Derek Meegan
Data and Analytics Senior Associate at Grant Thornton
About
At my core, I am a builder. At Grant Thornton, I architect innovative systems that enhance operational efficiency, leading initiatives to achieve significant project growth and cost savings. My drive for innovation extends beyond my corporate role; I build a lot outside of work, primarily focusing on web scraping, serverless automation tools, and more recently, AI agents. My commitment to community and mentorship is vital to me. I am proud to co-organize Code and Coffee Philadelphia, a thriving developer collective, and to serve as a co-coach for the Amerikick National Team, guiding martial arts athletes to championship success in the North American Sport Karate Association Circuit.
Projects
Serverless Web Scraping
A template for deploying Playwright browser automation tasks on AWS Lambda, utilizing Browserbase for headless browser management. Includes an asynchronous API, job status tracking, and CI/CD with GHA.
Polymarket Watcher
A serverless application monitoring prediction markets for significant price changes and automatically tweeting alerts. Built on AWS, it features advanced signal analysis and confidence scoring.
Swoupon
A DeFi dApp for token swaps featuring the 'Swoupon' rewards system. Its backend utilizes a Node.js/Moralis API for data, while core tokenomics are driven by a Solidity/Hardhat smart contract library. Deployed on Vercel.
Mark Venaglia Portfolio
A personal portfolio website for artist Mark Venaglia, showcasing artwork and NYC tours. Features an admin dashboard for content management, all powered by Supabase and deployed on Vercel.
KeywordGenie
A micro-saas that uses AI and Google data to provide better keyword suggestions for SEO.
AmerikickGPT
Chatbot for the Amerikick Internationals with functionality to query ruleset, local resturants, and event details with natural language.