Summary
Alex Mamach is a Senior Technology Architect and HPC specialist with 11 years of experience designing and operating research-grade compute and IT systems for institutions like Northwestern University and Memorial Sloan Kettering. He blends a humanities-trained analytical perspective (BA in Political Science from University of Chicago) with a technical master’s in Information Systems from Northwestern to translate academic and business needs into practical, auditable infrastructure and application solutions. At Northwestern he led the migration from Moab to Slurm and automated HPC user lifecycles, demonstrating expertise in scheduler policy, automation, and researcher-facing consulting. His background spans hands-on systems administration, DevOps automation, and secure email/DNS practices from earlier roles in communications firms, giving him a rare mix of research computing and operational security experience. Based in Chicago, he’s known for turning complex institutional requirements into maintainable systems that prioritize reproducibility and usability for researchers.
11 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Master's degree, Information Systems, Master's degree, Information Systems at Northwestern University
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Political Science, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Political Science at The University of Chicago