Maxwell Olander

BuildsShipsResearchesTeaches

I'm a high school student in Ho Chi Minh City. I build real products with AI agents, write economics research, and help local orgs for free.

Class of 2028

Saigon South International School

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Next.js
React
TypeScript
SwiftUI
Supabase
Stripe
Vercel
GSAP
Lenis
Tauri
Rust

EN
VI
MANDARIN HSK 4
SWIM TEAM CAPTAIN
AIKIDO BLACK BELT
PUBLIC FORUM
CLASS OF 2028

So far

5built and building

3languages

50+agent skillscurated and written

50+universitiesDevSwarm campus growth

The Collection

product20XX
Analysts argue the rule raised costs for households and the effect faded within a year.
AT: Costs rise
Last, First. "Title of Source." Publisher, 2026.
LIVE
The Debate Buddy
Vite
React
TypeScript
Supabase
Stripe Edge Functions
product · LIVE
AI Chrome extension that cuts debate cards, tags evidence, and writes MLA 9 citations.
role
Founder, designer, developer
stack
Vite, React, TypeScript, Supabase, Stripe Edge Functions, Vercel, Chrome Extension APIs
product20XX
Freshwater turtleRùa nước ngọt
Vị trí chỉ hiển thị gần đúng
BUILDING
VNTurtle
SwiftUI (iOS 17+)
MVVM
product · BUILDING
Native iOS rebuild of Vietnam's turtle species ID app, bilingual, offline first.
role
iOS developer, working with the original creator
stack
SwiftUI (iOS 17+), MVVM
product20XX
The rule raised costs for households. However,
However,contrast
Therefore,consequence
Admittedly,concession
For instance,example
In turn,sequence
~~Moreover,~~ overused
1,207 transitions · 24 relations
BUILT
Segue
Manifest V3
JavaScript
Chrome Extension APIs
DeepSeek
product · BUILT
Chrome extension that suggests the right transition word as you write.
role
Designer, developer
stack
Manifest V3, JavaScript, Chrome Extension APIs, DeepSeek
links
Site
community20XX
Night ForestRừng Đêm
BUILDING
GYBN Vietnam
Next.js
next-intl
GSAP
Lenis
MDX + Zod
community · BUILDING
Bilingual site for the Vietnam chapter of the Global Youth Biodiversity Network.
role
Designer, developer
stack
Next.js, next-intl, GSAP, Lenis, MDX + Zod
community20XX
Xin chào
Cảm ơn
LIVE
GLOW
community · LIVE
Free bilingual self-learning platform for Pacific Links Foundation.
role
Built the site, teaches English through it, rebuilding the lesson plan
links
glow-pacific-links.netlify.app
tool20XX
SPEC
Agentic Hub
Tauri
React
Rust
tool · SPEC
Desktop app to deploy and monitor Claude Code agents without a terminal.
role
Designer, spec author
stack
Tauri, React, Rust
research2026
Coding in progress
RESEARCH
From AI Credit Scoring to Accountable Lending
Disclosure index
document coding
reliability checks
research · RESEARCH
How publicly do Vietnamese lenders using automated credit scoring explain their decisions?
role
Author
stack
Disclosure index, document coding, reliability checks
research20XX
Coding in progress
RESEARCH
LLMs vs FinBERT on financial sentiment
FinBERT
LLM sentiment classification
research · RESEARCH
Comparing large language models against FinBERT on earnings call transcripts.
role
Author
stack
FinBERT, LLM sentiment classification
See everything
The Debate BuddyLIVE
VNTurtleBUILDING
SegueBUILT
GYBN VietnamBUILDING
GLOWLIVE
Agentic HubSPEC
From AI Credit Scoring to Accountable LendingRESEARCH
LLMs vs FinBERT on financial sentimentRESEARCH

Tell me what you do by hand. I'll automate it.

I build with AI agents every day. If something in your work is slow, repetitive, or just broken, send me the details. I'll tell you straight whether I can help, and it's free for nonprofits in Ho Chi Minh City.

email memaxwell.olander@gmail.com

FREE FOR NONPROFITSEN / VI

automate

the repetitive part of your week

Workflow automation
Scheduled jobs
Email, calendar, and drive wiring
Research deep dives
Document drafting
Data cleanup

build

the thing that does not exist yet

Web apps
iOS apps
Chrome extensions
Desktop apps
Bilingual sites
Payments and accounts

fix

the thing that is already broken

Accessibility and contrast
Performance and load time
Broken builds
Translation and i18n
Scroll and motion

caught in review, for real

CONTRAST 4.39:1 REJECTED
VERIFIED 4.73:1
i18n slugs broken in static export
duplicate React keys

Next.js
React
TypeScript
SwiftUI
Supabase
Stripe
Tauri
Rust
GSAP
next-intl
Manifest V3
Chrome Extension APIs

Research

RESEARCH

From AI Credit Scoring to Accountable Lending

How publicly do Vietnamese lenders using automated credit scoring explain their decisions?

Disclosure index
document coding
reliability checks

Automated-decision notice
Data use
Human oversight
Explanation
Appeal
Correction
Fairness
Monitoring
Accountability
unnamed
unnamed
unnamed

Coding in progress

RESEARCH

LLMs vs FinBERT on financial sentiment

Comparing large language models against FinBERT on earnings call transcripts.

FinBERT
LLM sentiment classification

LLM

FinBERT

Built for people around me · Xây dựng cho những người quanh tôi

GLOW
LIVE
Free bilingual self-learning platform for Pacific Links Foundation. I built the site, teach English through it, and am rebuilding the lesson plan so students practice and volunteers prep with AI tools.
FREEEN / VI
HCMC AI for good
Free builds for local nonprofits in Ho Chi Minh City.
FREE
Max Teaches Agents
PLANNED
Hands-on workshops for my school's AI club and younger students, in English or Vietnamese. How to use skills, automate tasks, clone apps you find interesting, and build your own ideas.
EN / VI
DevSwarm campus growth
Growth Intern since Apr 2026, remote. Campus growth across 50+ universities.

Maxwell Olander

What I build with, and who I am

So far

The Collection

Tell me what you do by hand. I'll automate it.

Research

Built for people around me Xây dựng cho những người quanh tôi Built for people around me · Xây dựng cho những người quanh tôi

GLOW

HCMC AI for good

Max Teaches Agents

DevSwarm campus growth

Built for people around me · Xây dựng cho những người quanh tôi