Jack Blair
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Co-Founder & CTO
San Francisco, California, United States
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Co-Founder & CTOTeracMay 2025 - Current (1 year 2 months)Building the infrastructure layer that connects AI systems with on-demand human expertise. We handle sourcing, verification, screening, and payouts so partners can integrate human intelligence directly into their products. Hiring exceptional engineers and generalists - email jack@terac.com- TCo-Founder & CTOTailedJul 2024 - May 2025 (11 months)I've been researching on the cutting edge of AI for the past year. At Tailed, I am a researcher that builds the best ML models in the world to classify FTID Fraud. Tailed is the leader in return fraud prevention for eCommerce merchants. We help leading DTC brands have peace of mind by preventing fraudulent returns from being automatically refunded. Our customers include Brooklinen, Thuma, BRUNT Workwear, Clove, and other top brands across virtually every industry. HIGHLIGHT “The team at Tailed was able to stop $30K in the first week we worked with them! No other vendor can do anything remotely close to what Tailed has done to solve return fraud.” -- Operations Team, BRUNT Workwear, a $150M workwear brand. Setup takes an afternoon to int
- AI ResidentThe ResidencyMay 2024 - May 2025 (1 year 1 month)Building alongside the greatest.
- Lead Hardware EngineerOrchard RoboticsJun 2022 - Aug 2022 (3 months)- Led development of vehicle-mounted stereo camera imaging product for use in apple orchards. - Iterated over 15 prototypes through various stages of CAD, 3D printing, and commercial SLS printing. - Contacted many suppliers, organized and created purchase orders, managed project budget.
- Lead Data AnalystOrchardJun 2022 - Aug 2022 (3 months)• Designed big data 3D geospatial visualizations with AR for internal and external use • Learned the Mapbox API, AWS S3 + EC2, and MongoDB • Analyzed data to improve hardware and develop new algorithms
- Research Development Project LeadSmartSkegAug 2021 - Jul 2022 (1 year)• Created and led a research team to advance the crew/rowing data analytics industry. • Over the course of a year, developed a product that could be mounted on a crew shell and capture data throughout a rowing workout. • Achieved genuine advancements in the rowing data analytics industry and presented research to a school-wide symposium.
- Team LeadTJHSST Automotive EngineeringOct 2020 - Jun 2022 (1 year 9 months)Led a team of 20+ to develop a series of presentations to serve as an introduction to automotive engineering principles. Gave these presentations at weekly meetings. Responsible for managing club money, developing merchandise, fundraising, and budgeting projects. Led the group constructing a custom racing simulator and organized timeline and goals.
- Livestream Broadcast Engineer + MCProject CaelusSep 2020 - Jun 2022 (1 year 10 months)Learned how to use OBS and conduct a livestream in less than 24 hours. Successfully broadcast team engine tests, learned how to best keep audiences engaged, and learned about modern broadcasting infrastructure. Coded javascript plugins to play music, shuffle promo videos, and manage donations.
- Lead Structures EngineerProject CaelusFeb 2020 - Jul 2022 (2 years 6 months)Led a sub-team of Project Caelus, a fully student-run 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization aiming to design, build, and fly the world's first high-school-built suborbital liquid rocket. Led a subset of the propulsion team to develop testing infrastructure for a liquid fueled rocket engine. Researched engine mounting, P&ID pressurization system, plumbing stand mounting, extensive safety procedures, as well as the engine itself. Worked on timeline, organizing testing dates, and reaching out to college teams and aerospace companies for advice.
- Electrical EngineerTJHSST Automotive EngineeringDec 2019 - Oct 2020 (11 months)Worked to retrofit a gas powered go-kart to fully electric. Learned about Lithium-Ion battery power systems, battery safety, and control systems for large brushless motors.
- Propulsion Systems EngineerProject CaelusSep 2019 - Feb 2021 (1 year 6 months)Worked on the plumbing systems and test stand for a 2.5 kN ethanol / nitrous oxide rocket engine. Extensively researched commercial parts and chemical compatibility while creating engine injector and nozzle CAD models. Manufactured, assembled, and leak-tested components on the test stand.
- Flight EngineerTJUAVOct 2018 - Jul 2021 (2 years 10 months)TJUAV is TJ High School's Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Team. We participate in the annual AUVSI SUAS competition, where we compete with an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) against colleges from around the world. In 2019, we placed 23rd overall out of over 75 college teams (auvsi-suas.org for more information). Working on the airframe, designing electrical systems, engineering a ground vehicle, developing an autopilot system, transmitting data with an aircraft, and autonomously classifying images are common tasks. Throughout my time on TJ UAV, I learned flight aerodynamics, vehicle power systems, and RC technical knowledge. This experience also led me to develop my own fully-autonomous photography drone.
- Eagle ScoutScouting AmericaSep 2009 - Jul 2021 (11 years 11 months)I joined Cub Scouts in 2009 and have loved scouting ever since. At age fifteen, I completed my Eagle Scout Project at Sandy Run Regional Park, where I rowed for crew. With the help of 30+ volunteers, I led my group to revitalize a viewing area for coaches, fixing benches and moving over 2 tons of gravel. Throughout my scouting career I have held many leadership positions including Patrol Leader, Assistant Senior Patrol Leader, Historian, and Webmaster. I like to teach other scouts skills like orienteering, packing, knot tying.
