Max Hume
About Max Hume
Max Hume is a Senior Software Engineer specializing in Pipeline Development at Vizgen, with a strong background in web application development and bioinformatics. He holds degrees from Harvard College, Northeastern University, and Columbia University, and has extensive experience in backend application development and cloud solutions.
Work at Vizgen
Max Hume serves as a Senior Software Engineer in Pipeline Development at Vizgen. He has been with the company since 2021. In this role, he focuses on developing pipelines that utilize high-performance computing resources, employing strategic parallelization techniques. He leverages open-source frameworks such as Snakemake to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of the development process.
Education and Expertise
Max Hume holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Molecular and Cellular Biology and Music from Harvard College, where he studied from 2005 to 2010. He furthered his education with a Master of Science in Bioinformatics from Northeastern University, completing his studies from 2013 to 2015. Additionally, he pursued Postbaccalaureate Studies in Computer Science at Columbia University from 2012 to 2013. His educational background supports his expertise in software engineering and bioinformatics.
Background
Max Hume has a diverse professional background in software engineering and bioinformatics. He began his career as a Research Assistant at the Finley lab in the Department of Cell Biology at Harvard Medical School from 2007 to 2010. He then worked as a Co-op in Software Development at Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research for five months in 2015. Following this, he served as a Bioinformatics Software Engineer at Novartis from 2015 to 2021, gaining significant experience in the field.
Technical Skills and Certifications
Max Hume possesses extensive experience in backend application development, utilizing programming languages such as Java, Python, R, Perl, and Bash scripting. He has a strong focus on building robust and maintainable applications. Additionally, he is certified as an associate-level Amazon Web Services solutions architect, which enables him to deploy hardware dynamically in the AWS cloud using tools like AWS CLI, CloudFormation, and Lambda.
Current Role at Brigham and Women's Hospital
In addition to his role at Vizgen, Max Hume has been working as a Project Consultant at Brigham and Women's Hospital since 2014. His tenure at the hospital spans ten years, during which he has contributed to various projects, leveraging his expertise in software engineering and bioinformatics to support healthcare initiatives.