Toby McLaughlin

Systems Engineer

Toby is one the guys who keeps the connected world connected. Specialising in networked systems and back-end technologies, people like Toby build the infrastructure that let the internet do its magic. Toby combines a fundamental understanding of network technologies with wide experience in server software. He’s a Linux geek first and foremost, but loves playing with all kinds of technologies to make them work together.

Skills

System Design

Toby builds systems of computers and networks to provide the engine room for Trike’s software solutions. He has followed the changing world of networked systems for the last decade, working in the machine rooms and datacenters of corporate, academic and government clients. A specialist in automation, Toby likes to build systems that ‘just keep going’.

System Support

Working as much with people as with computers, Toby helps our clients make computers behave. He has worked with people in a range of specialist industries to help them make their tools work, including people working in:

• Academic research
• High-end imaging
• Web/Graphic design
• Audio/Video production
• Geospatial systems
• High security environments

Although he loves computers, Toby wishes they were better at working the way people want. He’s committed to making that happen.

Scripting and Automation

We think that computers should always do the boring bits for you. Toby is a passionate believer in automating the repetitive tasks that bedevil computer based workflows. Using modern scripting languages, Toby loves to hunt down the dull, inefficient and repetitive bits that people shouldn’t have to worry about.