Max Watson
Clojure and Crytpo Senior Consultant
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About
I've been programing sense I was around 8 years old. I work primarily in Clojure, Java, AWS and node.js. I've worked at a wide range of jobs for a wide range of people.
Experience
EXPERIENCE
Consulting,
June 2021-preasentI am currently working on several projects in the Defi and NFT space. I am working on block chain integrated apps as well as AI generated content primarily in node.js with backends hosted in AWS.
Symplr, Houston Texas — Senior Consultant
January 2022 – January 2023I worked on an AWS based Clojure and Clojure script application using a Datomic backend with particular focus on the front end of the application.
Optimis corp, Pacific Palisades — Application Developer
January 2019 – June 2021Worked on a variety of Clojure-based projects using Datomic, Postgresql, Kubernetes, Docker and Java. Jobs of note include making a user messaging system in Datomic, converting a userbase application from Datomic into Postgresql and making a program that converts exercise data into a printable PDF format.
I worked on several micro services with Graph QL integration.
I have worked on several projects that required Java and Clojure interop and am quite experienced in the field. I have edited and worked on the POI java library as part of a java/clojure web app.
PennyMac Loan Services, Agoura Hills — Jr. App Developer
July 2015 - October 2018
Worked on a variety of Clojure-based projects using POI, MongoDB, Java, Javascript, ASW, some SQL, and Clojurescript. Took over for senior developer from April to october, handling customers, QA, product direction and enhancement, and overseeing deployment to AWS.Various, Los Angeles — Contractor
January 2012 - July 2015
- In 2012, rewrote a file-based Delphi application to use a Client/Server-based DBMS (DBISAM)
- See other projects below
- EDUCATION
Pierce College, Woodland Hills
Obtained waiver to be allowed to study a variety of subjects at 14, including electronics, business, economics, cinema.Stone Coast Academy, Miami, FL — High School Diploma
Graduated with a 3.9 GPA.Other Miscellaneous projects
- Designed and programed a javascript game called “Musophobia”
- Designed and programed a flash browser game called “Magic Bullets”
- Designed/programmed many small games in Smalltalk
- Designed a website with a chat forum.
- Installed computers for SNF Management
- Excellent at learning, adapting
- Good at bringing order to chaos
- Experience dealing with customers and end-users
- Good at working with small teams and taking on extra responsibility when needed
- Experienced in scrum and agile
- Good at delivering frequent features and fixes.
- Experienced with close QA interaction and rapid bug fixes.
- Experienced at full stack development
Education
I graduated high school at the age of 15. My Father and Grand Father are both programmers so I learned from them.
