Arthur Oker
Arthur Oker

Arthur Oker

4th Year Computer Science & Philosophy Double Major @ University of Virginia

arthuroker[at]email.virginia.eduSend email

Projects

CIO Connect Screenshot
In Progress

CIO Connect

A website for discovering clubs (CIOs) at UVA. Developed a backend pipeline that transforms club data into OpenAI embedd...

Python
FastAPI
Google Cloud
OpenAI Embeddings
OpenAI API
PhilQuery AI Philosophy Assistant

PhilQuery: AI Philosophy Assistant

Developed a Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) pipeline using Python, Sentence-Transformers for embeddings, and FAISS ...

Python
Streamlit
FAISS
Groq API
Investment Tracker Visualizer

Investment Tracker Visualizer

Developed a serverless stock data pipeline using Google Cloud Run, BigQuery, and Cloud Scheduler to automatically fetch ...

Python
Google Cloud
PowerBI
Textbook Lending Web Application

Textbook Lending Web Application

Led a team of five as Scrum Master in an Agile environment, designing and implementing a full-stack web application for ...

Django
Python
PostgreSQL
Amazon S3

Class project - no longer deployed or supported

Cosaint Game

Cosaint

Directed and developed a semester-long game project using Unity, implementing backend systems including shop, round mana...

Unity
C#
NavMesh

Experience

Work Experience

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May 2025 - June 2025

Technical Sales Intern

KEYENCE Corporation
  • Ranked 5th out of 50 interns, peaking at 3rd, while averaging 210+ daily B2B cold calls and winning 4-stage sales competition (cold calling, technical pitching, objection handling, negotiation)
  • Generated $100k+ in qualified applications by engaging directly with engineers and decision-makers on complex industrial automation solutions, including marking, labeling, traceability, and metrology systems
  • Demonstrated technical agility by rapidly learning sophisticated product lines and translating technical features into quantifiable business value for prospective clients

School Experience

Anthropic Logo
Aug 2025 - Present

Claude Builder Ambassador

Anthropic
  • Incoming Fall 2025
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Aug 2022 - May 2026

Bachelors' in Computer Science and Philosophy

University of Virginia
  • GPA: 3.841/4.0
  • Computer Science Coursework:
    • Data Structures and Algorithms (Java/Python)
    • Software Development (Java/Python)
    • Computer Systems and Organization (C)
    • Discrete Math
    • Cybersecurity
  • Philosophy Coursework:
    • Classical and Non-Classical Logic
    • Philosophy of Law
    • Political Philosophy
    • Free Will and Moral Responsibility Seminar
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Jan 2024 - Present

Student Game Developers Club

University of Virginia
  • Director (Dec 2024 - Apr 2025)
  • Treasurer (May 2024 - Present)
  • Member (Jan 2024 - Present)
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Jan 2025 - Present

All Tech Is Human at UVA

University of Virginia
  • Philosophy Chair (Jan 2025 - Present)
  • Treasurer (Jan 2025 - Present)

Latest Writing

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Latest Post
July 2025

Chat, Is This Real? How AI is Reshaping Truth in Media

The age of telling whether the media you see is AI or not is quickly passing. As generative AI systems become increasingly capable, we are rapidly approaching phenomenological equivalence...

Current Interests & Reading

Current Interests

Philosophy of Mind
Superintelligence
Mechanistic Interpretability

Let's Connect

I'm always open to discussing new projects, creative ideas, or opportunities to be part of your vision.

arthuroker[at]email.virginia.edu