Erik Passoja is a SAG-AFTRA performer (NCIS, The Flight Attendant, CSI), CTO of Armored Quantum, and founder of ProofGen. A 25-year web systems architect working on content provenance, consent, and digital identity, he contributes to standards at C2PA, DIF's Creator Assertions Working Group, and SMPTE, has testified in Sacramento on California's AI transparency legislation, and holds a portfolio of pending patents on identity, consent, and agentic AI.