Resume
Kevin Farrant
I teach people how to work with AI. I help educational institutions and small businesses turn it into efficient, everyday workflows.
Experience
Makerspace Director
Built and operate a full advanced manufacturing and prototyping program: equipment selection, budget, vendor relationships, and lifecycle management across Bambu Lab X1C, laser engraving, and electronics fabrication.
Launched STEAM Apprentice program: a three-tier system where upper school students earn badges, run workshops, and support daily Makerspace operations.
Upper School Technology Coordinator
Co-chair AI Research Committee: established classroom practices, responsible use policy, and a K-12 AI Advisory Group.
Leading development of Portrait of a Graduate and Portrait of a Teacher frameworks, aligning AI governance to school-wide competency outcomes across all divisions.
STEAM Teacher
Engineering and Design course for grades 9-12, aligned to NY State P-12 Science Learning Standards.
Three consecutive years designing and convening professional learning cohorts on AI literacy, responsible use, and competency-based integration.
Tech Integrator and STEAM Teacher
Built K-8 educational technology curriculum and scope and sequence from the ground up.
Led full school transition to Google Classroom and remote learning infrastructure during the pandemic.
Art and Design Teacher
Studio art and design instruction for grades 5-8, grounded in Pratt-trained design thinking and critique practice.
Redesigned the 40-foot VCS mural at West 10th and Greenwich Street. Original artwork still used in school branding.
Consulting
Founder, Independent Consulting Practice
Building a small independent practice that helps educational institutions and small businesses put AI to practical, responsible use.
Advise schools on innovation programming, STEAM scope and sequence, signature program formalization, and AI professional learning for leadership.
Design and launch makerspace programs end to end, from equipment selection and curriculum planning to public-facing showcase sites.
Built aiagencytoolkit.com, a public suite of interactive AI tools for educators, including the Redesign Studio and AI Receipt, powered by the Anthropic API.
Ship production tools with Claude Code and sub-agent workflows, pairing React front ends with Anthropic API integrations on Netlify and Vercel.
Developed the AI Agency Spectrum, an original framework for mapping cognitive ownership and evaluating AI use across tasks.
Speaking and Leadership
Education
Pratt Institute
Art and design education grounded in critique, iteration, and design thinking.
Skills and Tools
AI and Research
Claude · ChatGPT · Gemini · Perplexity · NotebookLM · Elicit
Fabrication
Bambu Lab X1 Carbon · TPU Filaments · AMS Modules · Pilot Laser Engraver
Electronics
Adafruit Circuit Playground Express · Servo Motors · External Speakers
Software and Cloud
Fusion 360 · Tinkercad · MakeCode · GitHub · Adobe Suite · Vercel · Next.js · Sanity