Max Maher

(651) 587-6933 • ​maxwmaher@gmail.com

GitHub: ​github.com/maxwmaher

After nearly a decade of experience consulting for a student management software company, I'm pulling 
back the curtain and leaping into development. Guiding users through comprehensive digital solutions 
ignited my love for applications that are always perfecting, but never finished. I'm excited to do my part to 
make software more powerful, easier to use, and accessible to all. 

Skills

● Javascript ● Git/GitHub ● Passport

● React ● HTML ● PostgreSQL
● AJAX ● jQuery ● Redux
● Axios ● JSS ● Redux-Sagas
● Bootstrap ● Material-UI ● RESTful APIs
● CSS ● Node.js ● SQL
● Express ● OOP ● Visual Studio Code

Professional Experience
Prime Digital Academy​, Minneapolis, MN June 2019 to October 2019
Full Stack Software Development Student
● Solo Project - Trivia Weekend
○ A team-management system for the thousands of people who participate in unique,
multi-day trivia marathons annually throughout the country.
○ A full-stack application that allows captains to create teams and users to join those
teams. Captains can add contests, customize the contest format, record questions and
answers, and instantaneously alert team members as key data is saved.
○ Created using React, Redux, Redux-Sagas, PostgreSQL, Node, Express, Axios, Passport,
MomentJS, and Material-UI.
● Group Project - TBD

Wayzata Public Schools​, Plymouth, MN February 2019 to July 2019

SIS Technology Specialist
● Assisted school district with maintenance of its student information system (Skyward).
● Assessed staff's current practices and made recommendations to improve efficiency in
managing key data.
● Developed documentation to communicate best practices.
● Led trainings for staff in charge of scheduling students, managing curricula, and generating
transcripts.

Skyward, Inc.​,​ ​St. Paul, MN February 2011 to February 2019

Senior Consultant
● Consulted with new school districts adopting the Skyward product, gathering knowledge on how
 users intended to implement the platform and configuring in-house databases for their needs.
● Proactively and comprehensively anticipated customers’ software issues through analysis of
their intended product usage. Flagged potential issues for product owner review.
● Developed internal materials to prepare the department for the launch of a SQL-based edition
of the product.
● Created and conducted module certifications for future consultants in the company.

Education
PRIME DIGITAL ACADEMY,​ Minneapolis, MN
Full Stack Software Engineering Certificate
Graduate in October 2019

DRAKE UNIVERSITY​, Des Moines, IA

B.A. in Public Relations, B.A. in Political Science
Graduated in May 2010

Activities & Leadership

● JavaScriptMN
○ Member, 2019
● Two Rivers Chorale, ​Roseville, MN
○ Design and produce marketing emails, 2015-2019
○ Choral member, 2013-2015
● Drake Choir, ​Des Moines, IA
○ Elected council member, 2007-2010
○ President, 2009-2010
● Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, ​Des Moines, IA
○ Collegiate fraternity with an emphasis in music
○ President of Alpha Beta chapter, 2008-2010