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Cecil Clarke
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Part Time Instructor
| Office Hours: | TBD: Email to establish |
| Locations: (Campus & Office) |
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| Biography: | I am a cloud architect and GenAI enthusiast specializing in secure, scalable, and high-performance systems across government and commercial environments. My expertise spans cloud architecture, data engineering, and AI/ML, with a focus on building efficient, event-driven solutions and automated data lifecycle strategies. In addition to my industry work, I serve as an adjunct professor teaching financial technology and am pursuing doctoral research focused on applying AI/ML to high-speed rail systems. My long-term goal is to advance the use of Generative AI in real-world, large-scale infrastructure. |
| Teaching and Research Interests: | - Generative AI and applied AI/ML systems - High-speed rail innovation and intelligent transportation systems - Cloud computing and scalable architecture (AWS-focused) - Data engineering, lifecycle management, and database optimization - Financial technology (FinTech), including blockchain and digital finance - Event-driven architectures and serverless systems - AI-driven security and resilient system design |
| Courses: | FTA2400 - Introduction to Financial Technology FTA2440 - Financial Technologies and Services |
| Education: (All institutions attended and degrees or credentials earned) | Middle Georgia State University / Doctor of Science in Information Technology: AI & Quantum PENDING May 2027 University of Maryland Global College / Bachelors of Science in Software Development & Security / Adelphi MD December 2021 • Upsilon Pi Epsilon (Honors): International Honor Society for the Computing and Information Disciplines University of Maryland Global College / Master of Science in Information Technology / Adelphi, MD August 2018 • Upsilon Pi Epsilon (Honors): International Honor Society for the Computing and Information Disciplines University of Maryland / Bachelor of Arts and Humanities in American Studies / College Park, MD December 2010 • ESPN 30 for 30 – Without Bias: Production Assistant |
| Professional Experience: | Principal Database Engineer, RealmOne — March 2025 – Present Enterprise Account Engineer, Amazon Web Services (AWS) — February 2023 – February 2025 Senior Systems Engineer, Acclaim Technical Services — January 2021 – February 2023 Principal Cyber Systems Engineer, Northrop Grumman — May 2019 – January 2021 Database Administrator, Engineering Solutions, Inc. — December 2016 – May 2019 Software Engineer, Nyla Technology Solutions — September 2016 – December 2016 Systems Engineer II, Vencore Inc. — February 2015 – September 2016 Database Engineer, Xcelerate Solutions — December 2013 – February 2015 Data Analyst, Forfeiture Support Associates — May 2013 – September 2013 Archives Technician, National Archives and Records Administration — May 2011 – May 2013 |
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