Tesla Optimus — TRON: Ares Premiere
Selected as primary operator for the first public martial arts demonstration in the history of the Optimus program—executed live on the Hollywood red carpet with zero hardware or safety incidents.
SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA · ROBOTICS & LIVE MEDIA
Bridging engineering teams and field execution across humanoid robotics and live broadcast production.
Operations Lead and Senior Technical Producer. I translate research objectives into disciplined floor protocols—directing daily humanoid data operations at 1X Technologies and Tesla Optimus, and executing live public deployments where stability is non-negotiable.
1X & Optimus
Humanoid Floor & Data Leadership
0 Faults
Hollywood Red Carpet & MSNBC Live TV
250%+
Client Roster Growth Over Three Years
RAW / LOG
RED, Blackmagic & Sony Cinema Systems
01 / Selected Work
Field deployments, studio operations, and technical production.
1X & Tesla Optimus — Robotics & Data Operations
Directing daily bimanual teleoperation shifts, pre-shift rig calibration, and high-volume sequential dataset QA—translating research targets into floor protocols and timestamped diagnostic logs.
MSNBC / Times Square — Live Broadcast Teleoperation
Executed live bimanual teleoperation in Midtown Manhattan for national broadcast television, resolving dense urban RF and environmental edge cases in real time.
Mach Martial Arts — Program Management & Media
Five years directing flagship floor operations, multi-camera cinema production, and web architecture—increasing active client enrollment by over 250% across three years.
Technical Production, Web & Internal Tooling
Multi-camera RAW/LOG commercial production (RED, Blackmagic, Sony) paired with custom web platforms and Python/SQLite internal operations trackers built for studio teams.
Launch Live Shift & Habit Ops Tracker ↗
02 / Capabilities
Operational playbooks built for high-accountability rooms.
01 Field & Studio Operations
Directing daily humanoid robotics floors and multi-operator data collection studios. Pre-shift calibration protocols, structured shift handoffs, high-volume sequential dataset QA, and timestamped diagnostic video logs.
02 Live Event & Media Direction
Managing high-visibility hardware demonstrations and multi-camera commercial productions under strict broadcast timelines. Custom cinema rigging (RED, Blackmagic, Sony, Canon, DJI) and end-to-end RAW/LOG color pipelines.
03 Systems & Internal Tooling
Designing operational documentation, custom web platforms, and lightweight internal software that eliminate bottlenecks. Python/SQLite shift trackers, telemetry logs, and responsive web architectures.
03 / Experience
Chronological track record across robotics, inspection QA, and media.
Humanoid Robotics Operations & Embodied AI Data
1X Technologies · San Carlos, CA
Current
Data Specialist & Primary Live Demo Operator, Optimus
Tesla · Bay Area, LA & NYC
2025 – Present
Technical Producer & Director of Photography
MateoBalestrini.com · San Francisco Bay Area
2020 – Present
Field QA & Compliance Inspector
Class Valuation · Bay Area, CA
2022 – 2024
Program Director & Video Producer
Mach Martial Arts · Bay Area, CA
2015 – 2020
EDUCATION
UCLA — Post Production (2025)
De Anza — Film/Video Production (2024)
CAMERA & POST
RED, Blackmagic, Sony, Canon, DJI · RAW/LOG Color · Premiere Pro, After Effects, Avid
LANGUAGES
English & Spanish (Bilingual)