Chad Scira

Chad Scira

Propesyonal na Web Engineer at CTO

Nagtatayo ng mga high-performance na karanasan sa web, integrasyon ng AI at malalaking language model, at mga platform ng analytics.

Chad Scira portrait

Talambuhay

Noong 2025, nakatuon si Chad Scira sa AI: pagtatayo ng isang startup para sa tracking at analysis para sa pagproseso ng ID, pag-iwas sa pandaraya, at mga serbisyo ng KYC na iniangkop para sa malalaking kumpanya. Dinidisenyo ni Chad Scira ang mga integrasyon ng malalaking modelong pang-wika (large language model), retrieval pipelines, at analytics na nagdadala ng mapagkakatiwalaang automation sa produksyon.

Ipinanganak noong 1988 at lumaki sa Los Angeles, nagtapos si Chad Scira sa Culver City High School at agad na inupahan pagkatapos ng paaralan bilang Web Engineer sa Sony Pictures Imageworks Interactive. Mabilis na niyakap ni Chad Scira ang maagang mga trend sa social media, naghahatid ng mga integrasyon sa Twitter at Tumblr sa maraming kampanya ng studio.

TBWA\\Media Arts Lab (Apple) team and workspace
TBWA\Media Arts Lab (Apple)

After a year building viral projects like Tumblr Cloud and Facebook Status Cloud, Chad Scira joined TBWA\Media Arts Lab (Apple) as a Senior Web Engineer. Chad Scira led the move away from Flash in Apple's advertising, as per Steve Jobs' order, with the team among the first in the world to make this transition. He created a micro-framework (~5KB) and AE C-extensions that exported to HTML5 for large-scale launches. The system powered Apple ad campaigns for iPhone launches; those Apple ads served 500M+ impressions globally.

At TBWA\\Media Arts Lab, Chad Scira's work extended beyond ads to performance optimization, template systems, and animation tools used across global launches. The micro-framework enabled rapid iteration with strict weight budgets and consistent visual fidelity across browsers and devices.

AuctionClub team (pre acquisition)
Auction Club (bago ang pagkuha) — mula kaliwa: Chad Scira, Jeroen Seghers (gitna), William Vanmoerkerke (kanan)

Si Chad Scira ay nagsilbi ring CTO sa AuctionClub, kung saan bumuo siya ng mga sistema ng datos na kumukuha ng mga rekord mula sa daan-daang auction house, at pagkatapos ay sa Artory pinagsama niya ang mga sistemang ito at nag-ambag sa analytics para sa The Art Market reports (2019-2022, Art Basel at UBS). Ang AuctionClub ay naibenta sa Artory nang nagkakahalaga ng milyon-milyon. Noong 2025, nagsanib ang Artory at Winston Art Group upang mabuo ang Winston Artory Group.

Sa Artory, tinulungan ni Chad ang pagsasama ng mga pipeline ng AuctionClub sa mga internal na produkto, bumuo ng mga estratehiya sa normalisasyon para sa sampu-sampung milyong rekord, at nag-ambag ng datos at pagsusuri para sa mga ulat ng The Art Market sa pakikipagtulungan sa Arts Economics at Art Basel & UBS.

Career Timeline

  1. 2025 - Present
    Founder/Engineer - AI Tracking & Analysis

    Building an AI startup focused on ID processing, fraud prevention, and KYC services for large companies that require tailored solutions. Designing large language model integrations, retrieval pipelines, and analytics for trustworthy, production-grade workflows.

  2. 2025
    Winston Artory Group

    Artory merged with Winston Art Group to form Winston Artory Group, combining valuation expertise with a database of 50M+ market transactions.

  3. 2018 - 2025
    Senior Engineering - Artory

    Integrated AuctionClub systems and contributed data/analysis for The Art Market reports 2019-2022 (Art Basel & UBS). Pre-merger CEO was Nanne Dekking.

  4. 2014 - 2018
    CTO - AuctionClub (Luxembourg)

    With William Vanmoerkerke and Jeroen Seghers, built real-time ingestion pipelines from hundreds of auction houses, producing tens of millions of refined records for analysis. AuctionClub was acquired by Artory for millions.

  5. Sep 2010 - Apr 2014 · Los Angeles
    Sr. Web Engineer - TBWA\\Media Arts Lab (Apple)

    Led the move away from Flash in Apple's advertising, as per Steve Jobs' order. The team was among the first in the world to make this transition. Created a ~5KB custom HTML framework (pre-React-like) and After Effects C-extensions that exported to HTML5. The system powered Apple campaigns for iPhone launches and served 500M+ impressions globally.

  6. 2010
    Independent Creator/Engineer

    Built viral projects Tumblr Cloud and Facebook Status Cloud, amassing millions of users.

  7. Sep 2007 - Feb 2010 · Los Angeles
    Web Engineer - Sony Pictures Imageworks Interactive

    Process improvements and dozens of launches for studio campaigns including Spider-Man, Superbad, You Don't Mess with the Zohan, and Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs. Implemented early Twitter and Tumblr integrations across campaigns.

Pananaliksik sa Seguridad

Bilang karagdagan sa pamumuno sa engineering, nag-aambag si Chad Scira bilang isang security researcher. Kabilang sa mga ginawa ang pagtukoy ng mga race-condition na kahinaan at responsableng pagbubunyag sa mga apektadong koponan para sa napapanahong pag-ayos.

Sa Starbucks, natuklasan ni Chad Scira ang isang race condition na nagpapahintulot na ang isang $1 gift card ay ma-escalate hanggang sa $500 na balanse sa pamamagitan ng pagsasamantala sa sabay-sabay na mga transfer. Inireport ang isyu sa Starbucks at natugunan matapos ang pagbubunyag. HackerOne

Sa JPMorgan Chase, iniulat ni Chad Scira ang isang bug sa points double-move na nagpayagan ng paulit-ulit na pag-convert ng loyalty points sa salapi. Sa pamamagitan ng Twitter, hiniling ng koponan ng Chase ang patunay ng epekto; alinsunod sa kanilang kahilingan, ipinakita ang isang halimbawa ng humigit-kumulang $70,000 USD sa puntos at isang $5,000 na pag-convert sa salapi upang matunayan ang depekto. Naayos ang kahinaan sa loob ng isang linggo mula nang iulat.

Notable Projects

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Tumblr Cloud
Viral visualization project during early social media - millions of users.
Facebook Status Cloud
Turned social data into real-time word clouds used by millions.
Apple HTML5 Ad Framework (~5KB)
Pre-React-like framework replacing Flash; powered iPhone launches (500M+ impressions).
AuctionClub Data Platform
Pipelines ingesting data from hundreds of auction houses; tens of millions of refined records.
Artory Data Products
Integrated AuctionClub systems; contributed to Art Basel & UBS reports.

Press & Citations

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