Christof Rusch
IT Networking Und Security at Meusburger Georg GmbH & Co KG
Austria
Summary
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RockstarChristof Rusch is an experienced IT networking and security leader from Austria with 25+ years of hands-on experience and a 30-year career perspective on the industry’s evolution. He has led large, cross-border IT and security programs—including ISMS, GDPR implementations, SIEM and Darktrace deployments—and built resilient infrastructure such as dual datacenters and Citrix centralization for multinational operations. As Head of IT Security and previously Head of IT Infrastructure, he combined technical ownership, budget control and people management across teams of engineers and apprentices. His open-source contributions to well-known audio projects like SuperCollider and Pure Data reveal deep system-level and build automation skills, including OSC handling, installer tooling and IPv6/MIDI fixes. Colleagues value his pragmatic approach forged through both successes and setbacks, and his knack for translating complex security requirements into operational solutions. He currently focuses on networking and security at Meusburger, bringing practical resilience and long-term perspective to IT risk management.
25 years of coding experience
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Github Skills (32)
algorithm10
c-language10
composition10
bash10
audio10
script10
cplus10
build-automation10
computer-music10
cpp10
cprogramming-language10
music-composition10
opensoundcontrol9
sound-synthesis9
osc9
Programming languages (12)
Github contributions (5)
pure-data/pure-data
Dec 2017 - Jan 2023
Pure Data - a free real-time computer music system
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer & Automation Engineer
Back-end Developer & Automation EngineerContributions:196 reviews, 228 commits, 231 PRs in 5 years 1 month
Contributions summary:Christof primarily focused on the Pure Data project's build process and Windows installer, demonstrating expertise in system-level scripting and build automation. They implemented and refined build targets for Windows, creating scripts to rearrange files, copy resources, and strip executables. Additionally, the user made improvements to the project's build infrastructure, addressing re-installation issues and enhancing the reliability of the Windows installer creation process. They also contributed to various code fixes, including a MIDI port and IPV6 fix.
pure-datacomputer-musicaudiomusicreal-time
supercollider/supercollider
Jun 2019 - Nov 2022
An audio server, programming language, and IDE for sound synthesis and algorithmic composition.
Role in this project:Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:69 reviews, 35 commits, 22 PRs in 3 years 5 months
Contributions summary:Christof primarily contributed to the SuperCollider project's core server-side functionality. Their work involved modifying the `sc_osc_handler.cpp` file to ensure proper message ordering and completion. Additionally, they addressed issues related to buffer writing and exception handling within the `sc_plugin_interface.cpp` and `sc_plugin_interface.hpp` files. The user also made significant contributions to Supernova by implementing various bug fixes and improvements, particularly related to OSC command handling.
electronic-musicmidisynthesisc-plus-plussequencer
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