Michael Chesterton
Technical Support Engineer at Squiz
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Summary
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Top SchoolMichael Chesterton is a Technical Support Engineer in Sydney with over 15 years in telecommunications and nearly two decades working with Linux, bringing a practical blend of systems administration and software development. He focuses on automation and web application development, primarily using Python and JavaScript, and has hands-on experience with Docker, SaltStack, PostgreSQL and open-source tools like Odoo and Leaflet. As a former sole IT specialist and managing director, he’s comfortable owning end-to-end solutions—from infrastructure provisioning and fleet management to custom business apps built around OpenStreetMap and Icinga. Colleagues rely on him for pragmatic problem solving and steady operational delivery, and he’s keen to continue developing his technical, social and management skills.
14 years of coding experience
25 years of employment as a software developer
Electronics, Telecommunications, Electronics, Telecommunications at TAFE
Github Skills (108)
postgresql10
traveling-salesman10
python10
grafana10
freeipa10
boot10
cpp10
backend10
osrm10
openstreetmap10
monitoring10
linux10
ai10
management10
data-visualization10
Programming languages (11)
Github contributions (5)
chesty/vroom-osrm
Oct 2016 - Apr 2022
docker image for vroom and osrm
Contributions:3 commits, 1 PR, 21 pushes in 5 years 6 months
docker-imageosrmvroom
chesty/overlayroot
Dec 2015 - Oct 2019
mounts an overlay file system over root
Contributions:1 release, 22 commits, 4 PRs in 3 years 11 months
filesystemraspberry-pishellbootoverlay
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