Maurice Williams
Senior Software Engineering Manager at Talkiatry
Michigan, United States
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Top SchoolMaurice Williams is a Senior Software Engineering Manager with 14+ years of experience building user-focused web applications and cloud-native systems across startups, nonprofits, and large enterprises. He blends hands-on full-stack engineering—evidenced by contributions to the Ghost publishing platform and UI-focused work on Backgrid—with strong people leadership, having scaled and mentored teams while driving delivery and SDLC improvements. Maurice has led modernization efforts from legacy commerce platforms to Next.js+ContentStack migrations, architected modular clinical software products, and launched a custom crisis services platform that scaled internationally and supported WhatsApp-based 24/7 operations. A Certified ScrumMaster, he champions iterative delivery and cross-functional collaboration to turn complex domain needs (public health surveillance, EHR, cybersecurity) into actionable dashboards and pipelines. Based in Michigan, he pairs pragmatic engineering with an eye for UX and accessibility, and his GitHub persona—“Paladin of the open web”—reflects a preference for fixing brittle systems while contributing durable front-end and API improvements.
14 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelors of Science Computer Science, Bachelors of Science Computer Science at Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Spanish, English
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Github Skills (27)
cms10
javascript10
web-application10
css10
microblogging10
ghost10
emberjs10
blogpost10
ajax9
apidoc9
front-end-development9
api9
nodejs9
backbone8
backbonejs8
Programming languages (12)
Github contributions (5)
TryGhost/Ghost
May 2014 - Jul 2015
Independent technology for modern publishing, memberships, subscriptions and newsletters.
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:42 commits, 3 PRs, 13 comments in 1 year 2 months
Contributions summary:Maurice primarily contributed to the front-end and back-end aspects of the Ghost publishing platform. Their work involved modifying fixture data for the API structure, implementing user logout functionality with new Ember routes and API routes, and re-implementing the loading indicator for the Ember admin. Additionally, they updated the settings screen by removing the old user settings screen and putting in the new MU user settings screen, also modifying the navigation bar and tests to match the new screen.
cmsmembershipspublishingnewslettersjavascript
cloudflarearchive/backgrid
Jul 2013 - Jul 2013
Finally, an easily stylable semantic HTML data grid widget with a Javascript API that doesn't suck.
Role in this project:Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:7 commits in 1 day
Contributions summary:Maurice primarily focused on improving the Backgrid library's user interface and functionality. They addressed specific bugs related to the visual appearance and behavior of grid elements, particularly concerning select cell editors and IE10 compatibility. The user introduced new features, such as the `sortType` property for customizing column sorting behavior, along with corresponding test cases. These contributions indicate a focus on enhancing the grid's usability and responsiveness.
apidata-gridwidgetstylablejavascript
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