{ personal = { name = "Max Koon"; email = "max@koonindustries.com"; website = "max.koon.us"; github = "github.com/k2on"; }; education = { enabled = true; content = [ { school = "Clemson University"; location = "Clemson, SC"; degree = "Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and Minor in Chinese"; dates = "Aug 2022 -- May 2026"; organizations = [ "Chi Psi Fraternity (Chaplain)" "Campus Outreach (Student Leader)" "Clemson Build (Co-Founder)" "Chinese Language Club" ]; } ]; }; experience = { enabled = true; content = [ { company = "RISMedia"; location = "Norwalk, CT"; roles = [ { title = "Backend Engineer Intern"; dates = "Jun 2023 -- Aug 2025"; work = '' Developed an internal PHP Laravel application for managing magazine subscribers. Developed a feature to detect duplicate subscribers, reducing unnecessary shipping by $5k+. Automated data entry from an external database, saving 10 hours a week. Rewrote a 10 year old survey app into a modern Laravel application, giving editorial staff direct access. Created an interface for bulk question entry, which saved the company a month worth of time every year. Developed a Wordpress plugin that automates the creation of 60+ pages, saving the company 2 weeks of time every year. ''; } ]; } { company = "Elemental Cognition"; location = "Westport, CT"; roles = [ { title = "Software Development Engineer in Test Intern"; dates = "Jun 2021 -- Aug 2022"; work = '' Developed end-to-end Robot tests in Scala, to test the company’s Vue application. Worked on automating the running of the tests to run in the companies CI/CD pipeline, which standardized the testing environment and would test for regressions in every commit of the codebase. ''; } { title = "Quality Assurance Intern"; dates = "Jun 2020 -- Aug 2020"; work = '' Worked on the Quality Assurance team to test the company’s mobile application for regressions. Worked with TestFlight to test multiple versions the iOS builds. ''; } ]; } ]; }; projects = { enabled = true; content = [ { name = "Greek Life Ride Sharing App"; dates = "Feb 2023"; description = '' Built a ride-sharing web app that replaced phone-based coordination with real-time driver tracking and ETA updates. (TypeScript, React, Next.js, Tailwind) Increased driver safety through an iOS/Android app that automated reservation management, eliminating manual tracking while driving. (TypeScript, React Native, Expo) Reduced average passenger wait times via intelligent driver-rider matching with real-time WebSocket updates. (Rust, GraphQL, PostgreSQL, Redis) ''; } { name = "NixOS Homelab"; dates = "May 2025"; description = '' Designed and deployed a flake-based NixOS homelab to self-host services exposed to the internet with Cloudflare tunnels. Implemented single sign-on provider with Terraform to provide unified user management. Architected an automated 3-2-1 backup solution using restic and cron jobs. ''; } { name = "Location Sharing Website for Clemson Library"; dates = "Nov 2023"; description = '' Built a web app that generates shareable links with library location previews using Open Graph image metadata. Used by over hundreds of students every month. ''; } ]; }; leadership = { enabled = false; content = [ { name = "Chi Psi Fraternity"; location = "Clemson, SC"; dates = "Apr 2024 -- Present"; role = "Chaplain"; description = '' Holds a weekly Bible study for the 62 members of the fraternity. ''; } { name = "Clemson Build"; location = "Clemson, SC"; dates = "Apr 2023 -- Present"; role = "Co-founder"; description = '' Co-founded Clemson build, a student lead club focused on connecting builders together. Lead a weekly standup, which encouraged every member to present what they did last week, and what they are doing this week, in order to promote engagement across all the members. ''; } ]; }; awards = { enabled = false; content = [ { name = "'Hack for the People' Prize Winner"; location = "Clemson, SC"; dates = "Feb 2023"; award = "CUHackit Hackathon"; description = '' Wrote the backend for CUFries, a website that combined all the different dining hall menus into a single screen to allow students to save time during their busy schedules. ''; } ]; }; skills = { enabled = true; content = { "Languages" = "Proficient in Chinese"; "Computer Skills" = "Typescript, Javascript, Rust, React, PHP, Python, proficient in Java, Go, C, C++, Lisp, Microsoft Office."; "Interests" = "Bitcoin, Vim, Rubik’s Cube."; }; }; }