

Chrome extension

Vantic Sales Toolkit

Around forty tools in one extension: lead finding, stack detection, and accessibility, schema and security audits.

  • Manifest V3
  • Supabase
04
DemoOpen ClaudeCraft (opens in a new tab)

AI-built game

ClaudeCraft

A full survival game implemented by Claude from written specs, then audited by independent reviewers.

  • three.js
  • Claude Code
05

AI product

Zannen

An AI language trainer for Japanese and Simplified Chinese.

  • Anthropic API
06
In development

Hardware + software

Gentex Ironvex

An ESP32 security and access control system that runs on the local network, with or without internet. No subscription to operate.

  • ESP32
  • C++
  • WebSocket
07
Open source

Open source

Volk Buster Video

A media library rendered as a walkable 3D video store, shipped for desktop, TV and server.

  • three.js
  • TypeScript
  • Tauri
08

Chrome extension

ScraperPro

A commercial lead-generation extension with per-client licensing, kill-switch controls and Stripe payments.

  • JavaScript
  • Stripe

(04)Story

From data centres to digital craft.

I started on the tools as an electrician, finishing on large-scale data centre builds. Everything since has been built to the same documented standard.

  1. 2024 — Now

    Founder · Vantic

    Premium professional services partner. Web, marketing, SEO, automations, software and IT. One partner, one standard.

  2. 2022 — Now

    Owner · Gentex AU

    Security and IT systems for Melbourne businesses: specified, installed, commissioned and supported. Developing Ironvex.

  3. 2023 — 2024

    Founder · JV Projects

    My first move into online services: software products and lead-generation tools. It laid the foundation for Vantic.

  4. 2022 — 2025

    Founder · Volk Racing Developments

    Automotive performance and ECU tuning. RB30 engine development on Haltech, with every build tested against documented results.

  5. 2017 — 2023

    Electrical apprentice · BN Electrical · Appselec · Stowe · MAXIM

    A full electrical apprenticeship, finishing in fourth year on large-scale data centre builds: power distribution, containment, terminations, testing and commissioning.

  6. Completed

    Certificate III in Electrical Fitting · Victoria University

    UEE33011. Working knowledge of AS/NZS 3000 and AS/NZS 3008.

(05)Writing

The method, written down.

Practical guides on software, SEO, automation and IT, published on byvantic.com.

  1. 01Custom software vs off-the-shelf: how to decide
  2. 02How to scope a software project, in writing
  3. 03Website redesign without losing SEO: a checklist
  4. 04How to test a backup, and prove it restores
  5. 05Which business processes to automate first
All guides on byvantic.com

(06) — Contact

Let’s build something.

I take on work through Vantic. Tell us what you’re building, and expect a reply within one business day.

Email Vantic Connect on LinkedIn
The standard, raised.