Birin Sanchez Email & Phone Number

Spain

Achievements: • Upgraded Librem One codebase to use Django 3.2 LTS • Containerized Librem One middleware production and development environments using Docker, Python and Django. • Integrated Interledger payment protocol into Librem One middleware.Responsibilities: • Improvement and development of middleware software used in Librem One. • Simplify middleware development environment setup.

Spain

Achievements: • Created from scratch an automated procedure to build Ubuntu developer desktops VMs using Packer and Ansible on Hyper-V hosts. • Led a team of junior engineers to provide monitoring infrastructure based on Azure cloud and on-prem Kubernetes clusters built with RKE2.Responsibilities: • Mentoring junior team members on Linux, Python and use of REST APIs. • Helping the company on the recruitment process by performing technical interviews to… Show more Achievements: • Created from scratch an automated procedure to build Ubuntu developer desktops VMs using Packer and Ansible on Hyper-V hosts. • Led a team of junior engineers to provide monitoring infrastructure based on Azure cloud and on-prem Kubernetes clusters built with RKE2.Responsibilities: • Mentoring junior team members on Linux, Python and use of REST APIs. • Helping the company on the recruitment process by performing technical interviews to candidates. Show less

Remote

Developing some of the core services for Librem One.Achievements: • Implemented core functionalities for Librem One that allowed to link WooCommercesubscriptions with Librem One services using Python, Django and REST APIs. • Designed and implemented group accounts for Librem One enhancing the productfeatures. • Automated the configuration of several Librem One services using Ansibledecreasing the time to setup new development environments. •… Show more Developing some of the core services for Librem One.Achievements: • Implemented core functionalities for Librem One that allowed to link WooCommercesubscriptions with Librem One services using Python, Django and REST APIs. • Designed and implemented group accounts for Librem One enhancing the productfeatures. • Automated the configuration of several Librem One services using Ansibledecreasing the time to setup new development environments. • Co-designed and implemented a CLI tool to import OpenVPN certificates configuringnew VPN connections for Network-Manager in Gnome environments.Responsibilities: • Development of a middleware solution for Librem One using Django, Python andREST APIs. • Creation of Ansible playbooks for several services used in Librem One devenvironment: LDAP (slapd), IMAP (Dovecot), Mastodon, Matrix (synapse), XMPP(Prosody). Show less

Remote

Maintenance and development of engineering infrastructure and services. Working remotely from Spain with regular visits to Cambridge office in UK.Achievements: • Automated new services deployment using Ansible decreasing the time required to setup the services in several GEOs. The services deployed were SMTP Relays (Exim) and Zabbix proxies among others. • Designed and built a WebApp to track hosts security updates status across all the engineering infrastructure using… Show more Maintenance and development of engineering infrastructure and services. Working remotely from Spain with regular visits to Cambridge office in UK.Achievements: • Automated new services deployment using Ansible decreasing the time required to setup the services in several GEOs. The services deployed were SMTP Relays (Exim) and Zabbix proxies among others. • Designed and built a WebApp to track hosts security updates status across all the engineering infrastructure using Django Framework (Python). This improved the knowledge of the infrastructure status. • Developed scripts (Python, Bash, XenAPI) to monitor XenServer hosts through SNMP protocol using Zabbix as monitoring solution. • Analysed and migrated legacy customer facing websites to consolidated virtualised environment decreasing maintenance costs. Technologies used were PHP Apache and Debian. • Deployed mailing lists servers (Sympa) on the company’s Intranet and the XenServer community improving engineers and communications. • Analysed and tested several tools to solve password sharing problem between engineering groups.Responsibilities: • Migration of global monitoring system from Nagios to Zabbix. • Management of Linux systems security updates. • Mentoring of junior team members in Linux systems, acting as the SME for Linux and OpenSource within the team. • SSL certificates management. • Tier 3 support. Show less

Salamanca, Spain

Working remotely developing Android Apps.Achievements: • Developed an Android App (Android SDK) for Andalusian regional elections that loaded content from a website keeping app users up to date with related news and events. • Developed a Layar like library prototype. The library allowed to draw icons over the camera feed in real time based on GPS location.

