Practice · Proof · Continuous study

Technical fluency that survives contact with real work.

The strongest answer to “How technical are you?” is a triangulation: what I have built, the scale at which it operated, and the structured learning that keeps the capability current.

SQL / PostgreSQLPythonOpenAIDataCampKaggle

Applied capability matrix

Built, measured, and reinforced through training.

Each capability pairs implementation evidence with the learning record behind it.

01

SQL & data systems

Applied across production data stacks

  • 9M+ customer-record suppression pipeline across Snowflake and dbt
  • BigQuery customer and commerce architectures with governed event models
  • Python/SQL/JavaScript integrations and ETL across a 15,000+ SKU operation
Structured learning

DataCamp: SQL, modern data architectures, governance, ethics, quality, and Power BI

SQL / PostgreSQLSnowflakeGoogle BigQueryDataCamp
02

Python & applied automation

Hands-on implementation and data operations

  • Enriched 786 product SKUs using Python and the OpenAI API
  • Built API-driven commerce, CRM, advertising, and personalization integrations
  • Applied Python in catalog processing, data pipelines, analysis, and AI prototypes
Structured learning

IBM Python for Data Science (2026) plus ongoing DataCamp Python coursework

PythonOpenAIIBMDataCamp
03

Agentic AI systems

Built, published, and actively developing

  • Google/Kaggle-selected Barber Shop AI Agent Squad capstone
  • RAG + MCP commerce-assistant architecture with consent gating and observability
  • Agent-ready governance signal model for a 60+ brand enterprise program
Structured learning

Google/Kaggle AI Agents Intensive, DeepLearning.AI, IBM/Guayerd 257-hour AI program, and Oracle Generative AI

GoogleKaggleOpenAIDeepLearning.AIIBMOracle

Credentials · 2024–2026

A current, cumulative learning record.

Formal programs are shown as supporting evidence—not as a substitute for implementation.

IBMFeb 2026

Fundamentos de Inteligencia Artificial

IBM / Guayerd

257-hour program
PythonJan 2026

Python for Data Science

IBM

KaggleDec 2025

5-Day AI Agents Intensive Course

Google / Kaggle

IBMNov 2025

Data Fundamentals

IBM

CDP InstituteSep 2025

CDP Use Case Creation

CDP Institute

IBMSep 2025

Artificial Intelligence Fundamentals

IBM

OracleAug 2024

OCI Generative AI Certified Professional

Oracle

OpenAIAug 2024

Prompting for AI Business Operations

The AI Exchange

LinkedIn LearningAug 2024

Agile at Work: Planning with Agile User Stories

LinkedIn Learning

Project Management InstituteJul 2024

Scrum: Advanced

Project Management Institute

Coursework and active learning

Keeping the stack current.

Ongoing study is organized around data architecture, AI operations, agent evaluation, and the technical systems behind measurable customer outcomes.

2025

DeepLearning.AI & WILCO

LLM Prompting with Gemini · Reasoning with o1 · RAG to Riches

DeepLearning.AIGoogleOpenAI
2023–2025

DataCamp

Modern Data Architectures · Data Governance, Ethics & Quality · SQL · Python · Power BI

DataCampSQL / PostgreSQLPythonMicrosoft
2024

Project Management Institute

Scrum Basics & Advanced · Agile User Stories

Project Management Institute
NEXT REVIEW2026 learning plan

To be revised around role targets, capability gaps, and build-based proof—not course volume alone.

Academic foundation

Two-year M.Sc. in Management Information Systems.

University of British Columbia · 1998–2000

Second-year research-assistant work provides an independent academic witness to the program and Max’s contribution to research data collection.

He was an excellent research assistant in all respects: dependable, hardworking, and always willing to help. He facilitated my data collection efforts and proved to be the perfect assistant.

Robby NakatsuInformation Systems & Business Analytics faculty · Loyola Marymount UniversityMax’s research supervisor while both were at UBC; Max was completing his M.Sc. in Management Information Systems
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1998–2000

University of British Columbia

Master of Science, Management Information Systems

Completed the two-year M.Sc. program and served as a research assistant during the second year.
1993

INCAE Business School

Strategic Marketing Planning Certificate Program

1989–1994

ITESM — Tecnológico de Monterrey

Bachelor of Science, Marketing

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