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Our Team
The Advanced Research Computing (ARC) team at NAU facilitates access and support of High-Performance Computing (HPC) resources and associated technologies supporting computationally demanding or transformational research at NAU.
Education
MS in Computer Science
Background
Over 20 years of computing experience supporting researchers.
Specialties
- HPC architecture and storage
- Parallel computing
- Programming and scripting
- Slurm
Interest
Christopher enjoys the outdoors including activities like cycling, backpacking, and climbing.
Education
BSBA, Computer Information Systems
Background
Over 5 years of experience with helpdesk and user computer support and 12 years of system administration.
Specialties
- Server and storage hardware
- Networking
- Hypervisors and Virtual Machines
- Process automation
- Scripting and programming
Interest
Keith enjoys swimming, reading, playing video games and the topics of copyright and other esoteric legalese.
Education
BS in Aerospace Engineering, MS in Mechanical Engineering
Background
Over 20 years of experience with all-platform front end support and 10 years of educational instruction.
Specialties
- Hardware & OS diagnostics
- Renewable energy engineering research
- Programming, scripting and data mining
Interest
Jason enjoys XC running, mountain biking, photography and various forms of digital media. He also has an interest in linguistics and machine learning.
Education
BS in Computer Science, MS in Informatics
Background
Has conducted graduate research at NAU and has the academic fundamentals of computer science.
Specialties
- Developer environment setup
- Bash and Python scripting
- Debugging
Interest
Joseph enjoys playing video games, drinking coffee, hiking and exploring Linux and terminal apps.
Education
PhD in Biology
Background
Graduate research with extensive modeling and analysis in R and C. Over 5 years of experience providing front and back-end programming support to researchers at NAU.
Specialties
- Debugging
- Research software development
- Programming, scripting and data analysis
Interest
Mike enjoys hiking, reading, climbing, video games, and generally tinkering with technology.
Education
AS in Computer Science
Background
3 years of experience in server administration and over 7 years of user computer support.
Specialties
- Programming and scripting
- Operating systems
- Debugging
Interest
Alex enjoys playing video games, tinkering with operating systems, and learning more about software development.