John Hekmati
A real life under load.
Work that had to hold.
This is the person behind the work — and the worlds that came from living it.
Husband Father Engineer Martial Artist Founder
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. Our people keep their own quiet corner at Hekmati Family.
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?
02Builds
Worlds that came from that life
Consulting, products, a house martial path, and an imprint — each with its own home. This page is who I am. Those sites are where the work lives.
- Principal Hekmati Consulting Group Complex work with clear scope, accountable leadership, and results you can operate.
- Founder The Cognition Factory Upskilling that sticks — structure, honest pressure, and a place to save when life interrupts.
- Founder Form & Frame Design Claimable websites from real business signals — for shops and weekend sellers.
- House path Professional MMA Institute A house martial arts path — clear ranks, honest standards, progress you can name.
- Imprint Star Schema Publishing A quiet imprint for work that holds its shape — titles land when they are ready, not before.
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.