Résumé

Stephan Loesevitz

Linux Systems / Infrastructure Engineer focused on production hosting, escalation response, automation, migrations, reliability, and recovery.

Lakewood, Colorado · Remotehelp@cyberducttape.comLinkedInGitHub

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Experience

2022–PresentSolutions Analyst II · InMotion Hosting
  • Lead production Linux hosting escalations involving cPanel, web stacks, PHP-FPM, databases, DNS, mail, SSL, and recovery workflows.
  • Coordinate migrations and incident response through evidence gathering, dependency review, staged changes, and clear customer or stakeholder handoffs.
  • Build Bash and Python automation that turns repetitive diagnostics, migration, and server-management work into repeatable operational workflows.
2021–2022APS Support Specialist · Linux Hosting Escalations

Linux hosting escalations, production troubleshooting, service dependencies, and structured technical handoffs for high-impact support work.

2020–2021Technical Support Representative · Web Hosting Support

Troubleshot WordPress, DNS, email delivery, SSL, and website issues through phone, chat, and ticket systems while guiding customers through technical solutions.

2019–2020Bitcoin Mining Operations · 3G Ventures

Managed daily operations across multiple cryptocurrency mining facilities with approximately 40 MW of combined power capacity; maintained large-scale ASIC deployments and trained technicians.

Technical focus

Linux & hostingRHEL · CentOS · AlmaLinux · Ubuntu · systemd · Caddy · Apache · Nginx · PHP-FPM · cPanel · WHM · CWP
Automation & platformsGo · Python · Bash · Ansible · Kubernetes · Docker · SSH automation · operator tooling
Data & recoveryMySQL · MariaDB · PostgreSQL · backups · migrations · restore validation
Reliability practiceIncident response · observability · auditability · safe change management

Project history

08/2026StePanel

Go control plane for Linux web/application hosting and cPanel migration workflows.

06/2026FPM Lens

PHP-FPM workload and memory analysis for safer pool-capacity recommendations.

05/2026PostgreSQL Selector for cPanel

Database selection and hosting automation for PostgreSQL-backed environments.

01/2025IMAP Sync GUI / post-cPanel restore tooling

Migration and recovery utilities for hosting operations.

01/2024MySQL selector script for cPanel

Repeatable database setup and administration workflow.

Education and certifications

Communication, systems administration, and continuing technical development.

Towson University · Bachelor’s Degree, Communication Studies · 2002–2007

Selected credentials and training: SafeAdmin; Google Data Analytics; Google Project Management; Python, Git/GitHub, IT security, and system administration coursework; Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) practice training; MySQL, DevOps, Docker, Python, and technical writing coursework.

Selected credentials and training are summarized here; LinkedIn contains the current public profile and additional entries.

Selected work

Production problems turned into inspectable tools.

Cyber Duct Tape is the infrastructure practice I built and operate. StePanel is the flagship open-source Go control plane; the broader portfolio includes incident diagnostics, capacity planning, Ansible automation, Kubernetes work, and Linux security tooling.

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