Mateo Balestrini

1X Technologies · San Carlos, CA

• Execute high-precision bimanual teleoperation and embodied AI data collection workflows across humanoid robotics platforms.
• Identify mechanical wear, sensor anomalies, and rig calibration drift on the operations floor, escalating structured diagnostic reports to hardware maintenance and machine learning teams.
• Standardize pre-shift calibration checks and shift handoff protocols to maximize daily system uptime and clean trajectory throughput.

Tesla · Palo Alto, CA / Hollywood, CA / New York, NY

• Provided onsite floor leadership for high-volume data collection workflows, enforcing evolving quality standards and scaling clean episode throughput for embodied AI model training.
• Served as a primary operational interface for robotics engineering teams—translating research requirements into floor protocols and compiling timestamped video issue logs to accelerate hardware and policy debugging.
• Performed high-volume sequential quality assurance on collected datasets, documenting subtle inconsistencies in robot balance, gait, and manipulation to protect downstream training integrity.
• TRON: Ares Premiere (Hollywood, CA): Selected as primary operator for the first-ever public demonstration of Optimus performing complex martial arts sequences on a live red carpet with zero hardware or safety incidents.
• MSNBC / Times Square (New York, NY): Conducted live bimanual teleoperation for national broadcast television, diagnosing and resolving environmental and RF edge cases in real time to maintain continuous system stability.

MateoBalestrini.com · San Francisco Bay Area, CA

• Direct end-to-end commercial video production, multi-camera field shoots, and color-managed post-production workflows for Bay Area organizations and technical teams.
• Architect standalone web platforms and custom Python/SQLite internal operations tools to streamline shift tracking, telemetry logging, and studio scheduling.

Class Valuation · San Francisco Bay Area, CA

• Executed high-volume residential and commercial field inspections under strict regulatory documentation, structural verification, and 100% compliance standards.
• Maintained a 100% on-time delivery record across multi-site daily routing schedules over a three-year tenure.

Mach Martial Arts · San Francisco Bay Area, CA

• Directed daily studio operations, program scheduling, and digital growth strategy—designing, launching, and maintaining the organization's web architecture to increase active client enrollment by over 250% in three years.
• Led the complete video production lifecycle (filming, editing, motion graphics, color grading, and multi-platform delivery) for international tournaments, promotional campaigns, and leadership events.
• Operated professional cinema camera systems (RED, Blackmagic, Sony, Canon, DJI) with custom rigging in fast-paced live environments, managing RAW and LOG color pipelines from acquisition through final master delivery.