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Max Chen2015-08-01

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Hey~ Nice to meet you~

I'm Max Chen <u870820@gmail.com>, an engineer, backpacker, photographer, web programmer, and blogger.

I have an M.S in Industrial System Engineering from UW-Madison, and I've worked at ASUSTek Inc., PEGATRON corp., and now Hankscraft Inc.. In the past, I did research in the UW-Madison Naturalistic Decision Making and Simulation Lab with Dr. Douglas Wiegmann , and at the Waisman Center. My research interests were focused on User Experience, Aviation Safety and Patient Safety.

I am a professional in project management and quality engineering, and I enjoy working on "complex problem" projects with hard to identify root causes or projects involving with cross-functional teams. I make a living by utilizing my knowledge and experience in both the quality and manufacturing fields. I am also a certified six sigma black belt of the American Society for Quality.

I was born in Taipei, Taiwan, and I have lived in Prague, Czech for 2 years, Shanghai, China for 3 years, and I now live in Madison, Wisconsin. Traveling and seeing the world is what brings excitement to me in life. While traveling I found a passion for photography. Taking photos and sharing what I have seen has become my treasure. In 2003 I launched a blog to present my photography.

In my free time, I like to do web programming. After not finding a photo album service I liked, I decided to code on for myself, it is called Max Chen Photo Database. It was just a start, my other web application could be found here(mandarin). In addition, my latest web project isPlace.Report which utilized Google Maps API and Facebook Graph API, a data-mining informative service.

In mid 2015, I started a new adventure with Ting-Li Lin. We set up Snowforest, a company specialzing in architecture photography and beyond. Snowforest's mission is to deliver artful images and to ensure every customer is satisfied. Snowforest is a new challenge and a new chance to us, and I devote myself in it and like to picture a wonderful future with it.

In my leisure time, I enjoy swimming, running, reading, watching movies, and playing games. I am not good at writing, but I will try my best to record thoughts, studies, and stories in here. I would like to share my life experiences with my friends and future generations. Someday, we will become someones' memory, and here is the best place to remember me.

Below is a list of social medias I am using. Let's exchange our thoughts via:

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twitterfacebook: mandarin

Edited by Max Chen on Oct 10, 2016. Thank you Tara for proof reading.


Max and his camera.
Max was waiting to take a sunset


Max in Grand Canyon.
Max in Grand Canyon.

Tingli and I were at Grand Teton
Max and Tingli were at Grand Teton.

Cesky Krumlov2009-06-17


Cesky Krumlov

Czech Republic, UNESCO, 27images

Equip: Canon EOS 300D, EF16-35L


Date: 2004年02月6日; 2004年03月07日


Album: Cesky Krumlov



[2009 Update]

Cesky Krumlov是捷克境內"非常非常"迷人的小鎮~

捷克朋友們幾乎一致推薦 Cesky Krumlov 為捷克境內必訪的第一景點。(第二才是Prague)

多年後重溫舊照, CK的美景歷歷如目, 彩繪塔還在眼前閃爍金黃色的太陽光影...

時間似乎在Cesky Krumlov 靜止了,

我說: 它是波西米亞最閃亮的一顆珍珠! 朋友, 你若有機會拜訪捷克。

布拉格可以不去, Cesky Krumlo 你一定得來!

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[31100] 留學申請總結2009-04-11
090411

留學申請總結

麥大叔一共申請兩個領域, 一個是管理博班; 另一個則是人因工程的博班!

管理博班很殘念的幾近全軍覆沒? 實在是太奇怪了!!

難道唸管理博不需要工作經驗嗎?? 我本還想來發揚儒家的管理哲學呢!!

