Summary
Michael Ibanes is an experienced Linux systems administrator and small-business founder with three decades of Unix/Linux expertise and eight years of focused professional engagement running Miky's TechSoup from the Gold Coast. He designs, deploys and manages everything from single CentOS/RHEL servers to auto-scaling multi-node clusters on Google Cloud, with deep hands-on skills in networking (VPCs, VPNs, load balancers), mail and file services, monitoring, backups and LDAP/DNS. Michael combines commercial and open-source stacks—Apache/Nginx, Cpanel/DA, Zimbra, Nextcloud and more—automating integrations across complex multi-server environments. His background includes building ISP infrastructure, billing/authentication systems and an SSL reseller platform, showing an unusual mix of operational depth and product-oriented development. Known for pragmatic, end-to-end ownership, he brings both field-tested troubleshooting and long-term architecture for resilient, maintainable Linux/cloud systems.
8 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
TAFE Queensland - Gold Coast RTO: 0275
Taaone Technical College - Tahiti French Polynesia
English, French