jsgoforit.com
Max (Qiang) Ren
Applied AI Engineer building AI-native systems
About
AI lowers the barrier to building technology. That makes creativity, domain insight, and good ideas more valuable. I help you bring a dream into reality quickly and economically, then validate whether it creates real value.
AI-native systems for practical business outcomes.
I help individuals and small businesses build AI-native systems in a fast and cost-conscious way, improving efficiency, increasing output, and reducing operating costs.
- Website: jsgoforit.com
- Location: Richmond Hill / Toronto, ON
- Focus: AI products and business systems
- Email: Max.Ren1911@gmail.com
- GitHub: github.com/Magic917
- Availability: Individual and small business projects
My working style is hands-on: I learn from interviews and by working alongside frontline staff, map the current workflow and pain points, design a better path, choose the right technology, then validate and improve it in real use.
Years software and business systems
AI Platforms recent production builds
Employees supported in migration work
Distributors served by data workflows
Skills
Hands-on stack for AI-enabled systems, API platforms, data workflows, and lightweight cloud deployment.
Resume
Selected delivery experience focused on practical outcomes: faster launches, lower operating cost, clearer workflows, and better use of business knowledge.
Summary
Max (Qiang) Ren
Applied AI Engineer helping small teams and individual founders turn business ideas into useful AI-native systems, prototypes, and workflow tools.
- Richmond Hill / Toronto, Ontario
- Max.Ren1911@gmail.com
- linkedin.com/in/qiang-ren-355952a4
Education & Certifications
Full Stack .NET Cloud Developer Certificate
2023 - 2024
Humber College
AWS Certified Developer - Associate
2024
Amazon Web Services
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science
2003
Zhongyuan University of Technology
Professional Experience
AI Solutions Engineer
01/2026 - Present
Restaurant startup, Toronto
- Built AI-native inventory and kitchen management workflows for restaurant operations, reducing manual data entry and improving day-to-day visibility.
- Translated frontline kitchen and purchasing pain points into practical software flows for receiving, procurement, recipes, tasks, and approvals.
- Developed OCR and LLM workflows that turn receipts and operational data into human-reviewed inventory drafts.
- Built a business knowledge platform that makes emails, meetings, documents, and internal notes searchable and reusable.
Software Engineer
06/2023 - 12/2025
Fintech startup, Toronto
- Used AI-assisted development workflows to accelerate product design, backend implementation, testing, deployment, and iteration.
- Helped the team deliver an initial product prototype quickly and move it toward market with limited resources.
- Supported low-cost rapid experimentation by shortening build-test-feedback cycles and improving release readiness.
Software Developer / Business Analyst
10/2007 - 04/2023
Pfizer
- Led business analysis and system migration initiatives supporting the Viatris separation from Pfizer.
- Supported transition work affecting more than 5,000 employees and over $1B in annual operations.
- Developed and maintained data collection, MDM, CRM, and distributor workflow systems.
Projects
Current and recent work that shows the direction of this site: AI-enabled operations, knowledge systems, and practical business software.
- All
- AI Systems
- RAG
- Automation
- Enterprise
Cooperation
I am available for individual founders, solo operators, and small businesses that need practical software or AI implementation without a large engineering team.
Business System Development
Lightweight internal tools, dashboards, workflow systems, admin portals, and API-backed applications.
AI Implementation
LLM features, task automation, AI agents, document processing, structured outputs, and human review flows.
Knowledge Base & RAG
Searchable knowledge systems over emails, documents, websites, meeting transcripts, and operational data.
API & Integration Work
Connect existing tools, clean data flows, design backend APIs, and make systems work together safely.
Deployment & Operations
Dockerized services, Cloudflare deployment, small-server hosting, monitoring basics, and release support.
MVP Discovery
Clarify requirements, choose a lean technical path, and turn a business workflow into a buildable plan.
Contact
For software development, AI automation, knowledge base, or small business system projects, email me with the workflow you want to improve.
Location
Richmond Hill / Toronto, Ontario