Max Ross Linden

Max Ross Linden

IT Support Engineer, Systems Automation · Builder

I work in IT at PropLogix, where I automate the work that used to eat the day: account lifecycle, license audits, asset tracking, email security and internal tools. Lately that means building AI tools for property research and running local models on our own hardware. I like fixing the root cause so the same ticket never comes back.

Experience

Since Sep 2026

IT Support Engineer, Systems Automation

PropLogix · property due diligence for the title industry

I moved into a systems automation role focused on replacing manual IT and operations work with tools and automation.

  • Building internal AI tools that support property research and document workflows, from data pulls to report assembly
  • Built an in-house desktop PDF app, now in user testing
  • Stood up an on-prem GPU server to run and benchmark local AI models
  • Built a shared knowledge base and AI assistant setup for the IT team, so any of us can pick up where someone else left off
  • Automated onboarding, offboarding and transfers across Microsoft 365, Entra ID, Exchange Online and internal systems
Through Sep 2026

IT Support Engineer

PropLogix

  • Ran Microsoft 365 administration: Entra ID, Exchange Online, SharePoint, OneDrive, Defender and Intune
  • Handled phishing and email security response: tracing, blocking, scoping and cleanup
  • Audited software licenses and subscriptions, found unused seats and talked us out of an expensive upgrade by solving the problem another way
  • Built a remote access proxy so our international analyst team could reach county websites, packaged as a signed installer for the fleet
  • Rebuilt fax-to-email routing after a silent failure, with no faxes lost
  • Led a company VPN migration to Entra SSO provisioning
  • Automated asset tracking with NetSuite and UPS shipping labels
  • Supported the helpdesk in Zendesk and wrote knowledge base articles

Who's behind MaxWorks

Project manager at heart, engineer by trade.

Every job I've had, from running a YouTube production to managing a kitchen to moderating social media to engineering IT systems, boiled down to the same thing: someone hands you chaos, and you make it work. I got promoted in every role because I don't just do the job, I improve how the job gets done. I write the documentation, build the training materials, and find the problems nobody asked me to look for.

I don't have a CS degree. I got into IT because I'd been fixing things my whole life and someone finally gave me a shot. Everything I know about databases, infrastructure, AI, and development I learned by doing, and I haven't stopped learning since.

MaxWorks is where all of that comes together. I build production-grade software, design autonomous AI systems, and solve real problems for real users, with the same standards I hold myself to at my day job, applied to projects I own completely.

AI & Automation

Model-agnostic: Claude, Claude Code, Claude Cowork, OpenAI Codex, Gemini, Minimax, local LLMs (Ollama) on our own GPU hardware, and more. AI agents, LLM workflow design, local model benchmarking, structured prompting, human-in-the-loop systems, IT automation, automated data validation & QA

Development

React, TypeScript, Python, Kotlin, Jetpack Compose, Node.js, Supabase, PostgreSQL, API integration & data pipelines, HTML, CSS, Android app development, desktop app development

Databases & Data

SQL Server, TSQL, PostgreSQL, database management, metadata management, data validation pipelines, multi-source data aggregation

Identity & Microsoft 365

Microsoft Entra ID, Exchange Online, SharePoint, OneDrive, Intune, Microsoft Defender, Purview, group-based licensing, Conditional Access, Microsoft Graph API, Exchange Online PowerShell (certificate auth), automated onboarding, offboarding and transfers

IT & Infrastructure

Hardware troubleshooting & repair, endpoint fleet management (Intune, ScreenConnect, BitLocker), signed installer packaging, Linux servers, on-prem GPU servers, AWS, Azure DevOps, Docker, CI/CD, Windows, VPN and SSO administration, NetSuite asset tracking, Zendesk

Scripting & Tooling

PowerShell, Python, SQL scripting, Playwright, Git, browser-based application testing, technical documentation, knowledge base creation, technical support

Communication & Leadership

Cross-functional collaboration, customer service, escalation management, training & protocol creation, project planning & management, problem solving, written communication, license and compliance auditing

Creative & Media

Audio & video editing, videography, graphic design, Adobe Creative Suite, Sony Vegas, voice-over, online advertising, social media management

The road here

Early

Was building PCs from scratch as a kid: fixing bent CPU pins, soldering, modding consoles, even fixing the red ring of death on my Xbox 360 when everyone else was shipping theirs back to Microsoft. By high school I was running the computer class because I knew more than the teacher, and figured out how to bypass the school's network restrictions to host a Quake 3 LAN party during class. Got caught, got in trouble. Honestly, that was my first penetration test.

2013

New York. Co-produced a Transformers animation YouTube channel for eight years, coordinating voice actors and scriptwriters, doing voice performances and audio editing, and running graphic design and social media. At the same time I worked as a sous chef in Brooklyn for three years, training staff, running the grill and fry stations, and keeping quality up during rush. Also filmed student presentations as a videographer for Touro University. Earned a BA in Digital Imaging Design. Every one of these taught me to manage people and deadlines under pressure.

2018

Moved to Florida and into social media moderation. Recognized as a subject matter expert and promoted to the highest escalation tier, and wrote the protocols and training materials the moderation team followed. Then shifted to data operations as a property analyst: became a trusted advisor on the team, ran automated bot processing, validated data quality, and improved client satisfaction scores. Got promoted again.

2022

Got my first real shot at IT at the same company. No CS degree, just years of being the person who fixes things. Earned my Google IT Support cert and got promoted to engineer. Since then I've run Microsoft 365 and Entra ID for a 300+ seat regulated org, worked Microsoft Graph and Exchange Online directly, fixed production databases, handled phishing response, and automated the account, license and asset work that used to be manual. Then AI dropped, and I started applying it to real problems.

Now

In September 2026 I moved into a systems automation role: building AI tools for property research, running local models on our own GPU server, and replacing manual IT work with automation. On my own time I build BotBinder and Jack, and MaxWorks brings it all under one roof. Same approach everywhere: plan it, build it, ship it.

Certification Google IT Support Professional Certificate Coursera, 2022
Education BA, Digital Imaging Design Touro College, New York

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