AI researcher and engineer; formerly OpenAI (Sora, post-training, and sample-efficient learning)
OpenAIAI Researcher / Research Engineer
2023-07 – 2026
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Special projects at OpenAI Strategic Futures
- OpenAI
Strategic Futures
2026 – Present
Andreessen Horowitz (a16z)Partner, New Media
2025 – 2026
VapiProduct Manager
2025
Founder of Ando; Alloy Automation cofounder and board member
AndoFounder
Present
- Asterisk
Investor
Present
- Alloy Automation
Co-founder and Board Member
Present
Founder of Noar Ventures; host of Generating Alpha
- Noar Ventures
Founder
Present
- Generating Alpha
Host
Present
Co-founder and host at MTS
MTSCo-Founder and Host
2026-04 – Present
- Andreessen Horowitz (a16z)
Research Partner, New Media
2026-04
Software engineer and internet artist at Core Automation; formerly OpenAI
- Core Automation
Engineering
2026 – Present
- OpenAI
Member of Technical Staff
2026-02 – 2026
Working on memory and personalization at OpenAI; Stanford student studying mathematics and computer science.
- OpenAI
Member of Technical Staff (Intern)
2026-01 – Present
StanfordUndergraduate Researcher
2025-09 – Present
The Interaction Company of CaliforniaDesign Engineer (Intern)
2025-06 – 2025-09
Host at MTS
- MTS
Host
2026-04 – Present
- Andreessen Horowitz (a16z)
New Media Fellow
2026-01 – 2026
Stanford CS student and builder; formerly OpenAI Robotics
- OpenAI
Member of Technical Staff
2026-06 – 2026
LMArenaMember of Technical Staff
2025-03 – 2025-09
- Andreessen Horowitz
AI Infrastructure Intern
2025-02 – 2025-05
Building Align; formerly Special Projects at OpenAI
- OpenAI
Special Projects
2025-03 – 2026-09
- Prod
West Coast Lead
2023 – 2024