About
About
Max, Ong Zong Bao is a Singapore-based Solutions Architect who focuses on solving complex problems at the intersection of AI/ML and enterprise systems. Max is currently exploring new opportunities in solutions architecture and pre-sales advisory, most recently having led software engineering efforts as a Software Team Lead at Asus Singapore Design Center, where he worked on edge AI and on-device LLM inference optimisation. He's a former startup entrepreneur who had successfully raised funding that earned him a certificate for Entrepreneurship from the Singapore University of Social Sciences.
He has received recognition in various startup competitions as a mentor or winner. In a previous role as a Digital Solution Engineer at Airbus, Max supported the development, testing, documentation, and delivery of proof-of-concept solutions exploring digital twin and Large Language Model (LLM) use cases, including data wrangling on Airbus Skywise for a RAG-based aircraft maintenance fault identification POC. As the Chief Technology Officer at Codesurance, Max built products and services for startups, companies, and government agencies, including an account-based marketing solution and a mentoring platform.
He is currently pursuing a Master's degree in Computer Science from the Georgia Institute of Technology. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Computing Science from the University of Glasgow. Max is seeking Solutions Architect / pre-sales advisory opportunities where he can act as a force multiplier, helping companies bridge the gap between AI/ML capability and production-ready delivery.
Outside of his professional work, he is President of the Python User Group Singapore (~10,000 members), co-organiser of Junior Developers Singapore (JuniorDev SG), and Owner of DevSG.
Max blogs technical content regularly, reaching 40,000+ readers around the world.
Education
Currently pursuing a Master's in Computer Science at Georgia Institute of Technology. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Computing Science from the University of Glasgow (UOG) in partnership with Singapore Institution of Technology (SIT). He also graduated from Udacity with a React NanoDegree.
Organization & Social Groups
He currently serves as President of the Python User Group Singapore, and co-organises JuniorDevSG, a community platform for junior developers to share experience and knowledge in a friendly environment.
He was involved in organizing PyCon Singapore 2016, PyCon APAC 2018, PyCon SG 2019, and has keynoted at PyCon Malaysia.
If you would like to contact me, feel free to drop me an email at info@maxongzb.com.