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Trained new models, deployed collision avoidance and autonomous navigation systems, and implemented long-range teleoperation."},{"name":"Stealth","position":"Growth Ops","location":"San Francisco Bay Area","url":"https://timelyai.com","startDate":"2025-10-01","endDate":"2026-03-01","summary":"conversational consumer ai"},{"name":"Muse Computers","position":"Growth Ops","location":"San Francisco, CA","startDate":"2025-10-01","summary":"Joined a consumer AI startup at pre-seed stage backed by Amplify, which has since raised a $12M seed round with investors from OpenAI and Cursor. Drove GTM execution, hiring strategy, and product ideation while scaling accounts to average 250K impressions."},{"name":"Voltic Shipping (YC S22)","position":"Growth Intern","location":"Boston, MA","startDate":"2025-09-01","endDate":"2025-12-01","summary":"Worked at a company building electric, zero-emission cargo ships and supporting software. Built core website components and developed AI-driven automation workflows for grant letters. Company reached profitability in December 2025."},{"name":"Polsky Centre for Entrepreneurship and Innovation","position":"Business Development Intern","location":"Chicago, US","startDate":"2025-08-01","endDate":"2025-09-01","summary":"Advised WINUS Packaging on brand visibility and operational growth strategies in a competitive local market. Led outreach experiments targeting 10-15% growth in sales and partnership leads."},{"name":"Px3 Partners","position":"Private Equity Intern","location":"London, UK","url":"https://px3partners.com","startDate":"2025-06-01","endDate":"2025-09-01","summary":"Supported buy-side mandate win by drafting Investment Committee memos. Assessed over 100 AI automation tools and delivered recommendations that were fully adopted, reducing junior due-diligence hours by approximately 25%."}],"education":[{"institution":"University of Chicago","studyType":"Bachelor of Science - BS in Data Science & Philosophy","startDate":"2024-09-01","endDate":"2028-06-01"},{"institution":"St Paul's School","studyType":"A Levels","startDate":"2015-09-01","endDate":"2024-07-01"}],"projects":[{"name":"UChicago Core Fund","description":"Launching Fall 2026, this fund will be the first student-led VC at UChicago. Built the entire organizational structure from scratch, overseeing hiring, fundraising, deal sourcing, and investment operations."},{"name":"Midway Ventures - FreshX Engagement","description":"Worked on pricing modeling and strategic analysis for FreshX, a supply chain logistics startup. Won 1st place in the UChicago Ideathon Competition, judged by TikTok, Forum Ventures, Cisco, and others."},{"name":"Eckhart Consulting - Digital Sports Platform","description":"Provided advisory services for a major digital sports platform entering credit card products. Scoped comprehensive GTM strategy covering customer segmentation, pricing, customer attraction and conversion, and market analysis."}],"skills":[{"name":"LLM-Based Assistants"},{"name":"Agentic Tools"},{"name":"Claude"},{"name":"Codex"},{"name":"Devin"},{"name":"SQL"},{"name":"Excel"},{"name":"Slack"},{"name":"Google Workspace"},{"name":"English (Fluent)"},{"name":"Norwegian (Fluent)"},{"name":"French"},{"name":"Spanish"},{"name":"Growth Operations"},{"name":"Venture Capital"},{"name":"Product Strategy"},{"name":"Business Development"}],"certificates":[{"name":"Advanced Open Water Diver","issuer":"PADI"},{"name":"A Levels: A* in Maths, A* in Physics, A* in Chemistry, A* in French","date":"2024-08-01","issuer":"UCAS"}]}