不過人因工程就是小勝的盤面, 雖然景氣不好時常被用來當做沒有 funding 的理由,

後來經我一番反省, 的確! 自己也沒有強又有力的研究背景能說服教授給我錢~

anyway, 總結這次的人因博班申請過程供後人參考:

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Telc2009-02-21


Telc, Czech Republic, UNESCO , 21 images

Equip.  →  Canon EOS 20D + EF16-35L; Canon EOS 300D + EF70-300DO

Albums →  Telc

[ 獵人狩影-2004年10月24日 - 捷克南部-Telc ]

-- 世界文化遺產 Telc 特奇 --

昨晚在維也納市區遇到台灣的同鄉後,今天繼續拜訪 Telc 這個 J學長讚不訣口的城鎮。

Telc的城鎮廣場保留了14世紀(西元1598年)的景象,走進Telc的廣場,令人有種時光倒流的錯亂感。

這次攜帶的器材是 20D+EF16-35L 與 KissD+EF70-300DO ;兩機兩鏡;也順便試鍊EF70-300DO在KissD上的表現。

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Znojmo2009-02-19


Znojmo, Czech Republic, 18 images

Equip.  →  Canon EOS 20D, EF16-35L, EF70-300DO

Albums →  Znojmo

[1.寫在前面]

這是一篇懷舊文章, 寫於2004年10月; 現在回憶起 Znojmo, 只依稀記得那個皇家園林綁的幾隻老鷹~

朋友phoenix說, 這篇文章是認識我的因緣際會; 我看著硬碟裡封存的捷克相片, 不挖出來給大家看實在太可惜~

所以就從這篇開始吧!!! Let's visit in Znojmo~ (唸法不明!)

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Karlstejn Castle2008-11-29


Karlstejn Castle, The Biggest Castle in Czech Republic 捷克最大的城堡

Karlstejn, 中文音查理斯坦, 距離布拉格約一個小時的車程~

不過因為交通的關係, 一般旅遊團好像對這個城堡沒有太大的興趣。

但對於住在 Beroun 的我們來說, 簡直就像到自家後院一樣輕鬆。認真算一下, 短短兩年就來了五次呢!!

很不巧, 受限於太賽的關係, 五次都是陰雨綿綿的天氣, 甚至有一次冬天來時, 城堡既然沒開哇~

OK, 接著來一起回憶這樸實而巨大的城堡吧~~

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SOP Revise2008-10-29
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Beroun 充滿回憶的捷克小鎮2006-09-25

Beroun from 2003年10月~2003年11月

03年10月; 個人因公司的關係派駐到捷克(Czech Republic)工作, 開始苦命的台勞生涯。
猶記得當時初到一個陌生環境的不安和想冒險的情緒在心底互相交戰著,
陌生的落腳地方叫做Beroun, 用中文唸起來是拗口的「勃隆」。

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01_22 下大雪2005-01-22


1月22日 >> 2005/01/22(Sat)19:00


050121.jpg 662×460 117K



--下大雪--

斷斷續續的持續著,看來天公伯是要來玩真的...

「冬天;終於到了...」


--星期六--

一如往常,抵達office報到。

返台時間表:
Jan-26 捷克幹部;最後的晚餐
Jan-28 抵達熟悉的布拉格;
29--30 the last weekend in Czech,

在捷克的最後幾天,會留在布拉格,為這布拉格之冬留影。








 





廻 響






05_01 歐盟東擴2004-05-01
2004年05月01日 - 歐盟東擴

今天是捷克加入歐盟的首日。昨晚在布拉格有好大的慶祝儀式~

而我...自然也進城去,跟捷克人一起驟驟熱鬧!






National Flag of Czech Republic, by KissD





這是我在舊城廣城看到一個小女孩,身上衣服的顏色恰好和捷克的國旗一樣呢!
這也是我第一次在捷克感覺怎麼這麼"擠"啊!好像回到士林夜市一樣...「好擠喔!」 有點不習慣...

題外話;

雖然歐洲即將成為一個大共同體,不過現階段的捷克還是與其它主要歐盟國家有一段不小的差距。

舉些生活例子而言:
麥當勞套餐一份

在捷克購買,89 捷克幣;折合約台幣109元。

在德國購賣, 4.39 歐元;折合約台幣175元。
95無鉛油價

捷克,每公升25.9 捷克幣;折合約台幣32元

德國,每公升0.99 歐元;折合約台幣39元
不過自從今年年初開始,已經可以感受到捷克的物價在蠢蠢欲動...許多民生必需品的價格都緩緩的上揚!

我猜,這或許是引進歐元的前哨戰,當某天捷克當地的物價水平與其它歐盟成員相同時,再用貨幣進行總體經濟整合...
於是我就幻想著:有那麼一天,當我們開始與外星球進行經濟活動的時候,世界已不分你我;統稱為「地球人」,用「地球元」了吧~ 哈!
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