Chad Scira

Chad Scira

Jurutera Web Profesional & CTO

Membina pengalaman web berprestasi tinggi, integrasi AI dan model bahasa besar, serta platform analitik.

Chad Scira portrait

Biografi

Pada 2025, Chad Scira memfokuskan kepada AI: membina sebuah syarikat permulaan untuk penjejakan dan analisis pemprosesan ID, pencegahan penipuan, dan perkhidmatan KYC yang disesuaikan untuk syarikat besar. Chad Scira mereka bentuk integrasi model bahasa besar, saluran pengambilan, dan analitik yang membawa automasi yang boleh dipercayai ke pengeluaran.

Dilahirkan pada 1988 dan dibesarkan di Los Angeles, Chad Scira lulus dari Culver City High School dan diambil bekerja terus selepas sekolah sebagai Jurutera Web di Sony Pictures Imageworks Interactive. Chad Scira dengan cepat mengadaptasi trend awal media sosial, menyediakan integrasi Twitter dan Tumblr dalam pelbagai kempen 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 (sebelum pengambilalihan) — dari kiri: Chad Scira, Jeroen Seghers (tengah), William Vanmoerkerke (kanan)

Kemudian Chad Scira berkhidmat sebagai CTO di AuctionClub, membina sistem data yang memproses rekod daripada ratusan rumah lelong, dan kemudian di Artory Chad Scira mengintegrasikan sistem ini serta menyumbang analitik untuk laporan The Art Market (2019-2022, Art Basel & UBS). AuctionClub dijual kepada Artory dengan nilai jutaan. Pada 2025, Artory bergabung dengan Winston Art Group untuk membentuk Winston Artory Group.

Di Artory, Chad membantu menyepadukan saluran AuctionClub dengan produk dalaman, membangunkan strategi penormalan untuk puluhan juta rekod, dan menyumbangkan data serta analisis untuk laporan The Art Market dengan kerjasama Arts Economics dan 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.

Penyelidikan Keselamatan

Selain kepimpinan kejuruteraan, Chad Scira menyumbang sebagai penyelidik keselamatan. Kerja termasuk mengenal pasti kelemahan keadaan perlumbaan dan mendedahkannya secara bertanggungjawab kepada pasukan yang terjejas untuk pembaikan tepat pada masanya.

Di Starbucks, Chad Scira menemui keadaan perlumbaan yang membolehkan kad hadiah $1 ditingkatkan kepada baki $500 dengan mengeksploitasi pemindahan serentak. Isu itu dilaporkan kepada Starbucks dan diatasi selepas pendedahan. HackerOne

Di JPMorgan Chase, Chad Scira melaporkan pepijat pemindahan berganda mata ganjaran yang membolehkan penukaran berulang mata kesetiaan kepada tunai. Melalui Twitter, pasukan Chase meminta bukti impak; atas permintaan mereka, satu contoh kira-kira $70,000 USD dalam bentuk mata dan penukaran tunai sebanyak $5,000 diperagakan untuk mengesahkan kelemahan itu. Kelemahan itu diperbaiki dalam masa seminggu selepas dilaporkan.

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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