Peter Eckhardt

Developer

Stutensee, Germany
Experience
Nov 2020 - Sep 2022
1 year 11 months
Böblingen, Germany

Developer

IBM

  • Skills: OpenStack, Python, SaltStack
  • Products used: OpenStack, Ceph, CentOS
Jan 2020 - Dec 2023
4 years

DevOps Consultant

IBM Research

  • Reorganization of SaltStack environment
  • Automation with SaltStack/Python
  • Maintenance of OpenStack (Kilo)
  • Maintenance of Ceph (Luminous)
  • Setup of new OpenStack environment (RHOSP 17/17.1) with composable services and isolated networks.
  • Setup of new Ceph environment (Red Hat Storage 5/6)
  • Introduction of Satellite and initial release management
  • Automation with Ansible
  • Lots more:-)
  • Skills: Python, Ruby, Ruby on Rails, Rust, Perl, Shell scripting
  • Products used: Red Hat OpenStack, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Red Hat Storage, CentOS, Ansible, Terraform, Python, SaltStack, Rust, Shell scripting, cloud-init
May 2015 - Jun 2015
2 months
Mannheim, Germany

Consultant

  • Consulting Suse Manager
  • Skills: SLES, Suse Manager, software distribution
  • Products used: Suse Manager
Dec 2014 - Dec 2014
1 month
Karlsruhe, Germany

Consulting

  • Development of a patch management process.
  • Skills: Red Hat, software distribution
  • Products used: Katello, Jenkins, Foreman
Jan 2008 - Dec 2024
17 years
Stuttgart, Germany

Design/Implementation

Automotive

  • Introduction of Linux in the group (2008-2011)
  • Linux release and patch management (2010-2022)
  • Linux configuration management (2014-2022)
  • Automated Linux launches (2008-2022)
  • Technical project lead for Linux projects (2008-2018)
  • Skills: SLES admin, Suse Manager, SaltStack, scripting, architecture, high availability
  • Products used: SLES, RHEL, Suse Manager, SaltStack
Jan 2003 - Dec 2003
1 year

Consultant

Spiggle & Theis MT GmbH

  • Our company's requirement for the consultant was to implement a company-wide antivirus solution and a spam filter solution under Tobit David on Windows 2000.
  • Choosing this consultant for the project was easy because the initial discussions, including the purchase of software packages, were very detailed, clear, and professional.
  • The final implementation of the software products was very timely, fast, and straightforward.
  • We would like to sincerely thank you again for the professional support and execution of our requirements.
  • We would be very happy to recommend you to other clients as well!
  • (Duration: 1 week)
Jan 2003 - Dec 2003
1 year

Consultant

in time Kuriersysteme und Speditions GmbH

  • The consultant migrated our server's operating system from Windows 2000 to Linux.
  • This went very smoothly without disrupting business operations.
  • The system is very stable, trouble-free, and cost-effective.
  • Connecting the company network to the internet and setting up a firewall was also trouble-free.
  • He also successfully designed and set up the company's complete data backup.
  • (Duration: 1 week)
Dec 2002 - Oct 2023
20 years 11 months

Consultant

Courier Consult

  • The consultant is responsible for the further development and maintenance of the application software used in our company.
  • He is also responsible for running our intranet and network security.
  • In our company, application development uses products from Informix (IBM) and Unify.
  • The servers run on Unix/Linux.
  • The clients run on Windows NT/Windows 2000.
  • With his deep technical knowledge, structured thinking, and strong teamwork, he has completed all assigned projects to our complete satisfaction.
  • We will continue this successful collaboration.
Jan 2001 - Oct 2023
22 years 10 months

Consultant

EMK GmbH

  • The consultant introduced us to Linux and successfully implemented it with us.
  • Linux is currently running on our central file server and our firewall.
  • The integration into our Novell network went smoothly.
  • The deployed systems have been running without issues so far.
  • We are very satisfied with that.
  • The Linux training sessions he conducted were very detailed and easy for a Linux beginner to understand.
  • He continues to support us in integrating our network into the corporate network (Windows 2000, Active Directory, and Linux).
Summary
  • DevOps in large environments

  • Automation

  • OpenStack

  • SaltStack

  • OpenStack

  • Ceph

  • Python

  • Unix Shell Scripting

  • Architecture

  • Automation

  • Configuration/Build management

  • Release management

  • SLES

  • RHEL

  • CentOS

  • Suse Manager

  • Red Hat Satellite

  • RHOSP

  • Terraform

  • Rust

Languages
German
Native
English
Advanced
French
Elementary
Education

TU Darmstadt

Business Informatics · Darmstadt, Germany

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