
Linux System Administrator
Geneva Area, Switzerland

Linux System Administrator
Geneva Area, Switzerland
I'm specialized in Open Source solutions, centered around Linux Operating Systems.
My current expertise is mainly RedHat/CentOS/Fedora Linux OS, Postfix mail servers with anti-SPAM solutions, BIND DNS servers, backup solutions (rsync), PostgreSQL database servers, Xen virtualization technlogy and IP video monitoring solutions based on Linux systems.
Shell scripting, PHP, XML and XSL technologies are also known to me.
Mail server systems and technology, Linux Operating Systems, Webhosting technologies, IP networks.
(Non-Profit; 1001-5000 employees; Computer Software industry)
September 2008 — Present (2 months)
As a member of the Fedora Marketing SIG (Special Interest Group) and as a member of the Ambassador group, I'm promoting Fedora to the French speaking press. This is achieved by a common standard workflow set up with all the other French Ambassadors (on the fedora-fr-list mailinglist).
(Non-Profit; 1001-5000 employees; Computer Software industry)
July 2008 — Present (4 months)
I'm maintaining some software packages (RPMs) for the Fedora Project, so my "job" is OS Developer/Packaging.
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Computer Networking industry)
January 2003 — Present (5 years 10 months)
I'm primarely managing Linux web and mail servers. This means a good knowledge of CentOS/RedHat Operating Systems, BIND DNS servers, Postgresql database servers, Xen virtualization technology, Postfix mail servers and network security in general.
(Public Company; 1-10 employees; Newspapers industry)
March 2007 — July 2007 (5 months)
IT journalist for a french paper publication, I wrote some articles about virtualization technologies for Hardware Magazine/PC Update.
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Airlines/Aviation industry)
November 2005 — March 2006 (5 months)
Winter job that I had between my studies, involved working around mid-sized passenger jets (FlyBe, Fly Baboo, private jets).
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Computer Networking industry)
June 2002 — August 2002 (3 months)
Consulting and implemantation of a new e-mail system, migrating hundreds of mail accounts from Sendmail to Postfix + anti-SPAM system.
Bachelor of Science, Communication, Engineering, Management, 2006 — 2009 (expected)
(Haute École d'Ingénierie et de Gestion du canton de Vaud, Section Comem+, Filière Ingénieur des Médias en Technologies de l'Information (IT), http://www.comem.ch/)
Communication:
- Media (e.g. research, production)
- Politics and Sociology
- Sales and Marketing
Engineering:
- Mathematics
- Physics (e.g. telecommunication, information technology, information theory, signal processing)
- Computer Science (e.g. computer architecture, operating systems, algorithms, object oriented programming)
- Web Development (e.g. database design and administration, client-server architecture)
- Information Exchange (markup languages)
- Usability (ergonomics)
Management:
- Accounting
- Economics
- Statistics
- Project Management
- Human Resources
- eBusiness
Infotronics: electronic, programming, microcontrollers 2003 — 2005
Programming was C++ and Java. The microcontroller part was assembly and C on PIC microcontrollers.
IT technician 1998 — 2003
Basic studies in IT and electronics + one specialization year (maturité professionnelle technique)