01 / TOPOLOGY
Tim Oliver Rabl
I keep the internet running for a small corner of Bavaria. Then I go home and build my own tools.
Systems, networks and automation at komro in Rosenheim. Rust CLIs and Next.js apps after hours.
02 / OPERATOR
The operator
I trained at komro from 2018 to 2021 and stayed. Today I do 2nd and 3rd level support for Linux and Windows, plus networking, routing and firewalls with Juniper and BGP at the core of it. I also code and script in Rust, Go, Python, Shell and PowerShell, and I run cloud work across AWS, Azure and GCP with Terraform, Terragrunt and Pulumi.
Outside work I build whatever I like, and quite often whatever annoyed me at work long enough that it needed fixing properly. Lately that means command line tools in Rust and web apps in Next.js and TypeScript, because I like the design side as much as the infrastructure side.
Since 2023 I am an AEVO certified trainer and since 2024 an IHK examiner. So I also sit on the other side of the apprenticeship table now.
- operator
- Tim Oliver Rabl
- location
- Rosenheim, Germany
- employer
- komro GmbH
- role
- IT Systems Administrator
- since
- July 2021
- trainer
- AEVO certified, 2023
- examiner
- IHK, since 2024
03 / ROUTE HISTORY
Route history
Four hops from trainee to examiner
- 012018
Trainee IT Specialist for System Integration
komro GmbH · Sep 2018 to Jul 2021
Training in network and system administration/infrastructure specialization. Fundamentals in Linux/Windows administration, network technology and initial automation approaches.
- Fundamentals of system administration for Linux and Windows
- Learning network protocols and Cisco technologies
- First experiences with scripting and automation
- Building monitoring systems and infrastructure surveillance
- Introduction to DevOps practices and Continuous Integration
- 022021
IT Systems Administrator
komro GmbH · Jul 2021 to today
2nd/3rd Level IT Systems Administrator (Linux/Windows) focusing on infrastructure automation and system optimization. Managing complex network environments as an Internet Service Provider and developing automation solutions.
- 2nd/3rd Level Support for Linux and Windows systems
- Development of automation scripts with Python, Ansible and Saltstack
- Management of Docker container environments and KVM virtualization
- Network administration with Cisco equipment and BGP routing
- Implementation of CI/CD pipelines and GitLab administration
- PostgreSQL and MySQL database administration
- 032023
Certified Trainer according to AEVO
Chamber of Industry and Commerce · 2023
Successfully completed trainer aptitude examination. Qualification for planning, conducting and controlling vocational training according to the Trainer Aptitude Regulation.
- Planning and preparation of training
- Recruitment of trainees and workplace training
- Promoting the learning process and completing training
- Pedagogical and legal competence in vocational education
- 042024
IHK Examiner
Chamber of Industry and Commerce · 2024
Certification as IHK examiner for conducting examinations in vocational education. Authorization to evaluate and assess trainees in professional examinations.
- Qualification for conducting IHK examinations
- Evaluation and assessment of trainees
- Professional competence in vocational education
- Responsibility for quality standards in training
04 / PROJECTS
Announced projects
Live from GitHub, filtered to what I actually maintain
bbmctl started in October 2023 on a road trip through Norway and Sweden. At the North Cape I had better mobile internet than at home in Bavaria. So I built the tool that measures what German ISPs actually deliver against what their contracts promise. First in Go, then rewritten in Rust.
On crates.io as bbmReading repositories
05 / CAPABILITIES
Capabilities
The tools I reach for, not everything I ever touched
Networks
the day jobSystems
keeping it runningLanguages
in order of joyWeb
after hours06 / PEERING
Open for peering
Have a project, a question or a role that fits? Send a packet.