Mikkel Nielsen
Embedded Software Consultant at Mikini Services
Esbjerg, Region of Southern Denmark
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Top SchoolMikkel Nielsen is an embedded software consultant with 11+ years of hands-on experience designing electronics and low-level firmware, offering specialist on-site engagements across Southern Denmark. He runs Mikini Services, focusing on embedded systems, digital signal processing and free/open source software, blending pragmatic engineering with FOSS advocacy. Trained in Electronics Engineering and DSP at Aalborg University, he brings strong signal-processing intuition to constrained and real-time systems. A minimalist and global-minded problem solver, he balances careful, maintainable implementations with a penchant for long-lived, open toolchains. Equally comfortable in prototype hardware and production firmware, he’s noted for turning complex embedded requirements into practical, auditable solutions.
11 years of coding experience
Bachelor of Science, Electronics Engineering, Digital Signal Processing (DSP), Bachelor of Science, Electronics Engineering, Digital Signal Processing (DSP) at Aalborg UniversityStudentereksamen (stx), mathematical-scientific (matematisk-fysisk), Studentereksamen (stx), mathematical-scientific (matematisk-fysisk) at Esbjerg Gymnasium & HFNuussuup AtuarfiaStudentereksamen (stx), mathematical-scientific (matematisk-fysisk), Studentereksamen (stx), mathematical-scientific (matematisk-fysisk) at Århus AkademiPrimary School (Folkeskolens Afgangsprøve, FSA), Primary School (Folkeskolens Afgangsprøve, FSA) at Blåbjerggårdskolen
Danish, English, German
Github Skills (200)
duplicati10
api10
wikidata10
names10
flags10
exchange-server10
database-engine10
broker10
backup10
editor10
opc-ua10
libwebsockets10
android-app10
wiki-engine10
transit10
Programming languages (22)
Github contributions (5)
mikini/openstreetmap-website
Feb 2018 - Jan 2023
The rails application powering http://www.openstreetmap.org/
Contributions:3 pushes, 4 branches in 5 years
ruby-on-railsrailsrails-applicationrubyopenstreetmap
mikini/name-suggestion-index
Oct 2020 - Dec 2023
Canonical common brand names for OpenStreetMap
Contributions:12 pushes, 14 branches in 3 years 3 months
osmbrandcanonicalopenstreetmap
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