Frank Bicknell
Linux Engineer at Georgia Tech Research Institute
Cumming, Georgia, United States
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Top SchoolFrank Bicknell is a seasoned Linux engineer with over a decade of experience building and maintaining critical infrastructure for large enterprises and research organizations. Currently at the Georgia Tech Research Institute, he brings deep hands-on expertise from a long tenure at Cisco designing enterprise backup systems, permission automation workflows, and engineering toolchains. His background blends systems engineering, security-aware process automation, and operational audits, reflecting a practical focus on reliable, auditable solutions. A former US Army captain who spent years collaborating with German partners, he retains conversational German and values cross-cultural teamwork. Frank pairs a physics degree with pragmatic engineering instincts, favoring durable architectures over flash tools. Now retired in title but actively engaged in a new research-institute role, he offers steady, institutional knowledge and a preference for solving long-lived infrastructure challenges.
10 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree, Physics, Bachelor's degree, Physics at University of KentuckyGraduate, Graduate at Riverview High School
German
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (86)
python10
proxy10
transmission10
automation10
backup10
compression10
encryption10
ssh10
rss10
network-configuration10
movie10
torrent10
duplicate-detection10
jackett10
api10
Programming languages (10)
Github contributions (5)
fbicknel/vim_bells_and_whistles
Aug 2016 - Apr 2019
Contributions:17 commits, 18 pushes, 3 branches in 2 years 8 months
fbicknel/dbackup
Sep 2015 - May 2019
Contributions:34 pushes, 14 branches, 3 tags in 3 years 8 months
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