Michel Albert
Developer POST Luxembourg - Section Connectivity OSS
Grevenmacher, Luxembourg
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Top SchoolMichel Albert is a seasoned developer with 18+ years of professional experience and roots in web development dating back to the 1990s, now working in Connectivity OSS at POST Luxembourg. He blends deep Linux systems knowledge (Gentoo, Debian, RedHat) with strong backend skills in PHP, Python and relational databases (MySQL, PostgreSQL), and has long-standing practical experience in database design and large-scale web applications he still maintains. Michel contributes to open-source tooling — improving logging and configuration in the popular Minecraft-Overviewer project and creating a robust Python munin-node implementation — demonstrating attention to maintainability and operational concerns. His background in AI from the University of Aberdeen and multilingual fluency (LU, EN, DE, FR) complement a pragmatic approach to requirement elicitation and UI design. Colleagues rely on him for reliable infrastructure, low-level problem solving and evolving legacy systems toward data-centric architectures.
18 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
BSc, Computer Science - Artificial Intelligence, BSc, Computer Science - Artificial Intelligence at University of AberdeenLycée Technique d'Echternach
Luxembourgish, French, German, English
Stackoverflow
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postgresql
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mod-wsgi
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elasticsearch
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subprocess
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flask
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apache
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Github Skills (39)
python10
post10
command-line-interface10
configuration-management10
http10
benchmarking10
uri10
logging10
apache9
postgresql9
kibana9
networking9
subprocess9
decorator9
mod-wsgi9
Programming languages (23)
Github contributions (5)
munin-monitoring/contrib
Apr 2012 - May 2015
Contributed stuff for munin (plugins, tools, etc...)
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:15 commits, 2 PRs in 3 years 2 months
Contributions summary:Michel developed a Python-based port of the "Poor man's munin-node" (pmmn) tool. They implemented core functionality including command-line argument parsing, plugin handling, and a TCP server implementation. The user refactored the code, added features, and fixed errors, culminating in a daemonized and logging-enabled version. This work involved defining the interaction protocol between the munin monitoring system and the node.
munin
overviewer/Minecraft-Overviewer
Jul 2013 - Aug 2013
Render high-resolution maps of a Minecraft world with a Leaflet powered interface
Role in this project:Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:6 commits in 8 days
Contributions summary:Michel primarily focused on improving the logging and configuration aspects of the project. They refactored the logging system to use a dedicated logger, streamlining how log messages are handled and routed to standard output/error. The user also addressed and fixed regressions in log format reconfiguration, ensuring that loggers can be reconfigured after initial setup. This work significantly enhances the debugging and maintainability of the Minecraft Overviewer project.
leafletminecraft
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