The person behind MaxMar.
Quinn Gilfillan
Quinn Gilfillan is the founder of MaxMar. He studied Finance and Computer Science at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and spent his early career in Fortune 500 data engineering before moving full-time into quantitative trading infrastructure.
Since 2020 he has been a professional consultant on QuantConnect — one of eight consultants hand-picked worldwide for the platform's professional tier — building systematic strategies and research infrastructure for funds, prop firms, and individual quants.
He builds and runs MaxMar from New York City.
What clients say.
4.9★ across 56 reviews on Upwork · 100% Job Success · Top Rated Plus
“Really phenomenal performer! Optimlaize takes direction and anticipates needs very well. They have the quant chops I was looking for and are great coders as well to make my strategies happen. Will definitely hire again.”
— Client review
“Optimlaize was nothing short of exceptional. Easy communications. Fast to work. Reasonable contract pricing. We were able to achieve a ton towards our goal. Highly recommend and will be working with Optimlaize further.”
— Client review
“Timely, Professional, Busy, are words that I would use if someone asked.”
— Client review
Reviews from Quinn’s quantitative consulting practice (Optimlaize / Upwork), which MaxMar grew out of.