Dagobert Michelsen
Beirat Des Zentrums Für Kultur- Und Wissenschaftskommunikation (ZKW)
Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
Summary
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Top SchoolDagobert Michelsen is a seasoned IT leader and entrepreneur with 18 years of broad technical experience and over six years as Managing Partner at Baltic Online Computer GmbH, where he focuses on building and optimizing resilient IT infrastructures using open-source platforms like Linux, Solaris and Unix. He pairs hands-on systems engineering—evidenced by substantive contributions to major projects such as Ansible, collectd and rsyslog—with executive responsibilities as co-founder and managing director of Quantitative Semantics GmbH. Based in Kiel, he combines deep platform-level expertise (notably in Solaris packaging, SMF and zone support) with an operator’s attention to portability and reliability across diverse environments. His advisory role at the Zentrum für Kultur- und Wissenschaftskommunikation highlights a rare blend of technical craft and commitment to public-facing science and culture communication.
18 years of coding experience
Diplom, Computer Science, Diplom, Computer Science at Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel
Github Skills (22)
compatible10
package-management10
python10
information-gathering10
open-source10
os-development10
collectd10
c1110
c1710
compatibility10
solaris10
meter10
ansible10
system-administration10
ansible-galaxy10
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
collectd/collectd
Apr 2015 - May 2022
The system statistics collection daemon. Please send Pull Requests here!
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:11 reviews, 94 PRs, 41 pushes in 7 years 1 month
Contributions summary:Dagobert contributed significantly to the `collectd` project, focusing on enhancing its functionality and maintainability. Their work included adding Solaris zone support and refactoring the code to use a more descriptive data type. They also improved the codebase through bug fixes, such as handling `zone_find_stats()` returning `NULL`. Additionally, the user implemented several code style improvements and ensured the code's compatibility across different systems.
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ansible/ansible
Jan 2015 - Aug 2016
Ansible is a radically simple IT automation platform that makes your applications and systems easier to deploy and maintain. Automate everything from code deployment to network configuration to cloud management, in a language that approaches plain English, using SSH, with no agents to install on remote systems. https://docs.ansible.com.
Role in this project:Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:13 commits, 5 PRs, 7 comments in 1 year 6 months
Contributions summary:Dagobert's contributions focused on improving the Ansible core modules, particularly those related to package management and service control. They addressed bugs and edge cases in modules for Solaris SMF and svr4pkg, ensuring correct behavior when installing, uninstalling, or checking package states. These changes often involved refining return code handling and error reporting to align with expected module behavior. Their work ensures the stability and reliability of Ansible for system administrators managing diverse platforms.
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