F.J. Innovations & Holdings LLC — Elgin, IL

Building things that
didn't exist yet.

An independent technology and innovations company spanning AI applications, gaming intelligence, enterprise IT consulting, intellectual property, and creative media.

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20+
Years in IT
7
Active Ventures
1
Patent Filed
F.J. Innovations & Holdings LLC

Portfolio

Active ventures & projects

Each project solves a real problem in its domain — from garden centers and gaming floors to vintage fashion, restaurant technology, and enterprise networks.

Garden AI
Live
G.A.I.A.
Garden AI Assistant — a conversational kiosk app for independent garden centers. Deployed at gaia.fjinnovations.com, built on Cloudflare Pages + Workers with AI-powered plant guidance.
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Vintage clothing
Live
ThreadReader
AI-powered vintage clothing label identifier. Photograph a garment tag and get instant era, brand, and authenticity context — built for resellers, collectors, and vintage enthusiasts.
Visit ThreadReader →
Restaurant
Live
Restaurant Web Templates
Full-featured restaurant websites with interactive menus, online ordering, pickup & delivery, table reservations, and secure payment — three live demos across fine dining, Mexican, and dessert concepts.
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Casino gaming
Patented
EZ Casino™
Integrated SaaS platform for gaming properties combining guest experience management with floor intelligence. Provisional patent No. 64/068,115 filed under F.J. Innovations & Holdings LLC.
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Music production
Active
R.I.C.K. / LiftingSound
AI-assisted original music distributed via DistroKid. Two distinct projects — R.I.C.K. as artist identity, LiftingSound as a separate creative direction — exploring the edge of human and machine composition.
Streaming Everywhere
Enterprise network
Available
Enterprise IT Consulting
20+ years across network infrastructure, SD-WAN provisioning, Cisco/Juniper deployments, hospitality and gaming IT, POS systems, and systems administration for complex enterprise environments.
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Intellectual property documents
Protected
IP & Patent Portfolio
Active provisional patent for EZ Casino™ with a 12-month non-provisional window. USPTO Basic Patent Training completed. F.J. Innovations holds and manages intellectual property developed across all ventures.
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What we do

Three disciplines, one company

F.J. Innovations sits at the intersection of technology, creativity, and intellectual property — building real products in each domain.

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Technology
From AI-powered web apps deployed on edge infrastructure to 20-year enterprise IT careers spanning gaming, hospitality, retail, and managed services — technology is the foundation of everything here.
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Creative Media
A fine arts background from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and an active music career under R.I.C.K. and LiftingSound. Technology and artistry are not opposites here — they're the same practice.
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Intellectual Property
USPTO-trained, with an active provisional patent and a deliberate approach to protecting innovations. F.J. Innovations treats IP not as paperwork, but as a core business asset.
Technology workspace

About

Frederick J. Mahoney

Frederick is an enterprise IT professional, inventor, and independent technologist based in Elgin, Illinois. Over two decades he has provisioned SD-WAN at scale, managed casino floor networks, deployed POS systems across hundreds of sites, and solved outages in high-stakes, real-time environments.

He holds a Northwestern University Organizational Leadership Specialization, a Google Project Management Certificate, and a fine arts education from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago — a combination that shapes how he approaches every project: rigorously, creatively, and with long-term thinking.

F.J. Innovations & Holdings LLC is his vehicle for building what doesn't exist yet — and protecting it when it does.

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20+
Years in enterprise IT
7
Active ventures & projects
1
Provisional patent filed
3
Live web apps deployed

Contact

Ready to build something?

Whether you're interested in G.A.I.A. for your garden center, a custom restaurant website, licensing EZ Casino™, engaging IT consulting services, or exploring a partnership — reach out directly.

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