Max Buglisi
2026 LeadNext Fellow at The Asia Foundation
Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States
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Top SchoolMax Buglisi is a marine scientist and geospatial analyst with nine years of experience applying spatial data and field research to climate, ocean policy, and community resilience. Currently pursuing a Master of International Affairs at Columbia SIPA, he blends technical GIS and data-science skills with cross-cultural stakeholder engagement to inform sustainable marine management. His work spans NOAA-funded marine spatial planning and offshore wind and aquaculture policy to UNEP Finance Initiative capacity building, showing fluency at the science–policy interface. Max has hands-on lab and field experience—from coral aquarium maintenance and reef GIS change-detection to DNA lab work—giving him a rare mix of wet-lab, remote-sensing, and policy-relevant analytics. He’s contributed to interdisciplinary academic projects at UNC and UW and has experience mentoring students, indicating strengths in communication and translating complex data for diverse audiences.
9 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
University of TokyoBachelor of Science Environmental, Bachelor of Science Environmental at The University of North Carolina at Chapel HillStudy Abroad, Study Abroad at Istituto Lorenzo de' MediciMaster of International Affairs Climate, Master of International Affairs Climate at Columbia | SIPA
Github Skills (79)
parser10
python10
duckdb10
transpiler10
tsql10
optimizer10
sql10
transformation10
spark10
bigquery10
sqlite10
mysql10
databricks10
fullpagejs10
python-sql10
Programming languages (10)
Github contributions (5)
sidataplus/pdpa
Aug 2020 - Jul 2022
Thai PDPA Website (Unofficial)
Contributions:1 release, 22 commits, 2 PRs in 1 year 11 months
thaipdpa
na399/data-journalism-health
May 2019 - Feb 2020
🏥📣 Making Impact on Public Health via Data, Journalism and Code
Contributions:29 commits, 1 PR, 26 pushes in 8 months
pythondata-sciencehealthpublic-healthvue
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