Hugo Labrador is a Service Manager and DevOps leader with 11 years of experience managing large-scale scientific storage and sync services at CERN, currently overseeing CERNBox for over 37,000 users and 200 institutions. He combines hands-on expertise in Linux, infrastructure automation (Puppet, OpenStack), and storage operations across 300+ PB systems with a service-oriented approach grounded in ITIL and SLA-driven delivery. Hugo has led cross-border R&D projects, coordinating multi-organization teams and a €6M EU work package to build federated scientific storage, and he brings a strong track record of integrating open-source solutions into production environments. Known for prioritizing automation, service consolidation and clear communication, he organizes work around rigorous analysis, ranking and planning to deliver reliable results on time. An adaptive learner, he bridges research and operations—having started CERNBox as a technical student and progressed to technical lead and service manager—making him adept at turning prototypes into production-grade services.
11 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Master's degree, Master's degree at Universidad de Vigo
High School Diploma, High School Diploma at I.E.S Eduardo Blanco Amor
Bachelor of Engineering - BE, Bachelor of Engineering - BE at University of Vigo
The app which enables the users to edit office documents from ownCloud/Nextcloud using ONLYOFFICE Document Server, allows multiple users to collaborate in real time and to save back those changes to ownCloud/Nextcloud
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