Capt Maurer is from Downers Grove, Illinois and entered the Air Force after graduating from the U.S. Air Force Academy in 2018 with a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering degree. He then went on to serve at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois where he gained experience in project management and programming. During this assignment, he deployed twice including time as the Mission Support Flight Commander in Kenya and as a Project Manager in Saudi Arabia. Following the completion of his Master of Engineering in Civil Engineering degree at Colorado State University, Capt Maurer spent a year at Kunsan AB, Republic of Korea as the Chief of Project Management before arriving at the Academy as an instructor.

Master of Engineering, Civil Engineering, Colorado State University (2023)

Bachelor of Science, Civil Engineering, United States Air Force Academy (2018)

Instructor of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado (2025-Present)

Chief, Project Management, Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea (2024-2025)

Graduate Student, Colorado State University (2022-2024)

Project Manager, Prince Sultan Air Base, Saudi Arabia (2021-2022)

Project Manager, Scott Air Force Base, Illinois (2021-2022)

Mission Support Flight Commander, CSL-Manda Bay, Kenya (2020-2021)

Executive Officer, Scott Air Force Base, Illinois (2019-2021)

Project Programmer, Scott Air Force Base, Illinois (2018-2019)

Meritorious Service Medal with one oak leaf cluster

Air Force Commendation Medal with one oak leaf cluster

Army Achievement Medal

Air Mobility Command Company Grade Officer Lupia Award Winner (2020)

Wing Lt of the Year, Scott Air Force Base (2020)