Nouns

(n)originator, conceiver, mastermindsomeone who creates new things
(n)genius, mastermind, brain, brainiac, Einstein, wondersomeone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality“Mozart was a child genius”, “he's smart but he's no Einstein”

Verbs

(v)mastermind, engineer, direct, organize, organise, orchestrateplan and direct (a complex undertaking)“he masterminded the robbery”