Marc Maxmeister
Senior Data Scientist Developer
Denver, Colorado, United States
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Top SchoolMarc Maxmeister is a Senior Data Scientist Developer with 11 years of cross-disciplinary experience blending neuroscience, full-stack Python/React engineering, and mission-driven product design to build data-driven philanthropy and biotech/AI solutions. Currently at GivingTuesday, he leads tech and research efforts to scale impact measurement and storytelling, drawing on prior roles as a biotech-focused Python developer and Chief Innovation Officer who transformed consultancies into data companies. His background as a neuroscientist and postdoctoral researcher informs a complexity-aware approach to problem solving, combining signal-level rigor with product-minded engineering. A Peace Corps alumnus and longtime nonprofit technologist, he brings rare domain fluency in community-facing programs plus hands-on open-source development.
11 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Neuroscience, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Neuroscience at Penn State UniversityBS Biochemistry, BS Biochemistry at Appalachian State UniversityPhD Neuroscience / Integrative Biosciences, PhD Neuroscience / Integrative Biosciences at Pennsylvania State University
French, Wolof, Swahili, Spanish, python
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (101)
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aws-sdk10
illumina10
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aws9
biology9
boto9
hdbscan9
conda9
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
marcmaxson/GlobalGiving
Feb 2015 - May 2019
python wrapper for GlobalGiving API
Contributions:11 commits, 3 PRs, 9 pushes in 4 years 4 months
python
FoxoTech/methylize
Nov 2019 - Jul 2022
Python-based Illumina methylation array analysis software
Contributions:71 commits, 19 PRs, 144 pushes in 2 years 8 months
illuminapythonbiologyanalysismethylation
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