Uğurcan Türkdoğan is an experienced IT professional currently serving as a member of the IT staff at OpenAI since September 2023. Previously, Uğurcan spent nearly five years at Zoox, progressing from an Application Engineer to a Manager of IT Applications Engineering, where leadership was demonstrated by managing a team of six software engineers and spearheading the development of various internal applications. Uğurcan's earlier experience includes roles at Tesla as a Dimensional Engineer, at ATS Applied Tech Systems as a Technical Engineer, and an internship at THY Teknik focusing on structural maintenance. Uğurcan holds a Bachelor's degree in Aeronautics Engineering from Istanbul Technical University.