Build lightweight, maintainable web applications
Connect your website to your database, enabling dynamic web pages that make the most of your data.
Pittsburgh-based software consulting for nonprofits and local government
Set up data infrastructure, develop web applications, and modernize tech.
Police Data Accessibility Project SWPA Municipal Project Hub Allegheny County Department of Human Services Brassy Sage Consulting
What I can do for you
Organize and analyze your data
Migrate from Excel spreadsheets to sophisticated database applications tailored to your needs.
Upgrade your tech stack
Refine aging infrastructure to support modern best practices. Make your tech faster, cheaper, and easier to maintain.
Past and Current Clients
SWPA Municipal Project Hub
- Developed webscraper for pulling over 5000 annual municipal financial reports.
- Consolidated data into centralized database.
- Developed reports and analyses on financial trends for local, state, and federal grants.
From listening closely to our early ideas to carefully walking us through different ways of realizing our goal, Max has been the missing ingredient our small non-profit team needed to develop a public-facing data visualization tool to serve municipal leaders across the region. He provides a rare combination of insight into nonprofit realities; state-of-the-art technical expertise; a sincere desire to contribute to social good; and clear, transparent communication that has been an incredible asset to our small team. Max has helped us develop the most pragmatic and impactful way of achieving our vision, all while offering clear and generous pricing and workflows that have allowed us to be flexible and creative throughout the development process. We can’t recommend him highly enough, and we are excited to continue working with him on more projects!
Sarah SanGiovanni
Director of Community and Systems Research · SWPA Municipal Project Hub
Police Data Accessibility Project
- Migrated data from airtable to cloud-based database solution.
- Overhauled web application and developed API with over 100 distinct endpoints.
- Developed webscraping-to-ETL data pipelines and machine learning-based solutions.
Max's spectacular energy and focus were exactly what PDAP needed to turn our big messy ideas into a set of cohesive, functional software products. He is an asset at every stage of the process: designing with curiosity; building with tenacity; taking feedback with grace; refactoring with joy; supporting users with integrity. He was a tremendous asset as a contractor, and surpassed all expectations to earn his spot as our lead engineer.
Josh Chamberlain
Executive Director · Police Data Accessibility Project
Allegheny County Department of Human Services
- Developed infrastructure for capturing key performance metrics for ETL and machine learning processes.
- Developed reporting and alerting logic for critical processes.
- Identified database performance bottlenecks and set up team code standards for database queries
Max worked with DHS’s data science team, building new technology to monitor and enhance our advanced data science capabilities. He was thoughtful, helping to build custom solutions to complicated problems. Would recommend working with him.
Pim Welle
Chief Data Scientist, Data Science Team · Allegheny County Department of Human Services
About Lemali Consulting
I am a software engineer and data specialist based in Pittsburgh, with a background that spans psychology, engineering, and information science. My work focuses on helping organizations build reliable systems, make better use of their data, and ship software they can trust.
Before founding Lemali Consulting, I led engineering at the Pittsburgh-based Police Data Accessibility Project, where I modernized and extended a complex civic-tech platform used by both internal teams and external partners.
I’ve also spent years working in and alongside the local tech and civic community, volunteering with Code for Pittsburgh before serving as executive director and supporting local data efforts.
I’m a lifelong Western Pennsylvanian, and I care deeply about building things that serve real people in real places.
Let’s talk
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