Work
Head of Technology, Marimekko. Formerly Head of Technology, Thoughtworks Finland; Head of Technology, Fourkind; Machine Learning Partner, Fourkind; Data Science Specialist, SC5/Nordcloud; Senior Developer, SC5
Education
MSc, Computer Science, University of Helsinki; major in software systems, extended minor in mathematics and statistics
Past clients
Veikkaus, Elisa, Sanoma Media, Wayfair, Hennes & Mauritz
Invited talks
Aalto University, Aalto Pro, Node School Helsinki, Junction Helsinki, Alma Talent, Helsinki RL and more
Open source contributions
Vowpal Wabbit, the interactive machine learning library
Papers
Improving the Delivery Cycle: A Multiple-Case Study of the Toolchains in Finnish Software Intensive Enterprises, IST, 2016
The Highways and Country Roads to Continuous Deployment, IEEE Software, 2015
A Behavior Marker tool for measurement of the Non-Technical Skills of Software Professionals: An Empirical Investigation, SEKE, 2015
Examining the Structure of Lean and Agile Values Among Software Developers, XP, 2014
Non-professional interests
English & Roman history, architecture, vintage electronics, hiking, non-fiction literature
Contact
contact@maxpagels.com, LinkedIn, Twitter. For investments and advisory, please note so in your email.