quốc Thái “RPGReki” Chung

Hello! I'm quốc Thái “RPGReki” Chung, read: /kʷuə̌kp tʰaǐ rɛ̄kì cʰʊ̄ŋm/, or simply Thái or Reki. I'm a Bavarian Swabian of Vietnamese descent, and I currently live near Cologne. My focus is in Linux, but that doesn't mean I can't work with other OSes. I'm a typical IT guy with interests in creative writing, vintage audio hardware, and Riichi Mahjong. I enjoy playing JPRGs, preferably the turn-based variant. While I do like platformers and action games, but I kinda suck at those. 

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Preferred Technologies & Tools

A selection of technology and tools that I use. Badges are powered by shields.io. 

Work Experience

Network Administrator

Information und Technik Nordrhein-Westfalen, Düsseldorf, Germany
since 2020

IT.NRW develops and provides IT infrastructure for state administration of North Rhine-Westphalia.

Tasks at this position include:

• Administration of Application Layer Gateways and Proxies

System Administrator

PlusServer GmbH, Cologne, Germany
from 2018 until 2019

PlusServer helps organizations realize the full potential of their cloud strategy.

Tasks at this position included:

• Administration of Linux and Windows Servers, physical and virtualized (VMWare), for Internal IT

Web Developer

SD Inspiring Travel GmbH, Cologne, Germany
from 2017 until 2018

SD Inspiring Travel GmbH is an online travel agency that specializes in family vacations.

Tasks at this position included:

• PHP Development: Drupal, Symphony
• Administration of Linux, physical and virtualized (Virtual Box), and macOS

Private Tutor

SchülerNachhilfe1, Ulm, Germany
in 2017

Private Tutor for English, Mathematics, Chemistry and Physics

Teaching Assistant

Ulm University, Ulm, Germany
from 2010 until 2016

Undergraduate Teaching Assistant for several lectures:
i. a. Formal Foundations of Computer Science, Logic for Computer Scientists, Programming Paradigms

Linux System Administrator

Ulm University, Ulm, Germany
from 2013 until 2014

Administration of student Linux computer pool

Volunteer Work

Radio Show Host

/dev/radio, Ulm, Germany
from 2010 until 2017

/dev/radio was a show of the Chaos Computer Club in Ulm, which used to be broadcasted at a non-commercial radio station. Topics of the show include everything geeky and technology. 

Member of the Computer Science Study Commission

Computer Science Student Representation, Ulm University, Ulm, Germany
from 2010 until 2014

Chairman

Computer Science Student Representation, Ulm University, Ulm, Germany
from 2012 until 2013

Education

Bachelor of Science

Ulm University, Ulm, Germany from 2010 until 2016

Major in Computer Science; Minor in Physics
Bachelor Thesis: Subjective Logic Operators for Fusion of Misbehaviour Detection Mechanisms
Average Grade: 1.9 (1.0 is the best possible grade, 4.0 is barely passing, 5.0 is failing)

Hobbies

Riichi Mahjong • Vintage Audio • Creative Writing

I play Final Fantasy XIV Online. My character is Tsumohou Tenhou on Light: Shiva.

Riichi Mahjong

I finally got listed at the European Mahjong Association I play on tenhou.net and in Final Fantasy XIV Online. See my post about Riichi Mahjong Clients. 

Creative Writing

I'm currently working on the Web Novel Amauga.