James Heaney

Grade is the API for performance-based payroll. Think of us like Deel or Gusto, but our payouts are for work completed, not hours. Companies use Grade to pay contractors and AI agents based on results: tasks completed, targets hit, work delivered. We handle compliance, tax reporting, and global payouts.

Created an app called Pray Screen, which had 200K+ downloads, 4.9 star rating, and ranked just below the Bible in the reference category in the App Store. Sold in mid June.

Optimized cryptographic algorithms to run on distributed networks of computers, solving pseudo-random number generation and speeding up Merkle proofs. Sold the technology to a blockchain company.

Worked on MyChart, the largest patient health record network used by over 1M+ patients worldwide. I was one of the few principal engineers, and built systems used over 1M times a week.

A 400 hour contract for a technical support position which entailed office network and computer setup/management, general technical and procedural support, and daily communication with head office.

Studied mechanical engineering at Ryerson University with focuses on material science, manufacturing, and design.