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Max Flander, Software Developer in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Max Flander

Software Developer in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Member since November 29, 2015
Max has a PhD in mathematics. He has been working as a data scientist for the past three years with experience covering data engineering, predictive modeling, recommender systems, information retrieval, and crowd-sourced data curation. He's an excellent communicator and has worked in Agile teams of varying sizes. He's a favorite for running stand-ups, planning, and team retros, thanks to his knack for cutting to the heart of the discussion.
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Portfolio

Experience

  • Unix, 10 years
  • Python, 8 years
  • Git, 5 years
  • Agile Software Development, 3 years
  • Scikit-learn, 3 years
  • Amazon Web Services (AWS), 3 years
  • Hadoop, 2 years
  • Apache Spark, 2 years
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Availability

Part-time

Preferred Environment

*nix, Git, Docker, AWS

The most amazing...

...thing I've built is a 20GB per day AWS S3 JSON to HDFS/Impala ETL pipeline using Hive and Hadoop Streaming.

Employment

  • Data Scientist

    2014 - PRESENT
    SEEK, Ltd.
    • Performed data analysis and modeling using Python, Pandas, and scikit-learn.
    • Worked on a team building a Haskell ETL pipeline.
    • Implemented real-time data visualization using D3, Google Maps, and Tableau.
    • Built a 20GB per day AWS S3 JSON to HDFS/Impala ETL pipeline using Hive and Hadoop Streaming.
    • Crowd sourced data curation using CrowdFlower.
    • Built and deployed a Batch-scored predictive model running on 6 million records per week on a SQL Server.
    Technologies: Python, Hadoop/Spark, AWS

  • Data Scientist

    2013 - 2014
    Predictive Match
    • Built a recommender system for a real estate website using Python.
    • Developed a prioritization model for recommendation algorithms using RapidMiner.
    • Implemented data analysis and visualization using a Python data science stack.
    • Performed clustering analysis of users using scikit-learn.
    • Collaborated using Trello and Bitbucket.
    Technologies: Python, AWS, RapidMiner

Skills

  • Languages

    Python, SQL, Clojure, Ruby, Haskell, JavaScript

  • Frameworks

    AWS EMR, Apache Spark, Hadoop, Mach-II, Ruby on Rails (RoR), Flask, Windows PowerShell, ClojureScript

  • Libraries/APIs

    Pandas, Requests, Scikit-learn, Matplotlib

  • Tools

    Apache, Git, Tableau, Emacs, AWS CloudFormation

  • Paradigms

    Agile Software Development, Mobile Development, Continuous Delivery (CD), Functional Programming, Continuous Integration (CI), Unit Testing

  • Platforms

    Amazon Web Services (AWS), Linux, Unix, Windows, Windows Server 2012, AWS Elastic Beanstalk, Docker

  • Storage

    Redshift, AWS S3, Microsoft SQL Server, Elasticsearch, PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB

  • Other

    Web Scraping, Regular Expressions, Smart Contracts, Security, ADK, Quality Assurance (QA), Integration Testing

Education

  • PhD degree in Mathematics
    2009 - 2013
    University of Melburne - Melbourne, Australia
  • Bachelor of Science (Honors) degree in Mathematics
    2003 - 2006
    University of Melburne - Melbourne, Australia
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