Max Sokolski

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Max is Information Security Director at Raccoon Gang. Drawing on practical experience in information security, compliance, and risk management, he shares insights on protecting customer systems, learner data, and digital learning infrastructure across e-learning projects. He guides information security and compliance to keep customer systems, learner data, and project delivery protected.

Experience & qualifications

Real-world experience

Information Security Director at Raccoon Gang — direct operational responsibility for protecting customer systems, learner data, and project delivery across 150+ eLearning implementations globally. Progressed from Software Engineer to Information Security Director at Raccoon Gang, bringing engineering-depth to the security practice. Prior roles as Software Engineer at Wargaming.net and Velton Telecom LLC.

Expertise & background

Degree from National Aerospace University “Kharkiv Aviation Institute” (KhAI), 2002–2008. Technical skills: Python, Linux, Django, Git, Redis. Deep expertise in information security, compliance, risk management, LMS security architecture, and Open edX platform internals.

Recognition & authority

Speaker at Open edX Conference 2019 — presented RG Gamification, Raccoon Gang’s first live gamification module for the Open edX platform, drawing on his deep knowledge of the platform’s architecture and security model. Progressed from Software Engineer to Information Security Director, building domain authority through direct operational practice rather than external certification. Raccoon Gang is an ISO/IEC certified organization and Preferred Open edX Provider since 2020 — the information security compliance standard Max oversees. Raccoon Gang’s client portfolio (Harvard, NASA, EBRD) requires enterprise-grade security standards on every engagement.

Transparency & disclosure

Max Sokolski is the Information Security Director at Raccoon Gang, an official Open edX and Canvas Partner. Raccoon Gang has commercial relationships with LMS platforms discussed in some articles. Where this is relevant, articles include explicit disclosure. Security guidance is based on direct operational experience managing information security for Raccoon Gang’s client portfolio. Raccoon Gang does not accept sponsored content.

Areas of expertise

• LMS Security
• Information Security
• Compliance & Risk Management
• Open edX Platform
• Learner Data Protection
• GDPR in eLearning
• SSO & Authentication
• LMS Migration
• Open edX Upgrades
• LTI (Learning Tools Interoperability)
• Python · Django · Linux

Editorial standards

Articles by Max Sokolski are based on direct information security and platform experience at Raccoon Gang. Security guidance reflects operational practice, not vendor documentation summaries. Articles about platforms Raccoon Gang supports commercially include explicit disclosure. No sponsored content.