Xavier Beaudouin

Responsible for FreeBSD system administration, security patches, GitLab server maintenance, networking expertise, and upstreaming FreeBSD patches and ports.

Founded a freelance venture providing expertise in BSDs, GNU/Linux, networking, development, and energy storage.

Redesigned network and provided network and system administration for ITAE customers.

Implemented global VPN solutions, migrated SRX routers to Mikrotik 10/100G, and set up professional distributed monitoring.

Managed hosting and network platform, migrated VMs to internal ESX, changed OS to FreeBSD, automated platform, dual-stacked IPv6, and redesigned network for redundancy.

Optimized and deployed NMS, automated network tasks, and conducted R&D.

Redesigned backbone from cold to hot potato, managed transit/peering, handled DDoS with automatic strategies, and provided technical solutions to reduce costs.

Secured and rationalized IT, set up server room, migrated Netscreen to pfSense, automated Linux, and unified authentication with LDAP and AD.

Led R&D engineers on official publication with ANSSI & AFNIC, conducted DNS R&D, and designed a web UI for DNSWitness data.

Redesigned network and internet access, deployed trading architecture based on multicast, and managed Linux server administration for 300-500 servers.

Redesigned network backbone from L2 to L3, managed datacenter operations, deployed ISP services, and managed a small team.

Designed and deployed disaster recovery plan, administered BEA/Weblogic, AIX, Linux, and Citrix, and provided system and network expertise.

Architected B2B systems with security focus, managed a team of developers, and led open source webmail project CAMAS.

Secured and stabilized a media platform with OpenBSD and Linux, redesigned internal networks, and managed mail services.

Directed operations for the Internet platform, created and deployed an internet portal, and deployed mail services.

Taught C language to first-year students, implemented mail and internet services, and managed network and server backups.

Earned a Computer & Network Engineering degree from Ecole Centrale d’Electronique in Paris, spanning 1993 to 1997.

Completed an Associate Degree in Electronics (BTS Electronique) at Lycée Jeanne d’Arc in Vitré, France, from 1991 to 1993.

Obtained a French High School Diploma in Electronics (Baccalauréat F2) from Lycée Sacrés Cœurs in Saint-Brieuc, France, in 1991.