PHYSICIST · ENGINEER · BUILDER · EDUCATOR

I make hard technology usable.

A decade building and teaching across physics, space, immersive reality, robotics, and AI — from university labs to a 12,000-person aerospace company. Now AI Enablement Lead at Zillow and founder of the studio Chaotic Curiosity.

Don Balanzat
Phoenix, AZ

For the benefit of Earth and the diversity of its inhabitants.

AI is powerful enough to change everything. I choose to use it for good.

It is not enough to focus on building alone - we must share what we build with others.

Recent & biggest wins

What I've been doing lately.

The most recent, highest-impact work, from enterprise AI adoption to humanoid robots that learn to move.

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Depth and breadth.

Five technical domains plus a decade of teaching — each its own world of work.

My studio: Chaotic Curiosity

A boutique studio building XR, AI, robotics, and media — for museums, universities, startups, and research labs. It's where a lot of this work actually happens.

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Let's build something.

Open to leadership roles in AI enablement — and to a good conversation about hard problems.