Kurt — Illuminary Arts founder, Dana Point Harbor

Dana Point, California

Software built
to solve
real problems.

From patented healthcare technology to consumer mobile apps — Illuminary Arts designs and builds software with purpose. Now pioneering AI discoverability for local business.

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1999 Founded · Jan 18
26 Years in practice
2011 Patent awarded
Selected Work
Healthcare · Patented

Health Care Connection

A HIPAA-compliant suite coordinating the entire hospital discharge process — connecting case managers, physicians, and post-care providers in real time. Patent awarded 2011.

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iOS App

NowWhat

A music and audio companion app for iPhone and iPad. Clean interface, thoughtful UX, built for the App Store with native iOS design principles.

App Store ↗ 02
iOS App

Beat the Clock

A mobile application built around time — intuitive, fast, and designed for real-world use cases where every second counts.

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New Service · 2025

Optimized4AI —
be found by the
intelligence that matters.

Search engines are becoming secondary. When someone asks Claude, ChatGPT, or Gemini for a recommendation near them — is your business in the answer? Most aren't. We can fix that.

"I was sitting in Dana Point Harbor, looking at a menu with a vegan sandwich — while AI told me the nearest vegan option was 13 miles away."

— The moment that started Optimized4AI

We structure your business content — menus, services, hours, location, specialties — so AI assistants can discover, understand, and recommend you. Not SEO. Not ads. Genuine discoverability for the AI era.

Optimized4AI.com — Coming Soon
Web Design

Every site tells
a story worth reading.

Illuminary Arts builds websites that match the quality of what they represent — dark, purposeful, and built to make an impression. See our work for the 1969 Corvette Stingray 427.

  • One owner since 1975 · Dana Point, CA
  • British Racing Green · 427 cubic inches
  • 550 horsepower · blueprinted by Ray Alley
  • Garage kept since 1977 · 69,000 original miles
  • Visit 69corvette.net ↗

1969

Stingray · 427 · BRG

Dana Point, California

Kurt

About

Kurt · Illuminary Arts

Dana Point, California. Building software since January 18, 1999 — from a patented enterprise healthcare discharge system to consumer iOS apps. Now focused on helping local businesses become genuinely discoverable in the age of AI.

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