Maxim C
Free Software Consultant at Guixotic
Fukuoka, Japan
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Top SchoolMaxim C is a Free Software consultant and seasoned engineer with 11 years of experience building and maintaining reliable systems, now based in Fukuoka, Japan. He blends deep Python back-end skills—evidenced by meaningful contributions to python-docx table and cell handling—with a background spanning embedded firmware, DevOps, and GNU Guix/Guile consultancy. A pragmatic problem-solver who favors quality over quantity, he regularly translates complex requirements into robust, well-tested implementations and clear documentation. Known for persistence and strong interpersonal skills, he thrives in collaborative open-source environments and client-facing consultancy. An interesting thread through his career is bridging low-level embedded work and high-level tooling, enabling practical solutions across the stack.
12 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Baccalauréat en génie microélectronique, Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Baccalauréat en génie microélectronique, Electrical and Electronics Engineering at Université du Québec à MontréalCollegial Education Diploma (DEC), Natural Sciences, Collegial Education Diploma (DEC), Natural Sciences at Cégep de Saint-Hyacinthe
French, English, Spanish, Japanese
Github Skills (14)
data-manipulation10
automation10
automations10
pytest10
python10
sphinx10
tabular10
documentation10
testing9
object-oriented-programming9
unit-test9
unit-testing9
git9
xml8
Programming languages (38)
Github contributions (5)
python-openxml/python-docx
Aug 2014 - Nov 2014
Create and modify Word documents with Python
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:2 reviews, 6 commits, 2 PRs in 3 months
Contributions summary:Maxim primarily focused on implementing and extending the table features within the python-docx library. Their commits include adding functionality for merging cells, refining cell access methods, and integrating the `_Cell.merge()` method. They also added tests and improved the overall documentation for cell and table operations. These changes indicate a focus on improving the library's capabilities for handling more complex Word document structures.
python
Apteryks/robotframework
Apr 2019 - Jun 2022
Generic automation framework for acceptance testing and RPA
Contributions:14 pushes, 7 branches in 3 years 2 months
acceptance-testingautomation-frameworkrpa
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