Max Hawkins
VP, IT at Javelin Global Commodities
London, England, United Kingdom
Summary
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Top SchoolMax Hawkins is a technology leader with 11 years of experience who transitioned from hands-on software engineering to strategic IT leadership and product roles across fintech and commodities sectors. Currently VP, IT at Javelin Global Commodities, he brings a track record of building automation and onboarding systems at TradingHub and leading implementations at Eventus. As a co-founder of a startup, he blends product intuition with operational discipline, often translating complex trading workflows into reliable, automated solutions. His academic background (MPhil Physics, University of Cambridge) underpins a data-driven approach to problem solving and systems design. Colleagues describe him as pragmatic and delivery-focused, equally comfortable in technical detail and stakeholder-facing strategy. Based in London, he combines startup grit with enterprise experience to modernize trading and IT operations.
11 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
MPhil Physics, MPhil Physics at University of CambridgeBSc Physics, BSc Physics at University of York
Github Skills (54)
static-site-generator10
contentful10
fastest10
gatsbyjs10
graphql10
compiler10
frontend10
gatsby10
react10
parallax9
single-page9
gatsby-plugin8
designer8
handheld8
datocms8
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
gatsbyjs/gatsby-starter-landing-page
Dec 2021 - Dec 2021
Create custom landing pages using Gatsby and Contentful
Contributions:34 reviews, 122 commits, 52 PRs in 16 days
contentfulgatsbyreactlanding-pagesgatsbyjs
thinkybeast/maxhawkins.io
Apr 2020 - Sep 2020
Contributions:14 pushes, 1 branch in 5 months
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