I'm Max Elbo.
I bridge the gap between
design & development
at Deloitte
in Tokyo, Japan 🇯🇵
This is my career:
- Deloitte2020 – present Tokyo, Japan
Design Engineer
Specialist Senior 2024 – present- Designed and developed the frontend of CRM apps and branding websites.
Clients:- Yokohama City
- Fujisawa City
- Chiyoda Ward
- Tokyo Metropolitan Government
- Epson
Skills:- Frontend Development
- UI Design
- Illustration
- JavaScript
Frontend Developer/Art Director
Specialist 2020 – 2024- Designed, implemented, and refined the frontend of super-apps, CRM apps, and landing pages.
- Bridged the gap between designers and engineers, ensuring the technical feasibility of designs prior to handoff, and implementing them in production according to the intended design vision.
- Coded fully-functional prototypes directly in the framework used in production, developing reusable components and logic for production, significantly reducing the time from design to implementation.
Clients:- Tokyo Bureau of Social Welfare
- Shibuya Ward
- Chiyoda Ward
- Nara Prefecture
- Daito Trust Construction
- Dai-ichi Life
Skills:- Frontend Development
- JavaScript
- LWC
- SASS
- UI Design
- Illustration
- AMP2018 – 2020 Tokyo, Japan
Art Director/Illustrator
- Designed websites for Japanese brands.
- Created animations for museum exhibitions.
- Crafted illustrations for advertising campaigns.
Clients:- Tokyo National Museum
- KDDI Museum
- Glico
- Zojirushi
- Mineo
- Dentsu Tec
- MullenLowe Dubai
- MullenLowe Japan
- VMLY&R France
Skills:- Web Design
- Animation
- Illustration
- JWT Dubai2016 – 2017 Dubai, UAE
Art Director
- Conceptualized advertising campaigns.
- Art directed television commercials and print ads.
- Won local and international creative awards.
Clients:- Coca-Cola
- Kenwood
- Kinokuniya
- Philadelphia Cream Cheese
- Kraft
Skills:- Art Direction
- Illustration
- Elborium2013 – 2016 Multiple Locations
Illustrator
- Illustrated content for books and magazines.
- Created illustrations for advertising campaigns and theater posters.
- Storyboarded commercials for ad agencies.
Clients:- Mirador Interactive Museum
- Confin Ediciones
- Ciencia Joven Foundation
- MullenLowe Dubai
- DDB Dubai
- JWT Dubai
- JWT Argentina
- BBDO Argentina
- Del Campo Saatchi & Saatchi
- Madre Buenos Aires
Skills:- Illustration
- BBDO2012 – 2013 Buenos Aires, Argentina
Art Director
- Conceptualized advertising campaigns.
- Art directed television commercials and print ads.
- Won local creative awards.
Clients:- Doritos
- 7up
- Dr Lemon
Skills:- Art Direction
- Ogilvy2011 – 2012 Buenos Aires, Argentina
Junior Art Director
- Conceptualized advertising campaigns.
- Art directed television commercials and print ads.
- Won international creative awards.
Clients:- Tang
- AMIA
- Mr. Muscle
Skills:- Art Direction
Southern New Hampshire University
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science
2023 – 2026 (expected)
Google UX Design Certificate
2023
ZTM Academy
Fullstack Web Developer Bootcamp
2022
JLPT
Japanese-Language Proficiency Test N2
2021
Escuela Superior de Creativos Publicitarios
Technical Diploma in Art Direction
2009 – 2011
- Silver + Bronce - AMIA - The Bread of Memory (2013)
- Grand Prix - Kinokuniya - Cost (2017)
- Silver + Bronze (x2) - Boecker - Pestryoshkas (2017)
- Bronze - Boecker - Pestryoshkas (2017)
- Bronze (x2) - AMIA - The Bread of Memory (2013)
- Silver - AMIA - The Bread of Memory (2013)
- Gold (x2) + Silver + Bronze - AMIA - The Bread of Memory (2013)
- Gold - AMMAR - Mom Calling Cards (2012)
- Gold + Bronze - AMIA - The Bread of Memory (2013)
- Winner - AMIA - The Bread of Memory (2012)
- Silver - Infiniti - See What You Don't (2019) (as an illustrator)
- Gold - AMIA - The Bread of Memory (2012)
- Bronze - Dr. Lemon - Kung Fu (2013)
- Bronze - Mercado - Make Sense where the World Doesn't (2015) (as an illustrator)
- Gold - AMIA - The Bread of Memory (2014)
- Silver + Bronze - AMMAR - Mom Calling Cards (2012)
- Gold - AMIA - The Bread of Memory (2013)
Art Stgo
GAM, Santiago, Chile
2016
Solo Exhibition
Biblioteca Viva Sur, Santiago, Chile
2016
De RadÃcibus
Biblioteca Viva Tobalaba, Santiago, Chile
2016
Solo Exhibition
Biblioteca Viva Norte, Santiago, Chile
2015
Café con Cuento
GalerÃa Escaparate, ValparaÃso, Chile
2015
Solo Exhibition
Centro Cultural Belleasco, Buenos Aires, Argentina
2010
Grand Small Works
F.U.E.L Collection Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2009