I was on the board of the Singularity Institute, but then we spun off the new organization, the Center for Applied Rationality and we changed our name to the Machine Intelligence Research Institute while selling the brand name and conference to Singularity University.In my time at MIRI, I won and managed a $40,000/month Adwords grant, helped negotiate and close the deal to sell the Singularity Summit, and provided important strategic direction. Donation revenue more than quadrupled during my time at SI/MIRI.

Reviewed research of 15+ researchers and set productivity standardsPerformed expert level individual consultations on neuropsychopharmacology. Helped save one man’s life specifically, he told the national media (NPR, NYMag) I was better at this than the ten Nobel Laureate physicians that had given up on him.

My first startup was a genetic testing startup

Ensured reliability of engines and power supplies for Boeing and Airbus aircraft. Saw a little too much of the inside of the sausage factory.

I developed sales and retail management experience during 3 consecutive summers working at 3 different Radioshack locations in Pittsbugh, Pennsylvania.