Summary
Rafael Ibanez is a freelance Information Technology Consultant and data center specialist with over a decade of hands-on experience optimizing infrastructure, troubleshooting servers, and managing colocation sites across Europe and Japan. He combines practical skills—racking and configuring Dell/HP servers, fiber and Ethernet testing, secure media disposal, and SOP authorship—with cross-border coordination and inventory-driven site audits. Rafael has a background in scientific programming and version-control workflows from Osaka University, giving him a rare mix of systems-level operational expertise and reproducible software practices. Based in Rotterdam/The Hague, he routinely supports remote engineers while performing on-site surveys and installations, ensuring secure, high-performance deployments. Outside of work he practices kintsugi and explores urban trails, reflecting a meticulous, restorative approach to both infrastructure and life.
11 years of coding experience
17 years of employment as a software developer
BS Computer Science and Applied Mathematics, BS Computer Science and Applied Mathematics at University at Albany
AS Computer Science, AS Computer Science at Kingsborough Community College
English, Spanish, Japanese