Maxwell McInnisSoftware Engineer + Automation Builder

Complete rebuild of an online acting school: 13 public pages, a gated member portal, a custom attendance system, and seven automated intake workflows replacing an email-and-spreadsheet process.

A live BMR and TDEE app that is publicly available for free, successfully crowdfunded, and actively used while a paid version is in development.

Reverse engineering project where a broken sewing machine was disassembled, missing components were modeled, and a complete SolidWorks assembly was rebuilt to mechanically function.

Designed GripSense, a low-cost ergonomic mouse concept that prevents wrist and hand repetitive strain injuries using grip-force feedback and timed break reminders.

HappyFace.io, the social giving platform I build as a software engineer at HappyFace Platform Inc.: a Firebase-backed web PWA and a separate mobile app sharing one logic layer, covering trust and safety, privacy compliance, security, observability and performance.

FastAPI + React annotation tool for an employee to mark up LeBlanc design comparison images, with active time tracking and auto-generated weekly invoices.

Python computer-vision project that detects Copper in-frame and predicts mood states from facial/body cues, then overlays live labels in the camera feed.

Brand and logo iteration project for Chromology with a tracked review of saturation, fuzz, and treatment variants leading to a final selected mark.

A full-stack fraud detection system for an insurance provider that scores optical care providers 0–100 using four independent detection rules and automatically routes claims to approval, manual review, or hold.

A Python + Pygame recreation of the classic 1979 arcade game, built as part of the Boot.dev curriculum with full collision detection, asteroid splitting, and 60 FPS gameplay.

A production Django website built for a local Pickering convenience store, containerized with Docker and served through an Nginx reverse proxy.

A browser-based Connect Four game built with vanilla HTML, CSS, and JavaScript — two-player local multiplayer with win detection, draw detection, and full keyboard support.

A Next.js + React + Tailwind portfolio with static project pages and structured content controls.

Arduino joystick-driven LCD menu system for browsing food storage categories with filtered analog input and reliable menu controls.

Firebase-backed application with cloud functions, emulator-based local development, and Jest-driven Firestore rules testing.

Python-based CRM project exploring lightweight contact, pipeline, and follow-up tracking suited to small internal teams.

A peptide harm-reduction mobile app with an evidence engine, weight-scaled dose recommendations, degradation modeling, and community-weighted consensus across 17 peptides.

A Turborepo monorepo with a Next.js frontend, FastAPI backend, Clerk authentication, and a billing layer for AI-assisted resumes and application tracking.

A Claude-powered autonomous agent that browses the web with Playwright, executes code, manages files, and chains multi-step plans, with real-time CAD spend tracking and PostgreSQL-backed history.

Boot.dev coursework building a small Python agent against the Gemini API with a simple tool-calling loop and a calculator example.

An overnight newborn care marketplace for the DC/MD/VA area, built for NOVA Birth Partners with live availability, verified credentials, and direct booking.

A Python + FastAPI web app with Tortoise ORM and Postgres that publishes content, with Google OAuth login, image uploads via ImageKit, and OpenAI-assisted post tooling.

A documented and scripted setup for a Virtualmin / Webmin mail server on Google Cloud (Debian 12), capturing the real fixes for hosts resolution, GCP firewall rules, ClamAV, and BIND.

Designed a Kinder Egg toy concept that launches a toy soldier with parachute up to a 3-meter target while packing all parts inside the egg.

Finite element analysis project evaluating barbell loading on a bench rack, with boundary-condition-focused modeling and load-to-damage threshold prediction.

Capstone project focused on out-toeing correction using a wearable feedback device, combining hardware, signal processing, and real-time gait feedback.

Paired ESP32 boards with BNO055 IMUs that measure relative foot rotation, stream over ESP-NOW, and trigger LED or vibration feedback when out-toeing exceeds threshold.

A Python analysis of spatial resolution and Modulation Transfer Function (MTF) in medical imaging systems, evaluating how voxel size, filtering, and projection count affect image quality.

A Python implementation of SPECT (Single Photon Emission CT) image reconstruction, applying attenuation correction and filtered back projection to reconstruct emission slices from raw projection profiles.

An Arduino-powered autonomous vehicle that navigates mazes using three ultrasonic sensors, proportional wall-following control, and real-time obstacle avoidance — all on a resource-constrained microcontroller.

Prepared and presented a biomedical engineering research project at a University of Guelph conference, covering methodology, results, and practical implications.

MATLAB analysis of force-plate data comparing shod and barefoot trials using GRF, center-of-pressure trends, loading rate estimation, and FFT frequency analysis.

VICON-based motion analysis of submaximal and maximal broad-jump trials, quantifying joint ROM, angular velocity, and knee adduction behavior at landing.

MATLAB-based EMG analysis of isometric and dynamic elbow contractions, comparing biceps and brachioradialis activation across load, angle, and movement phase.

Biomechanics analysis of A3 pulley loading in ring vs middle finger during crimp-grip tasks using VICON, force-plate data, and FDP EMG processing.

MATLAB exploration of Radon-based CT reconstruction with sinogram corruption, limited-angle Hamming filtering, and noise-test recovery using spatial filters.

MATLAB analysis applying 2D FFT to DICOM medical images - resolution and SNR studies, rotation in the frequency domain, plus low- and high-pass filtering.

MATLAB workflow comparing a spring-loaded knee brace, a sleeve brace, and no brace across balance and squat tasks for a single participant.

Python tools and Jupyter notebooks to drive a FANUC arm via the PCDK TCP bridge - jogging in multiple coordinate spaces, pose reading, and gripper actuation.

Five FANUC TP examples - HOME_READY, PICK_PLACE, WAVE_GREETING, DRAW_SQUARE, PUSH_BUTTON - with shared frames and reusable lab structure.

Foundational MATLAB lab for EMG signal processing - rectification, integration, spectra, high-pass artifact removal, and grasp-force correlation.

MATLAB implementations of bisection, false position, Newton, secant, and fixed-point root-finding methods with terminal-driven workflows.

MATLAB refresher that loads eight goniometer calibration CSVs, averages voltages per angle, and fits slope, intercept, and R-squared.

200 Hz running gait dataset for one participant - calibration plus running trials at four labeled speeds with c3d, GRF, and joint exports.