John Hekmati
A real life under load.
Work that had to hold.
Husband Father Engineer Martial Artist Founder
This is the person behind the work — and the worlds that came from living it.
01Life
Formation that stayed
Not a brand avatar. A person shaped by pressure, interruption, and standards that still apply when no one is watching.
Martial arts
Years on the floor in a traditional taekwondo line — watch the real pattern, build a load-accurate model, then prove it under belt tests, sparring, and competition. That habit never left: truth first, robust model second, embody until the body believes it. Martial arts remains an anchor — formation, not pedigree theater.
Home
Father of five. Three of our children have complex care plans. That isn’t a pitch. It’s the operating reality that shaped how I design: methods have to survive interruption, incomplete attention, and hard deadlines. If it only works in a quiet four-hour block, it doesn’t work.
Hard domains
Electrical engineer by training — digital signal processing: find what always holds, then pressure-test the weak links. Later, accounting credentials and enterprise systems (Dynamics 365 Finance & Supply Chain, with SAP and Oracle depth). Those rooms punish fuzzy explanations — exams and client work alike.
The question underneath it all: Can you still do the work a month later — or did you only finish the material?
03Contact
A short note is enough
Who you are, what you’re trying to do, and what constraints are real. I read for fit, not volume.
Consulting or client work? Hekmati Consulting Group. Product or institutional learning systems? The Cognition Factory contact form.