Cambridge, United Kingdom

Managing the IT infrastructure for XenServer office in Cambridge, UK.Achievements: • I was part of the XenSource team in Cambridge that was acquired by Citrix for $500 million in August 2007. • Spearheaded and planned the project to migrate all servers and network equipment from the old XenSource building to the new XenServer UK headquarters. • Installed and set up monitoring system for XenServer engineering infrastructure using Nagios to achieve proactive problem… Show more Managing the IT infrastructure for XenServer office in Cambridge, UK.Achievements: • I was part of the XenSource team in Cambridge that was acquired by Citrix for $500 million in August 2007. • Spearheaded and planned the project to migrate all servers and network equipment from the old XenSource building to the new XenServer UK headquarters. • Installed and set up monitoring system for XenServer engineering infrastructure using Nagios to achieve proactive problem solving. • Installed and configured Veritas NetBackup system providing Disaster Recovery procedure to critical systems in Cambridge office.Responsibilities: • Management of the IT infrastructure for the UK XenServer Engineering organization: administration, installation and maintenance of all servers and networking used for research and development. Most of these servers ran in a virtualised environment (XenServer). Mail servers (Exchange, Exim), backup (Veritas NetBackup), NAS servers (NetApp), web servers (Apache). • Administration, installation and maintenance of the development and research network using Dell, Cisco, HP and Netgear switches/routers. • Development of scripts for maintenance and monitoring tasks (Python, Perl, bash scripting, awk, sed …). • Administration, installation and maintenance of the XenServer testing farm (~100 servers). • Planning and management of the purchase of new servers, switches, filers, racks … • Remote managing of US testing farm infrastructure. Show less

Manchester, United Kingdom

Achievements: • Installed and managed Linux High Performance Clusters. The group required the installation of a new 20 nodes cluster to meet the deadline of 2 doctors thesis. I analysed the requirements and ended up deploying 2 clusters of 10 nodes using: MPI, nfs, SSH, Ganglia, Sun Grid Engine, OSCAR, TORQUE, Xen, Cluster Vision, Perl, bash scripting.Responsibilities: • Install, set up and develop wikis for the research group using PHP, MySQL, Apache, Linux and… Show more Achievements: • Installed and managed Linux High Performance Clusters. The group required the installation of a new 20 nodes cluster to meet the deadline of 2 doctors thesis. I analysed the requirements and ended up deploying 2 clusters of 10 nodes using: MPI, nfs, SSH, Ganglia, Sun Grid Engine, OSCAR, TORQUE, Xen, Cluster Vision, Perl, bash scripting.Responsibilities: • Install, set up and develop wikis for the research group using PHP, MySQL, Apache, Linux and WikiMedia. • Develop scripts for maintenance tasks (Perl, bash scripting, awk, sed …) Show less

Entrepreneur, System Administrator and developer. Actively involved in the start up process of the company, managing the IT infrastructure and developing software for customers. Achievements: • Co-founded Innovae Vision S.L. The business idea was awarded with the first prize of IV Kutxa Financial Institution Entrepreneur Competition. • Developed an embedded multithreaded software based on Computer Vision and Robotics technologies. The embedded environment used was Sony… Show more Entrepreneur, System Administrator and developer. Actively involved in the start up process of the company, managing the IT infrastructure and developing software for customers. Achievements: • Co-founded Innovae Vision S.L. The business idea was awarded with the first prize of IV Kutxa Financial Institution Entrepreneur Competition. • Developed an embedded multithreaded software based on Computer Vision and Robotics technologies. The embedded environment used was Sony AIBO robot and the Aperios OS. (C/C++, OPEN-R, GTKmm, System V IPC, Linux).Responsibilities: • Design, installation and administration of the company's network. • Installation and administration of network services: DNS (Bind), Web Server (Apache), Mail Server (PostFix), ProFTP, OpenSSH and Samba. • Design and development of computer vision software (Java, C/C++) Show less