Massimiliano (Max) Novelli is a Software Engineer with an MS equivalent degree ("Laurea") from Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy. Max has over 20 years of experience in the IT field. Max has background and extensive experience as a system administrator and a programmer help him to play a critical bridging role, spanning the gap between technology and users.

Max started playing with a Commodore 16 a long time ago; however, since that time he has grown significantly to become an expert in the field with a vast understanding of Open Source software, Linux operating systems, Web technologies, and Drupal CMS. Max's expertise does not stop there; he has considerable knowledge about sophisticated computing infrastructure and large storage systems targeted for research environments (specifically fMRI, MEG, and EEG research laboratories).

When Max is not working with computers, he enjoys spending time with his family and friends, mountain-biking for hours, practicing yoga, eating extremely good food, and sipping wonderful wines.