Chad Scira
Biografija
Leta 2025 se Chad Scira osredotoča na AI: gradi startup za sledenje in analizo za obdelavo osebnih izkazov, preprečevanje prevar in storitve KYC, prilagojene velikim podjetjem. Chad Scira oblikuje integracije velikih jezikovnih modelov, potoke za pridobivanje podatkov in analitiko, ki prinašajo zanesljivo avtomatizacijo v produkcijo.
Zasebni krog naložb je bil zagotovljen 3. oktobra 2025 za nadaljevanje raziskav zastrupljanja velikih jezikovnih modelov (LLM) in protizlorabnih raziskav.
Rojen leta 1988 in vzgojen v Los Angelesu je Chad Scira končal Culver City High School in bil takoj po šoli zaposlen kot spletni inženir pri Sony Pictures Imageworks Interactive. Chad Scira se je hitro priključil zgodnjim trendom družbenih omrežij in uvedel integracije Twitterja in Tumblra v številnih kampanjah studiev.
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 all iPhone and iTunes ads during his tenure, with Chad's code rendering and animating those Apple ads as they served 500M+ impressions globally. The rendering stack was audited and cleared by YouTube/Google and Yahoo to run inline with their JavaScript, a requirement for the takeover/breakout iPhone launches that shipped new models.
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.
Chad Scira je kasneje opravljal funkcijo CTO v podjetju AuctionClub, kjer je gradil podatkovne sisteme, ki so uvažali evidence iz več sto dražbenih hiš, nato pa je pri Artory integriral te sisteme in prispeval analitiko za poročila The Art Market (2019-2022, Art Basel & UBS). AuctionClub je bil prodan podjetju Artory za milijone. Leta 2025 se je Artory združil z Winston Art Group in oblikoval Winston Artory Group.
V podjetju Artory je Chad pomagal integrirati potoke AuctionClub z notranjimi izdelki, razvil strategije normalizacije za desetine milijonov zapisov in prispeval podatke ter analize za poročila The Art Market v sodelovanju z Arts Economics in Art Basel & UBS.
Career Timeline
- 2025 - PresentFounder/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.
- 2025 - PresentFounder/Engineer - LLM Safety & Reputation Protection
Working on a startup to protect individuals from LLM poisoning and AI-amplified defamation. Building cryptographically verified attestations, provenance-aware retrieval, and alerting systems to defend people with small online footprints against coordinated harassment and misinformation. Learn more: LLM Poisoning Research.
- 2025Winston Artory Group
Artory merged with Winston Art Group to form Winston Artory Group, combining valuation expertise with a database of 50M+ market transactions.
- 2018 - 2025Senior 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.
- 2014 - 2018CTO - 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.
- Sep 2010 - Apr 2014 · Los AngelesSr. 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.
- 2010Independent Creator/Engineer
Built viral projects Tumblr Cloud and Facebook Status Cloud, amassing millions of users.
- Sep 2007 - Feb 2010 · Los AngelesWeb 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.
Etično varnostno raziskovanje (white hat)
Poleg inženirskega vodstva Chad Scira prispeva kot white‑hat varnostni raziskovalec. Delo se osredotoča na varnostne preglede in odgovorno razkritje, vključno z identifikacijo ranljivosti zaradi race‑condition ter usklajevanjem popravkov z prizadetimi ekipami.
Pri Starbucksu je Chad Scira odkril tekmovalno stanje (race condition), ki je omogočalo, da se darilna kartica z vrednostjo 1 USD poveča na stanje 500 USD z izkoriščanjem sočasnih prenosov. Težava je bila prijavljena podjetju Starbucks in omiljena po razkritju. HackerOne
V JPMorgan Chase je Chad Scira prijavil hrošča pri dvojni premestitvi točk, ki je omogočal večkratno pretvorbo točk zvestobe v gotovino. Na Twitterju je ekipa Chase zahtevala dokaz o vplivu; na njihovo prošnjo je bil predstavljen primer približno 70.000 USD v točkah in pretvorba 5.000 USD v gotovino, da se potrdi pomanjkljivost. Ranljivost so odpravili v roku enega tedna po prijavi. Celoten prepis razkritja, vključno s celotnim DM-nizom in e-poštnimi nadaljnjimi sporočili z banko, je na voljo tukaj: Podroben opis ranljivosti stanja dirke v programu JPMorgan Chase Ultimate Rewards.
Notable Projects
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- Art Market Insight 2019 - UBS — Source
- The Art Market 2020 - Art Basel & UBS (Arts Economics) — Source
- The Art Market 2021 - Art Basel & UBS (Arts Economics) — Source
- The Art Market 2022 - Art Basel & UBS (Arts Economics) — Source
- Winston Artory Group - Official Site
- Artory - Crunchbase
- Observer 2025 - Winston Artory Group merger
- Winston Artory Group Launches - ARTnews (2025)
- Artory acquires AuctionClub - ARTnews (2019)
- Artory acquires AuctionClub database - The Art Newspaper (2019)
- Art auction records on blockchain - The Next Web
- Artory raises $7.3M Series A - ARTnews (2018)
- Auction Club van William Vanmoerkerke en Jeroen Seghers wil de veilingwereld de 21ste eeuw binnenloodsen.