Summary
Geert Lorang is a Brussels-based IT infrastructure specialist with over a decade of experience building and operating Linux/Unix environments for enterprise users. He currently leads 1st/2nd line IT support at Luciad (since 2015), owning the full stack—from servers, storage and networks to workstations and telephony—and overseeing middleware such as Jira, Confluence, Crucible, databases, Apache, Samba, Nagios/Observium, and Puppet. His background includes UNIX/Linux consulting for Mazda on HP-UX and Linux, including centralized Active Directory authentication and high-availability NFS setups, plus migrations from HP-UX to Red Hat and VMware with EMC storage. He has a track record of delivering ITIL/KPI-compliant operations, incident/problem resolution, and technical leadership across teams at Eurocontrol and HP, emphasizing reliability and cross-team collaboration. While he occasionally jokes about preferring Windows, his strengths lie in crafting robust, automated, Linux-first infrastructure and turning complex requirements into practical, auditable solutions.
11 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Katholieke Hogeschool Leuven