Paul Cobbaut
Owner at NetSec BVBA
Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
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Top SchoolPaul Cobbaut is an experienced Linux systems professional and trainer with over two decades running NetSec BVBA and more than 11 years of focused experience in system administration and open source. Based in Antwerp, he has delivered technical training and consultancy for major organizations including Oracle, IBM, and multiple Belgian training providers, blending hands-on administration with clear teaching skills. He authors material on Linux fundamentals and thrives on understanding how things work—self-described as a hacker who enjoys digging into systems. Paul’s career mixes entrepreneurship, long-term client engagement, and classroom mentorship, making him equally at home building and explaining robust infrastructure. An educator at heart, he continues to shape Belgian IT talent through recurring trainer and lecturer roles while maintaining active practical practice through his company.
11 years of coding experience
Moderne Humaniora, Moderne Humaniora at Sint-Jan Berchmans, Westmallelagere school, lagere school at Wechelderzandeonderscheiding, onderscheiding at KU LeuvenModerne Humaniora, Moderne Humaniora at Sint-Jan Berchmans, Antwerpenlagere school, lagere school at Altena, Kontichlagere school, lagere school at Don Bosco, Hobokenlagere school, lagere school at 't makadammeke, Hoboken
English, Dutch, French, Spanish, German, flemish
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Github Skills (98)
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Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
paulcobbaut/lt
Jan 2015 - May 2023
Contributions:2 PRs, 39 pushes in 8 years 5 months
linuxlinux-trainingubuntutraining
paulcobbaut/Mindstorms
May 2018 - Jun 2020
Contributions:10 commits, 8 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 1 month
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