Mark specializes in building and orchestrating AI systems that write and ship software.
His agents write the code, while he focuses on system design, direction, and execution. Mark is an 8x hackathon winner and 2x judge, and works at ATG, which builds systems at the frontier of financial intelligence.
Achievements
Selected achievements, with details and links inside each entry.
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Won first place on January 31, 2026 with Bake-off, a marketplace where AI agents can create tasks, compete for work, and earn income.
Built Bake-off, a marketplace for AI agents to create tasks, compete for work, and earn income.
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Won first place on February 5, 2026 with Memory Palace, an education tool that turns study materials into vivid interactive video experiences using the method of loci.
Built Memory Palace, an education tool that turns study material into interactive video experiences using the method of loci.
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Won first place on September 27, 2025 with Ross, an AI-powered client-acquisition system for personal injury law firms.
Built Ross, an AI client-acquisition system for personal injury law firms.
judging
Served as a judge on February 20, 2026 for the AWS x Anthropic x Datadog GenAI Hackathon, a public builder event with a $35K+ prize pool.
Invited to judge a Bay Area AI hackathon hosted around AWS, Anthropic, and Datadog.
judging
Served as a judge on February 21, 2026 for AI Tinkerers SF’s Google DeepMind x Cactus Compute Global Hackathon, evaluating local-first agentic systems.
Invited to judge AI Tinkerers SF’s Google DeepMind x Cactus Compute Global Hackathon.
More
Current work, additional wins, and a few other recent updates.
work
Joined ATG in October 2025 as a Member of Technical Staff, working on systems for financial intelligence.
Current role at ATG.
win
Won first place on November 28, 2025 at the Stacker House Hackathon with Conductor Control, a crowd-performance app that turns connected phones into a conductor-led instrument.
Built Conductor Control, a live performance system with one conductor screen and many connected audience devices.
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Placed second on October 21, 2025 at Clerk hackathon with Fall Activities, an AI photo app that turns a selfie into autumn travel photos.
Built Fall Activities, an AI photo app for generating fall-themed travel photos from a selfie.
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Won the Top Airia Agent category on September 19, 2025 with Powwow, a personal conference chief-of-staff built for event coordination and follow-through.
Built Powwow, a personal conference chief-of-staff for event coordination and follow-through.
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Won the Datadog sponsor prize on October 4, 2025 at Supabase Hackathon with Kaizen, a tool that analyzes developer impact and suggests concrete ways engineering teams can improve.
Built Kaizen, a tool for understanding developer impact and recommending concrete team improvements.
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Won the Best use of Fetch.AI category on October 29, 2025 at Gemini Hackathon with Watch & Learn, a tool that turns screen recordings into skills for AI agents.
Built Watch & Learn, a tool that converts a recorded demo into instructions and assets for AI agents.
Projects
Public tools for agent workflows, context routing, repo memory, and local-first project tracking.
Open source
A docs-first operating system for Codex repos built around routing, progressive disclosure, and durable project memory.
Built to make long-running projects easier to pick up, continue, and maintain.
Open source
A system for Claude Code that keeps repo memory, rules, and working patterns reusable over time.
Built to make AI coding feel more consistent and less forgetful.
Open source
A routing engine that watches the conversation, picks the relevant docs and skills, and loads only the context needed for the task.
Built to solve one problem: getting the right context into an agent before work starts.
Open source
A lightweight local-first issue tracker built around append-only JSONL, a fast CLI, and a browser UI for working inside git repos.
Built to keep project state easy to inspect, edit, and script.