Megg Gawat

Hello! My name is Megg Gawat. I've been coding and writing software since I was 9 years old in 3rd grade in 2003. This is pretty hard to prove, but luckily in 4th grade I created my first domain, CoolMegg.tk, which had received significant enough attention to be archived by the Internet Archive on June 8th 2004, so that you can still visit the link above today.

Throughout my educational years, I created dozens of websites and programs. In 7th grade I was an admin of a World of Warcraft private server with tens of thousands of users. A video I posted about that server in 2006 became a hit with over 100,000 views, which was a lot in 2006.

I learned to hack games, writing trainers using Visual Basic and Cheat Engine. One video got popular: Ijji Gunz Hacks 2011 (clips of it have shown up in Gunz documentaries). I automated a bunch of processes with AutoHotKey, and later PyAutoGUI.

In 2006, when I was 13 years old, I started a YouTube channel under the name @CoolMegg and learned to edit and upload videos on my own. This was when YouTube was still brand new at the time and there weren't any tutorials. My videos from 2006 have received over 300k views, you can verify in the link above.

In 2009 I launched JustMegawatt.com — a popular site that was a grab-bag of the internet: articles, stories, comics, images, videos, programs, and "cool things found on the Internet." It was receiving 5,000–10,000 visitors per day on average, sometimes over 100,000 in a day.

In 2012 I made a popular YouTube video about becoming rank #1 in Bike Racer, a popular game at the time.

I became vegetarian in 2012. A few months later in 2013, I went vegan. I've been a staunch animal-rights activist ever since. My reasons for not harming animals can be found on WhyStopHarmingAnimals.com.

On typing: I hit 191 words per minute on TypeRacer on my account @RealTyperBest. The public profile still shows a best of 191.3 WPM from October 2013.

From 2014 to 2022, I ran Megawatt Apps, LLC out of Sterling, Virginia. I shipped dozens of iOS, Android, and Windows Mobile apps, including Epic Space Battles, Flappy Shark Attack, Rainbow Cat in Space, Guess Master, Fruity Shooter, Fastest Math Quiz, Bitcoin to the Moon, Bitcoin Clicker, Inspirational Success Quotes, Beauty Makeup Mirror, and To Do Tasks List.

While running Megawatt Apps, I worked at GoCanvas in Reston, Virginia from 2014 to 2018. I started as an App Builder, converting 500+ paper forms to mobile and publishing 100+ apps in the Canvas store. Then I moved to Technical Designer, where I built 200+ BIRT reports and wrote a scripting language for Canvas forms. Later I became a Solutions Engineer, building custom client projects and writing API docs.

From 2018 to 2021, I was at ASSYST doing full-stack work — ASP.NET, AngularJS, SQL Server.

From March 2022 to October 2024, I was Engineering and Strategic Advisor at Vegpal, a vegan dating and friendship app. I led engineering, built new features (friendship mode, feed), handled backend and user management, support, hiring and onboarding.

I started Stealth Launch, LLC in March 2021, here in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Now I ship my own products and take client work.

On August 6, 2026, the Wall Street Journal published an article about using AI on medical test results. I was quoted in it, talking about how I use AI to analyze my own bloodwork and physicals.

I'm currently shipping: AYearAgo.Today, a gamified journal with over 5,000 members. Mental Math Champion live on iOS and Android — a mental-math game with Story mode, Training, Competition, and Fog Run. Safe Pace is coming soon — a calm, local-first weight app with gentle goals.

I'm open to any software development work. More than a decade of experience. I specialize in web development, but I also have experience with mobile applications, game development, desktop applications, UX/UI, and automation.

I'm taking clients now. One project at a time. See below for contact details.