Melissa Romanus is an OTG Data Management Engineer at NERSC with 14 years of experience building telemetry, observability, and data lake platforms for HPC data centers. She leads Kubernetes- and GitOps-driven infrastructure and automation for real-time operational analytics, integrating compute, storage, and SDN at scale. With an MS (and ongoing PhD work) in Computer Engineering and a background in extreme-scale data management, she bridges research and production to optimize scientific workflows on HPC systems. Beyond technical work, Melissa chairs labwide inclusion and mental health initiatives, champions neurodiversity and disability awareness, and represents Berkeley Lab on UC staff governance—bringing a rare blend of systems engineering and people-centered leadership.
14 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Computer Engineering, Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Computer Engineering at Tufts University
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Computer Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Computer Engineering at Rutgers University
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