Michael Franzl

I am an Austrian engineer specialized in Systems and Software Engineering. This is my personal web site.

About this web site

This web site is mostly intended as a digital business card and professional portfolio. It also contains a blog of my own content that I write for fun.

As of 2026, no AI of any kind has been used to generate any parts of this website. I expect this to change, but I’ll give credit where credit is due! :)

This site does not serve any ads or cookies. As a nod to the early days of the web, all assets are fully self-hosted.

Why is this website in English when my native language is German? Because the lingua franca for all matters of computer and programming was and still is English.

Certifications

Austrian University Degree in Mechatronics Engineering
Certifications in English and French
Certification in Software Architecture
Certification in Linux System Administration

Professional Experience

Cloud Architecture for large-scale Industrial Automation and Control Systems (IACS)
Model-based Systems Engineering (MBSE) based on the engineering method ARCADIA (Architecture Analysis & Design Integrated Approach)
Database-centric Web Application Development (backend and frontend) for Business Process Management Software at scale in the industry sectors Cybersecurity, Hospitality, and Retail

About me

I use Neovim on NixOS, btw.

Open Source

See my GitHub profile. Excerpt of my contributions to other Open Source projects:

https://github.com/bpg/terraform-provider-proxmox/pull/1141 Fix on bpg/terraform-provider-proxmox: fix(vm): re-use ide, sata, and scsi cloud-init storage

https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/pull/437138 Fix on NixOS/nixpkgs: services.exim: Fix failing systemd service ExecStartPre script

https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/pull/7788 Fix on playcanvas/engine: Fix shaderParticle assignment

https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/pull/5168 Feature on playcanvas/engine: Support for OffscreenCanvas in Web Workers

https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/pull/322980 Feature on NixOS/nixpkgs: nixos/virtualisation: increase priority for libvirt NSS modules

https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/issues/322022 Bug report on NixOS/nixpkgs: libvirtd NSS module not working (nscd, nsncd, libnss, libc)

https://github.com/playcanvas/engine/issues/6105 Bug report on playcanvas/engine

Projects

Self-hosting

Declarative provisioning and maintenance of physical and virtual machines, hosting personal sevices like this website, e-mail, and others.

Blog

I enjoy writing about solutions to problems that I am working on.

Apollo PGNCS Subsystem Integration

An integration of the historical Apollo PGNCS subsytem, including the AGC (Apollo Guidance Computer), into a virtual Lunar Module.