Adrian Scott
San Francisco, California, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolAdrian Scott is a PhD-trained ML engineer and serial entrepreneur based in San Francisco, blending advanced optimization theory with practical AI systems. With a Ph.D. in Mathematics focusing on nonlinear optimization, he now builds AI-scale solutions, including distributed training, agentic apps, and AI-assisted coding tools. He recently created a fully automated hedge fund that delivered 220% net returns over three years while limiting drawdowns. A veteran founder and investor, he bootstrapped Ryze to over 1 million users and was an early founding investor in Napster, underscoring a rare mix of product-scale execution and ecosystem insight. Today he applies his breadth of experience as ML Engineer at Alphabean and AI Engineer at AdrianDoesAi, following a tenure as CEO of Soma Capital.
13 years of coding experience
32 years of employment as a software developer
Ph.D. Mathematics Nonlinear Optimization, Ph.D. Mathematics Nonlinear Optimization at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Github Skills (111)
python10
svg10
javascript10
aggregator10
ai10
webgl10
artificial-intelligence10
peer10
html510
openai10
gpt-410
blockchain10
blockchain-network10
wallet9
autonomous-agents9
Programming languages (12)
Github contributions (5)
AdrianScott/freepoprompt
Jan 2025 - Jan 2025
Powerful Python-based tool that produces context prompts from your code for LLMs
Contributions:27 pushes in 17 days
AdrianScott/froshine
Jan 2025 - Feb 2025
Contributions:10 pushes, 1 branch in 29 days
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