Oliver Zolan

Work Experience

R&D Lab Specialist

OpenAI
OpenAI

Nov 2025 - Present

San Francisco, CA
  • Directly contributed to the improvement of foundation robot models, increasing automated tasks success rates.
  • Provided mentorship to new operators, promoting a safety-first culture while encouraging creative approaches.
  • Maintained and troubleshot complex robotic workstations, serving as a technician to diagnose hardware faults, perform sensor calibrations, and assemble workstations.
  • Documented and reported systematic bugs in prototype robotic workstations, creating feedback loops to accelerate the transition from prototype to production-ready hardware.

Software Engineer Intern

SkyFiber Internet
SkyFiber Internet

Aug 2024 - Dec 2024

Reno, NV
  • Enhanced customer experience by designing UI/UX and developing a new customer payment portal with Laravel and Stripe API integration, which led to a 40% reduction in billing-related support calls.
  • Automated marketing and communications through developing automation workflows with N8N.
  • Developed a full-stack agent portal web app using PHP and MySQL that automated lead-to-deal conversion, resulting a 15% faster lead conversion and streamlining the path from initial contact to a closed deal.
  • Collaborated cross-functionally within Agile development cycles, engaging with sales and support departments to translate business needs into technical requirements.

Project Manager Intern

Comstock Inc.
Comstock Inc.

May 2024 - Aug 2024

Reno, NV
  • Crafted a detailed project proposal for the Storey County Board of Commissioners, incorporating precise technical documentation to support historic town revitalization initiatives, leading to the approval of key project phases.
  • Engaged in fieldwork and stakeholder meetings with industry leaders and government officials, strengthening project outcomes through improved communication and collaboration.

Technologies

Frontend & Mobile

Next.js
Next.js
TypeScript
TypeScript
JavaScript
JavaScript
React
React
Swift
Swift
Tailwind CSS
Tailwind CSS
HTML5
HTML5
CSS3
CSS3

Backend & Services

Python
Python
Node.js
Node.js
PHP
PHP
Laravel
Laravel
C++
C++
PostgreSQL
PostgreSQL
GraphQL
GraphQL
Firebase
Firebase

DevOps & Tools

Amazon AWS
Amazon AWS
Docker
Docker
Vercel
Vercel
Cloudflare
Cloudflare
Linux
Linux
Git
Git
GitHub
GitHub
Bash
Bash
Figma
Figma

Selected Projects

FleeCode

Building full stack coding education platform with integrated AI assistant to provide conceptual productive programming guidance.

TypeScriptNext.jsNode.jsPostgreSQLPrismaRedisDockerTailwind

Sous Chef

iOS smart recipe recommendation app that suggests meals based on the user's current pantry. Built an object recognition model for ingredient scanning.

SwiftPythonAWSFirebasePyTorch

Education

UNR Logo

University of Nevada, Reno

B.S. Computer Science and Engineering

Minor in Mathematics • GPA: 3.5

2021 — 2025

Activities:

ACM at UNR (Director of Technology), Hackathon Winner, Dean's List

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