Hilton Gibson
UBUNTU LINUX SYSTEM ADMINISTRATOR at Stellenbosch University Library
Western Cape, South Africa
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Top SchoolHilton Gibson is a seasoned Ubuntu Linux system administrator with 15 years of focused experience supporting university library infrastructure and open access research repositories in the Western Cape, South Africa. His background spans industrial automation and instrumentation, including PLC programming, SCADA, and Unix administration in energy and engineering environments. He brings hands-on expertise in embedded Linux for campus security systems, IP cameras, access control, and risk-management projects, complementing his work managing Linux servers and online journals. Armed with National Diplomas in Electrical and Electronic Engineering (Instrumentation) from both Durban University of Technology and Cape Peninsula University of Technology, he combines solid hardware grounding with software and network administration across Windows and Linux. Hilton’s career demonstrates a rare blend of academic IT reliability and industrial automation, delivering secure, auditable infrastructure that supports research, education, and campus operations.
15 years of coding experience
Nat Dip Light Current Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Instrumentation Technology/Technician, Nat Dip Light Current Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Instrumentation Technology/Technician at Cape Peninsula University of TechnologyNat Dip Light Current Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Instrumentation Technology/Technician, Nat Dip Light Current Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Instrumentation Technology/Technician at Durban University of TechnologyGithub contributions (2)
hamslaai/Mirage2
Jun 2015 - Apr 2016
Contributions:66 commits, 59 pushes, 1 branch in 9 months
SUNScholar/xmlui-webapp
Oct 2010 - Oct 2010
Contributions:3 commits in 1 day
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