Chad Scira

Chad Scira

전문 웹 엔지니어 및 CTO

Building high-performance web experiences, AI and large language model integrations, and analytics platforms.

Chad Scira portrait

Bio

2025년, Chad Scira는 AI에 집중하고 있다: 대기업 맞춤형 신분증 처리, 사기 방지 및 KYC 서비스를 위한 추적 및 분석 스타트업을 구축 중이다. Chad Scira는 신뢰할 수 있는 자동화를 프로덕션에 도입하기 위해 대형 언어 모델 통합, 검색 파이프라인 및 분석을 설계한다.

Born in 1988 and raised in Los Angeles, Chad Scira graduated from Culver City High School and was hired straight out of school as a Web Engineer at Sony Pictures Imageworks Interactive. Chad Scira quickly embraced early social media trends, delivering Twitter and Tumblr integrations across numerous studio campaigns.

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 (pre acquisition) — from left: Chad Scira, Jeroen Seghers (center), William Vanmoerkerke (right)

Chad Scira는 이후 AuctionClub에서 CTO로 재직하며 수백 개의 경매사로부터 레코드를 수집하는 데이터 시스템을 구축했고, 이후 Artory에서는 이러한 시스템을 통합하고 The Art Market 보고서(2019-2022, Art Basel & UBS)에 대한 분석에 기여했습니다. AuctionClub은 수백만 달러에 Artory에 매각되었습니다. 2025년 Artory는 Winston Art Group과 합병하여 Winston Artory Group을 결성했습니다.

At Artory, Chad helped integrate AuctionClub pipelines with internal products, developed normalization strategies for tens of millions of records, and contributed data and analysis for The Art Market reports in collaboration with Arts Economics and 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.

보안 연구

엔지니어링 리더십 외에도 Chad Scira는 보안 연구자로 기여하고 있습니다. 그의 작업에는 레이스 컨디션 취약점 식별과 영향받는 팀에 대한 책임 있는 공개를 통한 신속한 수정 조치 촉구가 포함됩니다.

Starbucks에서 Chad Scira는 동시 전송을 악용하여 $1 기프트카드 잔액을 $500으로 상승시킬 수 있는 레이스 컨디션(race condition)을 발견했습니다. 해당 문제는 Starbucks에 보고되었고 공개 후 완화 조치가 이루어졌습니다. HackerOne

JPMorgan Chase에서 Chad Scira는 포인트를 반복적으로 현금으로 전환할 수 있게 하는 포인트 이중 이동(points double-move) 버그를 보고했습니다. 트위터를 통해 Chase 팀이 영향 증명을 요청했으며, 요청에 따라 약 $70,000 USD 상당의 포인트와 $5,000의 현금 전환 예시가 제시되어 결함이 검증되었습니다. 해당 취약점은 보고 후 일주일 이내에 수정되었습니다.

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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