Austin Zurfluh - Founder, Chief Technology Officer, MythWeaver

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Work Background

MythWeaverFounder & CEO

Jun. 2023United StatesAt MythWeaver, we've embarked on a quest to bridge the realms of technology and traditional tabletop role-playing games (TTRPGs). Our aim is to enhance the essence of storytelling, game preparation, and in-session gameplay through an innovative AI Dungeon Master Assistant. Our Kickstarter was fully funded in <5 minutes!! Here are some pivotal achievements and ongoing endeavors of the MythWeaver team: Development and Innovation: Spearheaded by a cadre of skilled developers and creatives, we've crafted an AI-powered tool that significantly eases game preparation, dynamically adapts to in-game situations, and aids in weaving rich, immersive storytelling experiences for Dungeon Masters and players alike. Community Engagement: Our efforts extend beyond code and algorithms to fostering a thriving community of TTRPG enthusiasts. We value the exchange of ideas and feedback which continually shape and refine MythWeaver to better serve the needs of the community. Kickstarter Success: A testament to the excitement and support from the community, our Kickstarter campaign was fully funded within just 5 minutes of launch. This monumental backing fuels our resolve to continue innovating and delivering a tool that elevates the TTRPG experience. Collaborative Environment: We pride ourselves on cultivating a collaborative environment where every team member’s input is valued, leading to a product that is a true testament to collective innovation. The journey of MythWeaver is an exciting blend of technology, creativity, and community, reflecting a shared passion to enrich the narrative and interactive experience of TTRPGs.

Aardvark Technologies IncCo-Founder & CTO

Jan. 2022 - Apr. 2023United StatesWorked with my co-founder to build a team to deliver an end-to-end encrypted wallet based messaging protocol and platform. Aardvark solves the prevalent web3 problem that there is no standard way to contact someone via their public wallet address. Scaled the app from inception to > 2000 monthly active users. https://medium.com/@louis.moyn/web3-messaging-part-2-7ca3f1a20da1

AonHead of Engineering, Client Solutions

Dec. 2018 - Jul. 2023Spokane, WashingtonKey member in growing a startup in Aon's incubator from its inception to a 70-member technical team. Managed the development of pioneering intellectual property lending & risk transfer solutions and SaaS tools. Trained and mentored colleagues in software architecture and best practices. Below are a few key products my teams launched: Aon NFT Verification We built a SaaS tool that allows publishers of NFT collections to procure insurance for their NFTs and a digital certification that the publisher is the sole IP holder for the NFT assets. This helps increase the value of the NFTs as prospective buyers can see the vetting results & process, image similarity searches that we ran, etc, and can have confidence in the asset and the backing insurance. Trade Secret Registry We built a blockchain-based (Ethereum) SaaS application which allows users to register trade secrets in a secure manner – relying on blockchain immutability, we can then prove a person/corporation was in fact practicing a trade secret at a given time which gives them certain legal rights in the event someone patents the technique or methodology covered in the trade secret. Vendor Risk Management We built an insurtech platform that allows users to track partners who have contractual insurance requirements and verify their insurance coverage is valid. We also provided a seamless experience to place insurance policies for partners who needed additional coverage. IP Alpha I led a team of 6 engineers to build a SaaS product which helps companies understand their IP (intellectual property) posture, marketplace trends, and the value of their IP.

Capital Insurance GroupSoftware Engineer

Jun. 2018 - Dec. 2018Spokane, Washington AreaAs part of the CMS (Claims Management System) team I work with .NET Framework, Oracle, BizTalk to build a scalable enterprise claims system that can support a $400 million insurance company. Amongst my responsibilities are: • Migrate Capital Insurance Group to a production AWS environment capable of ensuring ultimate reliability and scalability. • Working with business partners that aren’t necessarily aware of software development practices to develop clear, concise and workable business requirements that will satisfy their needs. • Advise other teams on systems architecture, and providing training on various topics. • Training and generally mentoring younger and less experienced colleagues on industry best practices. A few highlights are: 1. Provided a set of training for the entire IT department on Unit Testing, how it fits with Agile development philosophies and how to implement it in existing enterprise software projects. This series is ongoing and covers a number of topics from software architecting to support unit testing, mocking, faking, dependency injection, etc. 2. Presented CMS Q3 deliverables and progress to the business teams in our quarterly Science Fair (basically an open forum for business users of our systems to come see what our team is working on, how they are affected, etc. The users are also able to ask questions and use the system in a demo environment)

Imprezzio Inc.Lead Software Development Engineer

Sep. 2017 - Jun. 2018Spokane, WashingtonAs a team lead I worked directly with the Chief Architect to design a gamification microservice and lead a multinational team of engineers to implement the service. The gamification service is used by Imprezzio’s Agents Ally (a CRM and marketing automation platform for major insurance carriers) to allow agencies to create goals and competitions for their producers to increase productivity and a sense of friendly competitive spirit. The gamification engine uses .NET Core 2 APIs, Kafka queues and takes advantage of Docker containers and Mesosphere DC/OS. In addition to the work above, I was also involved in working with research and development teams, designing and developing new features and services to be experimented with and used for sales pitches and demos.

Tekoa Software, Inc.Lead Software Developer

Mar. 2016 - Sep. 2017Liberty Lake, WashingtonResponsibilities include: - Optimized all products to work on Azure, taking advantage of Azure dynamic database indexing and web application hot-swapping. - Implementing REST API backend for all Tekoa Software products, including Tekoa EDI, Tekoa ERP. - Architecting software features, designing and modeling databases capable of supporting millions of transactions. - Developing enterprise-grade business software for mid-sized corporations ($50-100 million in annual revenue) using Visual Studio, C#, AngularJS, Web API (REST API framework). - Mentoring junior programmers, helping them improve and produce quality code. - Helping maintain and enforce Tekoa Software coding standards - Reviewing pull requests, etc.

Tekoa Software, Inc.Software Developer II

Mar. 2014 - Mar. 2016Liberty Lake, WashingtonResponsibilities include: - Developing Sage ERP (formerly MAS90) integrations to move data between client's third party software solutions and Sage 100, 200, etc. - Interacting with clients to take their requests and translate them into workable features and enhancements. - Developing Tekoa ERP, a new mobile-centric Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) using C#, MVC, jQuery, Azure.

Tekoa Software, Inc.Software Developer I

Mar. 2013 - Mar. 2014Developed web applications and windows applications for a variety of clients across the world. Mostly using C# ASP.NET MVC, though some projects were built using Qt and C++ for a major ERP application, and Java for custom android applications.

Spokane Public SchoolsWeb Development Intern

Jan. 2012 - Jul. 2012Worked with development team to build web applications for Spokane Public School system use. Developed custom applications from the ground up for numerous school departments and teams for various uses, using Java, C# and various web technologies.

CienaEIT Engineer Intern

Jun. 2011 - Dec. 2011Interned with the Engineering Integration Test team, and helped develop Lightning Edge OS systems, and supported the test team in developing and executing test cases. Was responsible for keeping up to date on cutting edge networking standards and helping the EIT team stay on top of test requests coming from the software development team.