Luc Haaijer

Business IT Engineer

luc [@] haaijer.dev
Hengelo (OV), Netherlands
NL/EN

EXPERIENCE
Ferox Hosting, feroxhosting.nl — Owner
SEP 2019 - PRESENT

Founder of the largest game hosting company in the Netherlands. With over 15.000
historical customers, I have been able to create a platform used by hundreds of thousands of end users.
A high level of automation enables efficient management of the infrastructure and customer base.
Scalability is built into the company's DNA, allowing for easy growth and adaptation to changing market demands. Although the target audience was mainly private individuals, several business clients have joined over
time and are very satisfied.

Studenten Net Twente, snt.utwente.nl — Chairman
JUL 2023 - PRESENT

Studenten Net Twente is an association founded in 1994 to provide internet on the UT campus.
Nowadays, the association manages hundreds of association websites, the largest FTP server in the region,
and internationally used IRC and Matrix servers.

RoyaleHosting, royalehosting.net — CTO
JUN 2018 - SEP 2019

Another hosting company I helped grow from a few hundred customers to multiple thousands; Improving the infrastructure along the way

Freelance — Systems Administration
SEP 2015 - Dec 2022

Systems administration and setting up primarily Linux servers for hundreds of SMBs and gameserver clients.

EDUCATION
University of Twente - MSc Computer Science (-2027)

Computer Science covers all IT around us: developing software and hardware, securing systems, and designing new infrastructure.

Honours: Great Negotiators.
Active: Studenten Net Twente

ABOUT
Hi! I'm Luc.
I've been doing software engineering and system administration for close to 10 years now.
In the past few years, I've been very interested in the interplay of business and IT.
Some themes I have touched upon are: automation, digital sovereignty, and the human aspect.
I'm always up for new challenges. Let me know if you have anything I might be interested in.


SKILLS
* Linux engineering
* Business IT management
* Cybersecurity
* Software engineering


CURRENT INTERESTS
* Offensive cybersecurity
* IT Law
* Social Psychology


LINKS
* Github
* LinkedIn
* Discord
* Matrix
* Blog


WORK
While I am not actively looking for a job at the moment, I am always open to new challenges.
Send an email to see if we can collaborate.


TECHNOLOGIES
For the skimming reader:

Docker, Redis, CI/CD, SQL, Linux, Git, Typescript, Node.JS, PHP, C, Python, HTML, Ansible, DPDK, XDP, Bash, Java, OpenStack, Networks, "Cloud"