Austin Kranc

Global Geography and Flag Expert

wikiHow

Jan 2025 - Current (1 year 7 months)

I partnered with wikiHow as a Global Geography and Flag Expert. I collaborate with the editorial team to review and refine articles related to geography, flags, and global trivia. I participate in expert interviews to validate and enhance content, ensuring accuracy and trust for hundreds of millions of monthly readers. My insights are featured through expert citations and community Q&As, where I’m credited as a co-author contributing to wikiHow’s educational authority.

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Senior Manager

Jan 2025 - Current (1 year 7 months)

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Co-Founder / CTO

Aurelian A.I.

Jan 2025

- Spearheading technical vision and architecture for an AI-powered legal research platform designed to revolutionize precedent discovery for attorneys and firms - Built and deployed scalable backend systems for document ingestion, search, and retrieval - Developed proprietary AI models fine-tuned for legal precedent analysis, enabling lawyers to surface relevant cases with speed and accuracy. - Leading product roadmap and engineering strategy, from prototype to production. - Implemented secure, privacy-first infrastructure for handling sensitive legal data. - Collaborating with co-founders on fundraising, go-to-market strategy, and pitch preparation -Successes include an interview with YCombinator, discussions with numerous law firms, and t

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Co-Founder / CEO

WhereAI

Jan 2024

-Launched AI product to remove the guesswork for location-based business decisions -Created functional demo at whereai.tech, using Google Gemini, Mapbox, Python, Javascript -Compiled a vast database of millions of demographic and geographic datapoints for each tract in the USA -Initial success and feedback including an interview with YCombinator

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Content Creator

@austinkrance

Jan 2023 - Current (3 years 7 months)

-Creating viral short form content, with a focus on trivia, geography, and user interaction -Currently with over 100k followers on TikTok, and over 100k followers on Instagram -TikTok partner, Instagram partner, Youtube partner -Creating and promoting web games as companions to game based videos -Managing sponsorships and opportunities that have come with virality

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Founder / Lead Engineer

10Ranks.com

Jan 2023 - Current (3 years 7 months)

-Creating and updating viral suite of online games played by thousands daily -11,239,890 page views within the first two weeks of game launch -Coding and integrating the games using Javascript, Python, and Liquid -Integrating realtime databases into the games, in order to display poll results, high scores, and user selections -Addressing bugs and smoothly upgrading game versions, based on user feedback -Altering and improving backend to allow for smoother gameplay and quicker element loading -Improving clickrate of on-screen ads by optimizing their location and prominence -Growth and virality recognized by USA Today, as well as prominent sports writers on Twitter

Software Engineer

Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Jan 2022 - Jan 2023 (1 year 1 month)

- Created functionality for AWS GuardDuty to detect malware in customer accounts - Architected major testing processes for new malware detecting features - Successfully deployed product to new regions - Managed and Planned platform changes affecting thousands of customers https://aws.amazon.com/guardduty/

Software Engineer

GOAT Group

Jan 2021 - Jan 2022 (1 year 1 month)

- Created and managed new service in Go to be used by sellers across the platform - Developed innovative features in Ruby for optimization of shipping label, and global offers processes - Monitored key production deployments while promptly triaging and resolving failures https://apps.apple.com/us/app/alias-sell-sneakers-apparel/id1467090341

Software Engineer

Shopify

Jan 2020

• Developed features and tools in Ruby for connecting Shopify stores to Facebook/Amazon • Solved a crucial bug affecting thousands of merchants with shops connected to Facebook • Performed search queries in SQL to find and optimize data being passed to third party channels • Created an internal front-end search tool in React to sort through thousands of merchants https://www.shopify.com/channels

Embedded Systems Software Engineering

NVIDIA

Jan 2020

• Developed robust code for Nvidia Drive, a scalable AI platform for autonomous driving • Created algorithms for cryptographic security solutions in ARM TrustZone • Designed Architecture for handling PKCS11 objects, a standard for hardware security modules • Built encryption and decryption scripts for handling of the PKCS11 objects • Generated integration tests to find and fix bugs in release code https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/self-driving-cars/drive-platform/hardware/

VP Electrical Engineering

WATonomous

Jan 2019

Electrical Director on WATonomous, a student design team building a Level 4 Autonomous Vehicle. Managing 6 sub-teams including: the Radar Driver, Camera Driver, Power Systems, Time Syncing, Telemetry, and Sensor Interfacing sub-teams. • Oversaw all embedded software and electrical related tasks of a level 4 autonomous car • Wrote C++ with ROS for all drivers of radars, lidars, and cameras on the car • Used CAN to monitor and transmit sensor data throughout the car • Mentored and supervised a co-op student, teaching him both software and hardware skills https://www.watonomous.ca Show less

Embedded Software Designer

Imagine Communications

Jan 2019

• Developed software for Selenio Network Processor, an IP-to-IP live production processor • Created code to properly transmit UHD and HD signals over TCP/IP • Wrote algorithm for PID loop to regulate the temperature of components on the SNP • Devised code to regulate PWM fans, reducing audible noise by 25% • Investigated and solved a crippling bug in the transmission of SDI data • Built alarms to alert user of overuse of the receiver transmitter, flooding its bandwidth https://imaginecommunications.com/product/selenio-network-processor-snp/ Show less

Software Developer

Curtiss-Wright Corporation

Jan 2018

• Debugged and developed drivers in C (e.g. for DMA, I2C, on a RTOS) • Investigated PCIe enumeration process and developed a solution to optimize memory and runtime • Hardware debugging experience involving probing resistors and ICs, i.e. for VPX3-1258 with SPI • Scripted in OS Kernel to determine register values and connected devices, and allocated memory • Created graphics application using a safety-cert avionic driver for VPX3-719 board support package https://www.curtisswrightds.com Show less

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Software Developer

Jan 2017

• Investigated and developed next generation computer vision technology for Moverio Augmented Reality Smart Glasses Digital Eyewear • Developed and debugged Python scripts, batch files, C++, and R programs • Produced algorithms and programs that output key values and graphs to determine synchronization of the IMU • Created metrics and procedures in collaboration with team members • Evaluated algorithms for object detection, tracking and training for Moverio • Optimized and designed processes by automating the object detection tracking and training procedure • Conducted comparative analysis and testing on competitive augmented reality technologies and presented key findings • Generated a concept to improve the interface of Moverio that merit

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Software Engineer

Thalmic Labs (Acquired by Google)

Jan 2017

Y Combinator W13 • Developed software for iOS and Android smartphones to power wearable computing system • Investigated and managed project in C++ to simulate communication of the wearable device • Created algorithms to efficiently handle Bluetooth, in-app browsing, and user app flow https://www.bynorth.com

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Tech Camp Counsellor

Upper Canada College

Jan 2015 - Jan 2016 (1 year 1 month)

• Dedicated instructor responsible for leading over 200 students in Game Tech and Art Tech programs over 2 summers • Taught students how to use game design and other multi-media software; advised students on Unity for computer games, Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator for designing and editing images, and Google Sketchup for designing 3D sculptures • Provided demonstrations and sample strategies, steps and directions to students to complete their projects • Troubleshot issues for student program designs providing suggestions and tools to solve project challenges • Edited back end coding scripts of Unity for game customization Show less

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