Education
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- Z FellowsZ FellowsJan 2025 - Dec 2025 (1 year)<1% acceptance rate
- Bachelor of Engineering - BEPurdue University College of EngineeringPurdue Founders, Boiler Bhangra
- Prototyping, Robotics, and Automation EngineeringThomas Jefferson High School for Science and TechnologyGPA 4.41 | Artificial Intelligence, AP Computer Science, Analog and Digital Electronics, Automation and Robotics, Computer Vision, AP Physics, AP Calculus BC, Multivar Calculus, Linear Algebra #1 High School in National Rankings (U.S. News and World Report)
Projects (professional or personal)
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- SSurfer | Export your personal data in one click.Jun 2024Surfer is a digital footprint exporter, designed to aggregate all your personal data from various online platforms into a single folder. Currently, your personal data is scattered across hundreds of platforms and the companies operating these platforms have no incentive to give this data back to you. Surfer solves this problem by navigating to websites and scraping data from these websites. We believe that personal data aggregation is the key to enabling truly useful, universal personal assistants.
- HHuman API - Let Your Al Agents Ask You Questions in Realtime.Jan 2024As AI assistants become more sophisticated, autonomous agents are increasingly tackling complex tasks without human initiation. While this enhances their ability to take meaningful actions on our behalf, it raises concerns about real-time supervision and execution accuracy. Spooky's HumanAPI to solve the problem: How can AI cloud agents ask us questions when don't have enough information or are not sure what steps to take next? Get Started Here: https://app.archbee.com/public/PREVIEW-kBSfW0x0YaVY-EXPqYbHY/PREVIEW-h0nsaRf45zhMhJ0oHrBdJ If you are interested in this type of work, please contact me here: http://jack-blair.com
- AAutoScholar - AI Summarized Research Papers Daily!Jan 2024I have been wanting to learn about cognitive architectures in AI systems for a long time. But, as it turns out, delving into such a complex research topic on a whim at 3 AM in the morning is not sustainable. To combat this, I've been trying to read summaries of newer research papers every day. That's why I build AutoScholar- A simple AI Agent to search the internet every day for research papers relevant to my area of interest (in this case, cognitive architectures!). The agent beautifully summarizes each paper it finds- with an emphasis on impact of the paper- and intelligently sends papers to me it thinks I would find interesting. As an AI Agent Engineer, I have a lot of experience building with generative AI tools such as GPT-4 and LangCh
- DDepletables - Recurring Task AppAug 2023Depletables are my way of modeling recurring tasks that you must be on top of to be spontaneous. A Depletable is any cyclical task that has a state of “depletion.” Instead of reactively responding to tasks like home cleaning, shopping, connecting with family, a Depletable notifies you when to accomplish all of these tasks. To track Depletables, I developed an iPhone app and launched it on the App Store. Instead of saving all my tasks for the dreaded Sunday cleaning, I get an iPhone notification to complete them throughout the week. As a student, this is a great way to balance busy work days and allows me to spend time on the weekend doing what I truly want to do- being spontaneous. I made a Depletable to clean my bathroom, change my contact
- SSmartSkegAug 2021The SmartSkeg system is a set of wireless devices placed on a Crew shell to gain insights into how the rowers are performing, as well as actively steer the boat to avoid obstacles. Using our technology, coaches can monitor statistics in real time and see how different combinations of rowers affect the speed of the boat. Created by Jack Blair, Nicholas Bonanno, Onur Gunduz, and Nicholas Rising.
- AAutonomous Photography DroneSep 2020 - Apr 2021 (8 months)This is my fully autonomous drone build, with over 30 minutes of flight time and a gimbaled GoPro! I have spent almost a year on this project and have completed over 4 autonomous flights.
- AAutonomous Model RC CybertruckMar 2020 - Sep 2020 (7 months)Over the course of coronavirus break, I designed a fully autonomous RC Cybertruck that can go faster than 30 MPH! I put in more than 100+ hours and am very proud of the final design. Using the Pixhawk flight controller I also was able to complete autonomous waypoint missions.
Awards
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- PPurdue JMEC Fall 2023 Entrepreneurial Award with SVBIGPurdues John Martinson Entrepreneurial Center JMECDec 2023Teaming up with the brilliant minds of Thomas Stahura and Sahil Lalani, we've crafted an AI assistant architecture that feels like futuristic magic! 🤖✨ Picture this: an assistant that keenly observes, gathers data about you, and then proactively takes actions on your behalf. It's like having a tech-savvy sidekick, always ready for life's twists and turns. 🔄🌐
- TAthletic Honor Roll (TJHSST Mens Crew)TJ CrewJun 2021Rowed on my crew team's 1V boat Junior and Senior year.
- HHackTJ - Social Impact Award (1st Place)HackTJ Annual HackathonApr 2021I worked with two fellow students to develop a CV software that pairs cars parked in contactless delivery parking spots with their corresponding order. (Curbside Classifier)
- HHackNEHS - Best Overall (2nd Place)HackNEHS Annual HackathonApr 2021My team and I developed a software capable of translating spoken text into 3D objects using the Fusion360 API and a STT library. (SpeechToCAD)
- NNational Honor Society (NHS)Mar 2021
- Eagle ScoutBoy Scouts of AmericaJan 2019I joined cub scouts in 2009 and have loved scouting ever since. At age fifteen, I completed my Eagle Scout Project at Sandy Run Regional Park, where I row for crew. I felt that it was only fitting to give back to a place that has given me so much enjoyment over the past three years. Throughout my scouting career I have held many leadership positions including Patrol Leader, Assistant Senior Patrol Leader, Historian, and Webmaster. I like to teach other scouts skills like orienteering, packing, knot tying.