About

João Queirós.
AI Automation Consultant.

Twelve years building brand identities. Then AI changed everything. Now I apply design thinking to automation, building model-flexible systems that give businesses machine speed without losing the human voice.

10 Anthropic Certifications
14 Systems Built
1,200+ Brands Designed
40+ Countries
The Story

Why a designer
became a builder.

Portrait of João Queirós, AI automation consultant and founder of JQ AI SYSTEMS, Porto, Portugal
João Queirós 41.1579° N  ·  8.6291° W  ·  Anthropic-Certified

I spent twelve years building brand identities. 1,200+ brands across 40+ countries. Logos, visual systems, brand strategies for companies worldwide. That work taught me something most developers don't have: how a business actually thinks, communicates, and operates at the human level.

In 2023, I started building with AI seriously. Not just using tools. Building systems. Custom LLM-powered pipelines, automation agents, prompt architectures, and Codex-assisted workflows designed to run in production. Most people building with AI have never shipped a brand. Most people shipping brands have never built with AI. I do both.

The systems I build understand brand voice because I understand brand. They solve operational problems because I understand how businesses actually run. That is the difference between AI that sounds right and AI that actually works.

At a glance

Who is João Queirós?

João Queirós is an AI automation consultant and founder of JQ AI SYSTEMS in Porto, Portugal. A brand strategist with 12+ years shaping identities for 1,200+ companies across 40+ countries, he now designs and builds model-flexible AI systems: automation pipelines, multi-agent architectures, prompt engineering frameworks, and hands-on setup using the OpenAI stack, including Codex and ChatGPT/GPT models, plus Claude, Gemini, and open-source LLMs when appropriate. Backed by 10 Anthropic certifications.

He works entirely remotely with companies and startups worldwide, and is set up for clients in the United States in particular: working hours that overlap US Eastern and Pacific time, asynchronous delivery around your schedule, and full handover documentation. Being based in Porto, Portugal is not a constraint on US or international projects.

Timeline

The journey.

2026
10 Anthropic Certifications
Anthropic credential layer added to a broader stack. Building with the OpenAI stack, including Codex, plus Claude, Gemini, and other LLM tooling as the workflow requires.
2023
JQ AI SYSTEMS Founded
Applied design thinking to AI systems. First custom LLM-powered systems built. First client systems shipped and running in production.
2014
Freelance Branding Specialist
Expanded to independent work. Brand identities for clients ranging from solo founders to enterprise. Full creative and strategic ownership. Selected case studies: Quest RTS (software), NorthStarWare (tech), Digitalift (agile marketing). Full portfolio at joaoqueiros.com.
Mar 2012 - 2023 · 10 yrs 11 mos
Co-Founder | Senior Graphic Designer | Brand & Business Development | Client Acquisition
B.Orange - Marketing & Communication Solutions · Full-time · Porto, Porto, Portugal · Hybrid
Co-founded B.Orange and contributed to brand strategy, visual identity, graphic design, client development, and business growth. Helped bring new clients and projects into the company while leading creative work across branding, marketing materials, motion graphics, animation, 3D design, and web design.
Services included: Branding | Graphic Design | Web Design | Motion Graphics | 2D Intros | 2D Cartoon Animation | 3D Design | 3D Intros | 3D Animation.
2006
Bachelor's Degree in Design
ISMAI, Porto. Foundation in visual communication, typography, and design systems. Where the thinking started.
Stack

What I build with.

AI Models
ChatGPT/GPT Claude Gemini Open-source LLMs
AI Agents & Development
OpenAI Codex Hermes Agent Claude Code Cursor Agent Skills
Content & Creative AI
Midjourney GPT Image 2 Seedream KlingAI Invideo Nano Banana Artlist
Design
Adobe Illustrator Photoshop InDesign After Effects
Development & Infrastructure
Python FastAPI PHP HTML / CSS / JS SQLite Anthropic API OpenAI API Google Maps API Firecrawl Apollo Buffer Cloudinary Hetzner
Analytics, Research & Knowledge
Google Analytics 4 Humblytics PostHog Google Search Console Google AI Studio Obsidian
Process

How it works.

From your first email to a live system. Five steps, no technical knowledge required on your side.

01
Discovery
We talk about your workflow, your bottlenecks, and where time is being lost. You describe the problem. I map the opportunity.
02
Architecture
I design the system. Agents, data flow, prompt structure, integration points. You see exactly what will be built before a single line of code is written.
03
Build
The system is built to spec. Custom Python pipelines, model integrations, database logic. Brand voice baked in from the start, not patched on at the end.
04
Test
Run on real data, not mock data. Edge cases stress-tested. Output reviewed for quality, consistency, and tone before anything is handed over.
05
Deliver
Full handoff with documentation. You know how to run it, extend it, and what to do when something unexpected happens. Then ongoing support as needed.

Also on Adobe Stock: 14,000+ images and 1,000+ videos generated with Midjourney, sold to designers and agencies worldwide.

Let's Work Together

Ready to build something
worth automating?

Book a free 30-minute call. We map your highest-impact AI opportunity and decide if we are a fit.