- Project planning, scheduling, and cross-team delivery
- Stakeholder communication and vendor coordination
- Risk identification, problem-solving, and status tracking
- Technical project documentation and reporting
Resume
Technical Project Manager and Program Director, backed by 20+ years of operations leadership.
A chronological view of the work that shaped how I solve problems, lead projects, and build useful products.
(669) 241-6266 · max.uland1337@gmail.com · maxuland.com · linkedin.com/in/maxuland
Summary
Program and project delivery, backed by hands-on technical work.
Project/Program Director with 5+ years leading planning, scheduling, and delivery across concurrent projects with budgets exceeding $1M, paired with hands-on technical experience building and launching web, app, and automation projects. Background spans 20+ years of operations, logistics, and cross-functional leadership — connecting business stakeholders, engineering and technical teams, and vendors to keep delivery on track.
Core Qualifications
What the role calls for, and what the background covers.
- Hands-on technical background: web/app development, dashboards, scripting
- Team leadership, training, and SOP development
- Budget oversight (projects up to $1M+)
Career Snapshot
Operations, logistics, programs, and practical technical work.
Career Progression
Each stage built the skills for the next one.
The career path is broad, but the direction is consistent: learn the work, understand the customer, improve the process, lead the team, and take ownership of the result.
- 01Hands-on work
Landscaping, barn work, horse training, and kitchens built discipline and follow-through.
- 02Sales and service
Door-to-door sales and customer-facing work built confidence, patience, and clear communication.
- 03Dispatch and logistics
Delivery flow, routing, coordination, vendors, timing, and customer impact.
- 04Operations leadership
Teams, inventory, warehouse flow, reporting, training, and day-to-day accountability.
- 05Business ownership
Program work, websites, apps, WordPress tools, documentation, and project delivery.
Selected Professional Experience
The senior and current roles that matter most.
Business ownership, program direction, and warehouse leadership, in the order that shows where the career stands today. Full details for each role are in Earlier Experience below.
2023–Present
Maxxed Technical Systems
Owner and CEO
- Builds websites, Android app projects, WordPress tools, documentation, and launch plans.
- Applies sales, service, logistics, operations, warehouse, and program experience to practical technical work.
2021–Present
MD Tech LLC
Co-Founder / CEO
- Business-owner role connected to technical and operations work.
- Builds on years of sales, service, logistics, management, and client-facing execution.
2020–Present
Freelance
Senior Project Manager / Program Director
- Managed planning, coordination, and delivery across multiple large-scale projects, including budgets above $1M.
- Connected business needs, stakeholders, teams, vendors, tools, schedules, budgets, and execution details.
2022–2023
SSA Group
Head of Warehouse — food, beverage, and retail
- Led warehouse work for food, beverage, and retail operations.
- Focused on inventory, handoffs, team coordination, warehouse flow, and readiness.
2020
Cali Xpress
Manager of Operations and Logistics
- Managed daily operations, logistics, delivery flow, and team coordination.
- Worked to make operating processes clearer and more reliable.
Earlier Experience
The full chronological record.
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Landscaping
First paid work
- Learned to show up, work hard, and finish visible work.
- Built an early foundation in responsibility and follow-through.
Horse training / barn hand
Western riding, cutting, and barn work
- Worked around western horse training, cutting, barn routines, and animal care.
- Learned patience and consistency in work that mattered every day.
Sacramento Bee Sales
Independent contractor
- Sold subscriptions door to door from Chico to Santa Cruz.
- Learned how to approach people, handle rejection, work a route, and keep moving.
Fanny Ann's Saloon
Cook
- Worked in a kitchen where timing, prep, cleanup, accuracy, and teamwork mattered every shift.
- Built habits that later carried into delivery, logistics, and operations.
Block Party / Caviar
Operations, dispatch, and logistics coordinator
- Worked across dispatch, delivery coordination, routing, timing, and customer impact.
- Built the logistics foundation that supported later management roles.
Zum
Operations Manager
- Managed day-to-day service operations and coordination.
- Expanded experience across dispatch, people, and operating details.
K1 Speed
Manager
- Managed daily operations in a customer-facing venue.
- Worked with staffing, guest flow, safety, timing, and floor-level accountability.
MobyDish
Operations and Logistics Manager
- Handled large client accounts while running operations and logistics.
- Managed order flow, vendors, delivery details, customer experience, and internal handoffs.
ZeroCater
VIP client operations
- Handled VIP catering accounts starting near $10,000 in client spend, along with large events serving over a thousand people.
- Worked with high-stakes accounts including Apple, Cisco Meraki, and GitHub.
- Managed client experience, vendor coordination, timing, and event reliability.
Cali Xpress
Manager of Operations and Logistics
- Managed daily operations, logistics, delivery flow, and team coordination.
- Worked to make operating processes clearer and more reliable.
Freelance
Senior Project Manager / Program Director
- Managed planning, coordination, and delivery across multiple large-scale projects, including budgets above $1M.
- Connected business needs, stakeholders, teams, vendors, tools, schedules, budgets, and execution details.
MD Tech LLC
Co-Founder / CEO
- Business-owner role connected to technical and operations work.
- Builds on years of sales, service, logistics, management, and client-facing execution.
SSA Group
Head of Warehouse — food, beverage, and retail
- Led warehouse work for food, beverage, and retail operations.
- Focused on inventory, handoffs, team coordination, warehouse flow, and readiness.
Maxxed Technical Systems
Owner and CEO
- Builds websites, Android app projects, WordPress tools, documentation, and launch plans.
- Applies sales, service, logistics, operations, warehouse, and program experience to practical technical work.
Education
Formal education alongside years of hands-on work.
City College of San Francisco
Associate of Science, Computer Science
Grant High School
High School Diploma
Experience in Practice
What the career history adds up to.
The strongest pattern is practical problem solving: understand the work, reduce friction, document the answer, and make the next step easier.
Built
- Inventory and asset tracking
- Dashboards and scripts
- Training documents and SOPs
- Dispatch and routing processes
- Websites, WordPress tools, and Android projects
Fixed
- Scattered data and messy inventory
- Manual work that slowed teams down
- Reporting gaps and weak handoffs
- Training that was hard to repeat
- Tools people did not want to use
Learned
- Clear process beats guesswork
- Good notes save future time
- Simple tools get used more
- Scale raises the cost of unclear decisions
- Build for the next person using it
See the work
Strengths
Where the operations background and the technical work meet.
Operations & Programs
- Delivery flow, routing, vendors, and timing
- Inventory, warehouse flow, and readiness
- Schedules, budgets, and stakeholder coordination
- Training, SOPs, and repeatable handoffs
Technical
- Websites, WordPress tools, and Android projects
- AI-assisted tools and automation
- Dashboards, scripts, and reporting
- Testing, release prep, and support paths
Selected Projects
A sample of the practical technical work.
Full write-ups for these and other projects are on the project portfolio.
Maxxed Prediction Console
- A Kalshi research tool that scans markets, compares strategy results, exports reports, and keeps live actions behind safety controls.
Rival Rush Arcade
- A Unity Android party game with multiple mini-games, Android builds, testing preparation, credits, and launch assets.
Live websites
- techmaxxed.com, bunchsigning.com, maxxedpix.com, norcalcashforcars.com — four sites, four audiences, each with a clear next step.
Systems and documentation
- Inventory and asset tracking, dashboards and scripts, training documents and SOPs, dispatch and routing processes.
Short Version
Real work, steady growth, practical ownership.
Started with hands-on work. Learned sales and service. Moved into dispatch, logistics, management, warehouse leadership, and large-scale project delivery. Built businesses around practical technical work.