Born and raised in Nashville, TN. Max moved to New York City to begin his career in film in 2004 after graduating from Vanderbilt University. Through an internship in a film production office, he discovered an innate inclination to the creative, logistical, fiscal, and psychological problem solving of production. During his time in New York, he had the good fortune to work on the projects of Academy Award winning directors, Martin Scorsese, Jonathan Demme, and Neil Jordan. In working on these projects with top echelon directors, he was exposed to the film workers, also at the top of their individual fields, who helped these directors realize their visions. Through this experience, he gained an appreciation for the importance of the variety of artists involved in creation of a film. Since returning to Nashville in 2008, Max has been able to continue working on long form projects, most recently as Line Producer and Unit Production Manager, and over the last few years has expanded his ex