Hi, my name is

Maurice.

DevOps Engineer and Systems Enthusiast!

I’m a passionate systems enthusiast, with interests in Real-Time System design, High Performance Computing, Compilers, and Hardware Software Co-Design.

Resume

About Me

I’m a versatile DevOps and Systems Engineer and a recent graduate from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, where I earned a M.S. in Computer Science from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, where I worked with Prof. Micah Beck as an independent researcher on Exposed Buffer Architecture.

My research and hobby interests include topics in Real-Time Systems, High-Performance Computing, and Hardware Software Co-design.

I have strong industry background, with more than 10 years of experience in DevOps and Site-Reliability engineering.

Here are some of my strongest skills.
  • DevOps: Kubernetes, Terraform
  • Cloud: GCP/GKE, AKS
  • Programming: Python, C/C++ Programming
  • HPC: DPDK, RDMA, Slurm, Spack, MPI, Lustre
  • Topics: OS, RTOS, Concurrency, Parallelism

Recent Work Experience

Senior Platform Engineer - Corsha
September 2025 - Present
Edge Computing, Kubernetes, Security, and NetDev
DevOps Engineer - Informa
April 2023 - August 2025
This position was created by a merger of Industry Dive, Informa, and TechTarget, which ultimately formed Informa TechTarget.
Site-Reliability Engineer - EJ
2022 - 2023
A member of the Site-Reliability engineering team, managing Kubernetes clusters, developing internal tools for building reliability.
Systems Engineer - Peak6
2021 - 2022
Managed Kubernetes clusters, Google Cloud Infrastructure, CI/CD pipeline, and developed internal tools for development operations.
Systems Engineer - Systemware
2017 - 2019
All the things!
Sr. Security Analyst - Secureworks
2015 - Mar 2017
Security Analyst in a security operations center, working with clients to detect and mitigate security events and vulnerabilities.

Education

2022 - 2024
Master of Science in Computer Science
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
GPA: 3.8 out of 4.0

Independent researcher working with Prof. Micah Beck on Exposed Buffer Architecture.

  • High-Performance Computing
  • DPDK, OMNeT++
  • A lot of C/C++ Programming
2010 - 2014
Bachelor of Science
Eastern Illinois University
I Learned relatively quickly that Accounting was not a good fit for me—thus, my interest in computing began!

Projects

Exposed Buffer Architecture
EBA DPDK C/C++ OMNeT++
Exposed Buffer Architecture
A highly customizable and mobile first Hugo template for personal portfolio and blog.
Context
Greenwire
HPC XPD DPDK eBPF
Greenwire
A low-latency networking application, using a custom XPD Poll-Mode Driver and DPDK, to fetch massive amounts of data in HPC environments.
Context
Exploring the Rust and OCaml Compilers
Rust OCaml Compilers
Exploring the Rust and OCaml Compilers
Exploring and deciphering the Rust and OCaml language compilers.
Rust Context
Speculative Parallel Execution in Blockchain
Blockchain Distributed Systems
Speculative Parallel Execution in Blockchain
Investigating ways to reduce network congestion, latency, and transaction fees in blockchain using speculative parallel algorithms
Context
Zero-Knowledge Proofs, Blockchain, and Anti-Money Laundering
Zero-Knowledge Proofs Blockchain AML
Zero-Knowledge Proofs, Blockchain, and Anti-Money Laundering
A clean and simple Hugo template for personal portfolio and blog.
Context

Get in Touch

My inbox is always open. The email address attached to this form forwards mail to my university email.