Lars T. Mikkelsen

Experience

Improved the performance and scalability of existing feature toggling infrastructure.
Improved the performance and reliability of authentication back-end services handling 10,000 req/s by implementing efficient caching and optimizing APIs.
Performed forensic analysis of security incidents.
Implemented OpenID Connect single sign-on for internal tools.
Improved the performance and reliability of image resizing services handling 500 req/s by caching resized images in Amazon S3.

Designed and implemented a continuous delivery pipeline using Jenkins and Chef.
Replaced MD5 password authentication with bcrypt.
Implemented two-factor authentication using SMS and voice messages.
Migrated existing back-end to AWS using CloudFormation and PowerShell DSC.
Advised teams regarding architectural decisions as a member of the Architecture Board.

Implemented synchronization web services in Python.
Implemented the synchronization and persistence layers of the Sync & Share desktop application.
Designed and implemented a collaboration desktop application in C# and AngularJS.

Implemented the native UI in Sync & Share for Android based on an existing HTML prototype.
Implemented the backup feature in the Carbonite Mobile for Android app.
Developed the SnapSync for Android app in Java.
Developed and maintained existing Android apps.

Designed and implemented a complete e-commerce solution with integration to Payflow Pro, Qualex, Rastar, District Photo, and CustomCD.
Created tools for code deployment, backup, etc. using Python and Bash.
Implemented video transcoding back-end based on MPlayer and FFmpeg.
Implemented image transformations in Obj-C on iOS.
Maintained a WPF desktop client.
Developed a web-based client using ASP.NET and YUI.
Developed an Android app in Java.

Friend, et al. Systems and methods for reliable backup of media.
US Patent 9,369,507, filed March 12, 2013, and issued June 14, 2016.
Guo, et al. Methodologies to secure inter-process communication based on trust.
US Patent 7,774,599, filed September 15, 2006, and issued August 10, 2010.

Secure IPC (Master’s Thesis):
Identified possible security issues with the current System V IPC mechanism in Linux. Designed a trust-based solution and implemented it using the LSM-framework.

Detection and Avoidance of phi-Loops (Bachelor’s Thesis):
Identified an issue with phi-loops (loops between phi-statements in SSA form) in the C++-based Boomerang decompiler. Designed and implemented a solution to detect and avoid the phi-loops.