Who I Am
I’m Grégory “Gure” Maurel. French, based in Luxembourg, with a Japanese soul shaped by 8 formative years in Japan (2005-2014).
By day, I manage brand protection operations and am part of the team leading AI transformation for a Tokyo-headquartered company. By night, I read philosophy, break into machines (legally), and build personal infrastructure.
I earned a Master’s in Japanese Studies from Jean Moulin Lyon 3 University, interned at the French Embassy in Tokyo, and built a career bridging European and Japanese business cultures. That cross-cultural foundation shapes how I approach everything: precision meets creativity, discipline meets balance.
What I Do
Build things. Personal AI infrastructure, automated intelligence pipelines, full-stack applications, and this site. I believe in tools that solve real problems for real people.
Break things. I’m on a multi-year path from CompTIA trifecta through eJPT to OSCP. Offensive security is how I understand systems: by finding where they fail. The same mentality applies to ideas, strategies, and assumptions.
Read things. The Western Canon is my structured reading program through Western thought from Homer to the present. The reading list starts at 357 books and will grow over time.
Skills
- AI & Automation: LLM integration, prompt engineering, automation pipelines
- Security: DNS infrastructure, OSINT, threat attribution, ISO 27001, offensive security (in progress)
- Development: Full-stack web applications, scripting, automation
- Languages: French (native), English (fluent), Japanese (fluent, JLPT N1)
Certifications
| Certification | Status |
|---|---|
| Linux Essentials (LPI) | Active |
| CompTIA Security+ | Completed |
| CompTIA Network+ | Completed |
| CompTIA A+ | Completed |
| eJPT (INE) | In Progress |
Path: eJPT → BSCP → CPTS → OSCP (target: 2028)
Philosophy
I think of my worldview as a Franco-Japanese synthesis. From Japan I took kaizen, the discipline of continuous improvement, and bushido’s emphasis on duty and self-mastery. From France I kept the insistence on quality of life, slow meals, and the right to rest without guilt. The two traditions balance each other well.
The thinkers who shaped me most: the Stoics (Marcus Aurelius, Epictetus) for resilience and clarity. Montaigne for honest self-examination. Spinoza for understanding cause and effect without flinching. Nietzsche for the will to create your own values. Camus for doing the work anyway, even when meaning is uncertain.
The common thread is deliberate living: designing your life rather than defaulting into one.