Summary
George Leaver is a Senior Research Infrastructure Administrator with 14+ years supporting Linux HPC, GPU and visualization systems at the University of Manchester, combining system administration with hands-on development in OpenCL, MPI, OpenGL and C/C++/Fortran. He provides end-user application support, training for researchers and postgrads, and bridges the gap between research needs and production HPC services across all faculties. With an MSc in Advanced Computer Science and a first-class BSc in Computer Science and Mathematics, he brings deep academic foundations to practical, performance-sensitive computing environments. Notably, he teaches OpenCL to research staff while maintaining day-to-day cluster operations, reflecting both pedagogic skill and operational ownership.
14 years of coding experience
M.Sc., Advanced Computer Science, M.Sc., Advanced Computer Science at The University of Manchester