He has been helping build features for the Desktop product since the spring of 2008. Some of the features he has worked on include Tableau Public Desktop and syntax color highlighting for the formula editor. Prior to Tableau, Max spent seven years at FactSet Research Systems developing a charting engine to help people see and understand financial data. Max has a BS in Computer Science from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. When not developing software, Max enjoys running, cooking, and chasing after his one year old.