Ganaël Laplanche - Unix systems engineer
Email : ganael.laplanche@martymac.org / martymac@FreeBSD.org
Web site : http://www.martymac.org
Rennes area

Date of birth : 12/11/1980
Citizenship : French citizen
Driving licences : A and B
Ganael


***** Motivations *****
Working, learning, sharing...
***** Computer skills *****
OSes : UNIX (FreeBSD, GNU/Linux, Solaris), Windows (NT4/9x/2000/Xp)
Programming languages : C, Perl, Shell, Compilation / Debugging, Object-oriented development, C++
Unix software : Samba, OpenLDAP, Bind, Apache, Postfix [...]
Networking : Ethernet, Tcp/Ip, Routing, Networking design
Databases : Merise designing method, SQL 92, PostgreSQL
Internet : HTML, Javascript, PHP
***** Certifications *****
BSDA
LPI
***** Professional experience *****

Since 01-2017 : I have been working at CentraleSupelec as a Unix systems engineer.

  • > Employer : CentraleSupelec
  • > LDAP and mail infrastructure administration

04-2015 to 12-2016 : I have been working at OVH as a devops.

  • > Employer : OVH
  • > Storage servers management (Solaris, GNU/Linux, ZFS)
  • > Dedicated servers install automation (FreeBSD, GNU/Linux)
  • > Advanced technical support

06-2006 to 03-2015 : I have been working in the Exploitation and Infrastructure team at the Pasteur Institute as a Unix systems engineer.

  • > Employer : Pasteur Institute
  • > Storage servers configuration and management (Samba, Netapp, Sun Solaris, IBM SONAS, Isilon)
  • > Handling of client access to storage servers (~2500 heterogeneous clients, CIFS / NFS)
  • > Centralized authentication directory servers configuration and management (OpenLDAP)
  • > Various infrastructure servers installation and management (FreeBSD, GNU/Linux, Solaris [...])
  • > Administration tools development (C, PERL, shell)
  • > Database design and implementation
  • > Advanced technical support

04-2005 to 05-2006 : I'm joining Mandriva as a consulting engineer.

  • > Employer : Mandriva, Consulting team
  • > Major account management in the banking sector for the Pulse project
  • >> Specific Mandriva GNU/Linux courses for our customer
  • >> Functional and technical specifications of Pulse, in accordance with the development team
  • >> Specification and creation of a personalized version of the distribution
  • >> Development and creation of specific packages
  • >> Quality control tests specification
  • >> Scheduled validations with our customer
  • > Occasional interventions with another major account

02-2004 to 03-2005 : I'm joining the Linagora team as a System administrator / instructor. My knowledge of Samba allows me to become the "Samba" expert in Linagora.

  • > Employer : Linagora
  • > Netware/NT4 to Samba 3 + OpenLDAP migration (Corona Medical)
  • > Design of an architecture using Samba / OpenLDAP (Cité des Sciences)
  • > Samba 3 and System Administration courses (MAAPAR)
  • > GNU/Linux user courses (shell, rights management, printing, [...])
  • > Samba 3 migration courses (Samba 3, OpenLDAP, migrating from NT)
  • > GNU/Linux server courses (Bind, Postfix, Apache, LDAP, Samba)
  • > ... and many other actions such as software integration and client support.
***** Free-software contributions (http://contribs.martymac.org)*****

FreeBSD : Port development and maintainership (official developer since 2010/09/24). Development of a driver for DVB-T USB sticks based on a Siano chipset (based on Linux' sms1xxx driver).

Development : Ldapscripts (Shell), tools to manage POSIX accounts on an OpenLDAP directory. They can be used by Samba while migrating accounts. evtViewer (PERL), used to display the contents of .evt files. Fpart (C), tool that helps you sort file trees and pack them into bags.

Samba and OpenLDAP : Several documentations (in french) under the GFDL licence (migration guide, domain management with Samba/OpenLDAP, courses, ...).

Others : Article about data migration in GNU Linux Magazine num 164 (October 2013), a french magazine. Member of AFUL. Donor to the FreeBSD foundation.

***** Education level *****
11-2003 : Supinfo Paris (http://www.supinfo.com) computer science diploma
2000-2003 : Computer science student at the Paris Academy of computer science (Supinfo Paris)
06-2000 : Post graduate Information technology diploma (Rheims)
1998-2000 : Post graduate Information technology student ("BTS" in french)
1997-1998 : French scientific « Baccalauréat S » diploma
***** Languages *****
French : Mother tongue
English : Advanced level - TOEIC score : 825
Spanish : Good reading skills
***** Hobbies *****
IT : Free/Open-Source philosophy, system administration (Unix), development (C/C++), games
Other : Music, dancing (rock'n roll), motorcycling, drawing, reading (IT, comics...)