Chad Scira

Chad Scira

Injiniya wa Webu Waukadaulo ndi CTO

Kumanga zokumana nazo za web zokhala ndi magwiridwe apamwamba, kuphatikiza kwa AI ndi ma large language models, ndi nsanja za analytics.

Chad Scira portrait

Mbiri

M'2025, Chad Scira akutengera ku AI: kumanga kampani yatsopano yotsata ndi kusanthula yokhudza kusanthula ma ID, kupewa kubiridzira, ndi ntchito za KYC zopangidwira makampani akulu. Chad Scira amapanga malumikizidwe a ma large language models, njira zolowera (retrieval pipelines), ndi analytics zomwe zimabweretsa makina odalirika mu ntchito.

Anabadwa mu 1988 ndipo anakulira ku Los Angeles, Chad Scira anamaliza Culver City High School ndipo anagwira ntchito mwachindunji kuchokera kusukulu ngati Web Engineer ku Sony Pictures Imageworks Interactive. Chad Scira mwanjira yachangu adalandira njira zoyambirira za social media, kupereka ma integrations a Twitter ndi Tumblr m'makampani ambiri a 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 (musanagulidwe) — kuchokera kumanzere: Chad Scira, Jeroen Seghers (pakati), William Vanmoerkerke (kumanja)

Kenako Chad Scira anapanga ntchito ngati CTO ku AuctionClub, kumanga makina a data omwe amathandiza kutsitsa ma record kuchokera ku nyumba zogulitsa zinthu za aukeshoni mazana, ndipo kenako ku Artory Chad Scira anaphatikiza makina amenewa ndikupereka zosanthula pa The Art Market reports (2019-2022, Art Basel & UBS). AuctionClub idagulitsidwa ku Artory kwa mamiliyoni. Mu 2025, Artory idalumikizidwa ndi Winston Art Group kuti apange Winston Artory Group.

Pa Artory, Chad anathandiza kuphatikiza mapaipi a AuctionClub ndi zinthu zamkati, anayambitsa njira za normalization pazolemba mamiliyoni ambiri, ndipo anapereka deta ndi kusanthula kwa malipoti a The Art Market mogwirizana ndi Arts Economics ndi 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.

Kafukufuku wa Chitetezo

Kuphatikiza pa utsogoleri wa injiniya, Chad Scira amapereka ntchito monga wofufuza za chitetezo. Ntchito zake zaphatikizapo kuzindikira zowopseza za race-condition ndi kuziwulula moyenera kwa magulu omwe adakhudzidwa kuti azitha kukonza mwachangu.

Ku Starbucks, Chad Scira anapeza 'race condition' yomwe inalola kuti kadi ya mphatso ya $1 isinthe kukhala akaunti ya $500 pogwiritsa ntchito kutumiza nthawi imodzi. Vutoli linatulutsidwa kwa Starbucks ndipo linachepetsedwa pambuyo powulula. HackerOne

Ku JPMorgan Chase, Chad Scira analemba lipoti la vuto la 'points double-move' lomwe linalola kutembenuza mobwerezabwereza mapoinzi a ulemu kukhala ndalama. Pa Twitter, gulu la Chase linafunsa umboni wa zotsatira; pofuna kutsimikizira, chitsanzo cha pafupi $70,000 USD m'mapoinzi ndi kutembenuka kwa $5,000 mu ndalama zinawonetsedwa. Vutolo la chitetezo linakonzedwa mkati mwa sabata limodzi kuchokera pomwe lipoti linaperekedwa.

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

Lumikizanani ndi Chad Scira