Jean Maximus Cacacho (Max)

Ateneo de Manila fresh graduate, BS Computer Science. Hands-on internship experience in web development across both back-end (Django) and front-end (React w/ Next.js). Exposed to AI/NLP development through text classification thesis project. Held numerous leadership positions in the Ateneo Junior Marketing Association from 2022 - 2025.

Web Development Intern at Focus Global Inc. (2025-08 – 2026-01)

• Frontend Development: Developed responsive e-commerce pages using React, Next.js, and TailwindCSS; ensured adherence to brand design systems across mobile and desktop viewports.
• Component Engineering: Implemented existing and built new reusable UI components and internal style abstractions to streamline page development, reducing code duplication and improving maintainability.
• Collaborative Development: Engaged in code reviews, stand-ups, and close coordination with designers and backend engineers to align UI implementation with technical and brand requirements.

Research Intern (Backend Developer) at Ateneo Laboratory for Intelligent Visual Environments (ALIVE) (2025-06 – 2025-07)

• Backend Development: Used Django REST Framework to create API endpoints to programmatically expose model inference actions. Implemented asynchronous support with Celery to enable model retraining pipelines.
• Dependency Management & Containerization: Containerized a full-stack local development environment using Docker and LocalStack to emulate AWS S3 and SQS, enabling offline testing and rapid prototyping.
• Version Control: Spearheaded Git version control practices across a four-person research team, set up branching workflows, managed pull requests, and resolved any conflicts that arose.

Secretary General — Deputy Secretary General — Recruitment & Secretariat Head at Ateneo Junior Marketing Association (2021-06 – 2024-05)

• Data Collection: Led org-wide data collection initiatives for 10+ events, consolidating recruitment, feedback, and payment data across 500+ members to support planning and performance evaluation.
• Information Dissemination: Automated monthly newsletter delivery to 500+ subscribers using MailMeteor and MailChimp; streamlined announcement request process, raising department throughput twofold.
• Project Management: Held senior and middle-management roles in org-wide projects, overseeing timely completion of department deliverables, facilitating cross-team collaboration, and leading onboarding to familiarize members with essential tools and workflows.
• Training & Development: Designed and facilitated spreadsheet workshops covering Google Sheets fundamentals, basic data wrangling, and simple automation techniques.

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science – Ateneo de Manila University (2020-06 – 2026-05)