# Arturo D.

**Talent Headhunter** — San Francisco, CA

> AI builder and talent strategist with 10+ years in machine learning. Quant judgment from Kaggle (top 10 in Halite I and II, #1 in Europe on Two Sigma), building Hyper88, an arbitrage fund, and founding an Antler Oslo 2023 venture. Raised venture funding, researches world models, consults for frontier labs, and scouts exceptional technical talent.

Career Archetype: **Foundry Trailblazer** (OS-MG) — One of the first Foundry Trailblazers on Saywise

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/arde88

## Experience

### Independent research and consulting, Stealth Startup (2025-09 – present)
San Francisco, California, United States · Research on world models. Consulting work for frontier models, including neolabs, RWKV, Nous Research and Prime Intellect. Talent scouting for frontier AI labs.

### Founder, Antler-backed venture (2023-01 – 2025-01)
Oslo / San Francisco · Joined Antler Oslo as a founder in 2023. Antler invested in my team. Started with IZX, then pivoted to True Frontier. IZX closed in January 2025. Work on frontier AI: vision, sensors and voice models. Developed low-latency voice models operating below 500ms.

### CTO & Co-founder, True Frontier AI (2023-01 – present)
Oslo, Norway · Leading development of foundational models for unstructured data in defense, including advanced voice models with sub-500ms latency. Raised venture funding backed by Antler and built relationships with top European GPs for upcoming rounds.

### Machine Learning, Hyper88 (arbitrage fund) (2019-01 – 2023-01)
Singapore · Established a digital currency quantitative fund, scaling AUM from $100k to $10M in two years. Built trading technology managing $3-5B in monthly volume and led teams of quants and developers across Southeast Asia.

### Quantitative Trader & AI Consultant, Self-employed (2014-01 – 2019-01)
Madrid, Spain · Designed reinforcement learning models that improved prediction accuracy 30% for a FAANG investment arm. Developed high-frequency algorithms reducing inventory risk 40% for investment banks and customized models for hedge funds averaging 25% performance gains. Contributed to Bit2Me, later acquired by Mastercard for $150M.

### Consultant, Data Science / Machine Learning, Varmetric (2013-09 – 2019-08)
Madrid · Built reinforcement learning and algorithmic trading systems for hedge funds and investment banks. Contributed technical work to Bit2Me before its Mastercard investment.

### Network Infrastructure and Cybersecurity Consultant, EXPAL SYSTEMS (2011-01 – 2013-01)
Madrid, Spain · Provided IT consulting for network infrastructure and cybersecurity. Optimized network performance and reliability for trading systems.

### Data Pipeline Intern (part-time), Goldman Sachs (2009-09 – 2011-06)
Zurich, Switzerland · Supported ETL processes and data cleaning for high-frequency trading systems. Built foundational knowledge in time-series analysis, forecasting, and execution strategies.

## Education

### Senior Technician in Networked Computer Systems Administration, CENEC (2007-09 – 2009-06)
Graduated top of class; Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA)

## Projects

### Numerai Model
Transformer-based relation-aware architecture · Built a transformer model using relation-aware architecture that ranked in the top 10% on Numerai's competitive dataset. Demonstrates expertise in applying state-of-the-art deep learning to financial prediction.

### Halite Challenge
AI pathfinding and game strategy competition · Competed in Halite AI challenges, placing top 50 globally and top 10 on European leaderboard across multiple iterations. Developed intelligent agents using reinforcement learning and algorithmic strategies.

### Layer-wise Learning Rate Adaptation
Optimization method for transformer training · Published research on optimizing training dynamics in transformer models through layer-wise learning rate adaptation. Contributes to understanding of deep learning optimization.

## Skills

Supervised classification, Model evaluation and explainability, LLMs and agent systems, Transformers, Scikit-Learn, Technical Due Diligence, Venture Building, Technical Team Leadership, High-Frequency Trading, Market Microstructure, Technical Strategy, Python (Programming Language), PyTorch, Reinforcement Learning, Deep Learning, Algorithmic Trading, Quantitative Research, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Blockchain, Bitcoin, Investment Research, Automotive, Automotive Engineering, Estrategia, Ingeniería automotriz, Espíritu empresarial, Estrategia empresarial, Plan de negocio, Talent Management, Negociación, Inglés, Organizational Culture, Low Carbon Technologies, Low Carbon Economy, Luxury Brand Marketing, Sector automovilístico, Economy, Quantitative Trading Strategies, Statistical Arbitrage, Time Series Analysis, Stochastic Processes, Monte Carlo Simulations, NLP, NumPy, Pandas, SciPy, R, AWS, Google Cloud Platform, Azure, TensorFlow, QuantLib, Git, Quantitative analysis, Talent scouting, Technical recruiting, Venture capital, Fundraising, AI research, Future forecasting, Talent strategy, Network development

## Credentials

- **Quantopian prize winner** — Quantopian (issued 2018-02)
- **HALITE II Global AI Challenge Position Top-3** — TwoSigma (issued 2017-11)

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