Bernhard Miklautz
Senior Software Engineer at Thincast Technologies GmbH
Vienna, Austria
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Bernhard Miklautz is a Senior Software Engineer based in Vienna with 16 years of hands-on experience in systems, networking and security-focused software development. He has a long tenure at Thincast Technologies where he drives reliability and feature work for remote desktop solutions, and earlier roles span Linux core development, networking architecture and systems engineering. His open-source contributions to the FreeRDP project demonstrate full-stack proficiency—fixing backend protocol and memory issues while also improving the project’s website and front-end UX. Trained in IT Security (BSc and Master’s-level studies at FH Campus Wien), he brings a security-minded approach to debugging, memory-safety and interoperability problems. Colleagues rely on him for pragmatic fixes that improve stability across platforms (including OSX) and for turning subtle protocol bugs into maintainable solutions.
16 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Master’s Degree, IT Security, Master’s Degree, IT Security at FH Campus WienBSc, Information technologies and telecommunication - IT Security, BSc, Information technologies and telecommunication - IT Security at FH Campus Wien | University of Applied Sciences
Github Skills (15)
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c1710
xrdp10
rdp10
website-design10
c1110
website-development10
remote-desktop10
networking9
macos9
error-handling9
javascript8
maintenance8
code-cleanup8
Programming languages (10)
Github contributions (5)
FreeRDP/freerdp.github.io
Mar 2016 - Nov 2022
FreeRDP website
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:49 commits, 8 PRs, 43 pushes in 6 years 9 months
Contributions summary:Bernhard primarily contributes to the website's front-end development, focusing on layout improvements and content updates. Their work includes modifying the home page by adding blog post sections and restructuring screenshots. They also updated download links, communication channels, and navigation elements. The user made changes to HTML, CSS, and JavaScript files, indicative of web design and content management.
freerdp
FreeRDP/FreeRDP
Jul 2011 - Dec 2022
FreeRDP is a free remote desktop protocol library and clients
Role in this project:Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:8 releases, 48 reviews, 1021 commits in 11 years 7 months
Contributions summary:Bernhard's commits focused on modifying the FreeRDP library, specifically addressing compilation issues on OSX, and adding or correcting features related to the remote desktop protocol. The contributions include adding options, implementing checks for incorrect parameter use, fixing memory leaks, and addressing problems related to the smart card channel. These changes demonstrate a focus on improving the reliability, security, and overall functionality of the remote desktop software by resolving specific code issues.
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