Hi, I'm Max Zawisa

I am a software engineer who loves solving problems and making things better!

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Run With Max iOS App

During the summer of 2020 I created an iPhone app to serve as an interactive running log for the members of my club running team! It is built using Django and React Native.

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Vesuvius

This was my third and final project for EECS494 where a team of 4 students worked on one game for 6 weeks. We presented our game a showcase with the other teams from our class.

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Into Orbit

This was my second project for EECS494 where I implemented a novel and technically challenging game mechanic. The mechanic I created was somewhat realistic orbital gravity.

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EECS 494 Project 1

Recreated the first dungeon of 1986 Classic Zelda for NES using the Unity game engine. Added a custom game mechanic and built a level to teach the player how to use it.

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Tricky Treaters

Small game I made with a few classmates for a WolverineSoft Game Jam!
The theme was "Hoard/Horde". The goal of our game was to hoard as much candy as possible.

About Me

Here are some of the notable courses I took in undergrad.

Data Structures and Algorithms

Introduction to algorithm analysis and O-notation.

Introduction to Computer Security

Introduces the principles and practices of computer security as applied to software, host systems, and networks.

Software Engineering

Pragmatic aspects of the production of software systems, dealing with structuring principles, design methodologies and informal analysis.

Database Managment Systems

Concepts and methods for the design, creation, query and managment of large enterprise databases.

Web Systems

Concepts surrounding web systems, applications, and internet scale distributed systems. Topics include client/server protocols, security, information retrieval and search engines, scalable data processing, and fault tolerant systems.

Computer Game Design and Development

Concepts and methods for the design and development of computer games.

Get in touch

If you are interested in talking more about my projects or course work, reach out to me!