Taneli Selin
Data Protection Officer
Mikkeli, South Savo, Finland
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Top SchoolTaneli Selin is a pragmatic Data Protection Officer and technology professional with over a decade of experience bridging software development, information security and social services. Based in Mikkeli, Finland, he combines hands-on Linux and web systems know-how dating back to the late 1990s with current GRC work aiming for ISO 27001 and NIS2 compliance. At Metatavu he runs data protection and project management roles, shaping agile delivery and corporate responsibility while previously leading production and portfolio transitions. His background in social work and community projects—co-founding Hacklab Mikkeli and designing gamified social rehabilitation—gives him a rare human-centered perspective on privacy, ethics and user impact. He also maintains a long freelance practice across system administration, data engineering and privacy assessments, making him adept at turning regulatory requirements into practical operational controls. Quietly interdisciplinary, he blends technical depth, stakeholder coaching and ethical frameworks to deliver compliant, user-conscious digital services.
12 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Social Services Digital Solutions, Master of Social Services Digital Solutions at LAB University of Applied SciencesBachelor of Social Services Social Work, Bachelor of Social Services Social Work at Mikkeli University of Applied SciencesMaster of Business Administration - MBA Degree Programme in Sustainable Business Development, Master of Business Administration - MBA Degree Programme in Sustainable Business Development at Xamk - South-Eastern Finland University of Applied SciencesStudies for Certified System Specialist Information technology, Studies for Certified System Specialist Information technology at Utbildning Nord
Finnish, English, Swedish
Github Skills (33)
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swift9
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digitalocean8
ruby8
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golang8
solve7
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Programming languages (10)
Github contributions (5)
taneliselin/hacklab-website
Nov 2017 - Jun 2019
Contributions:2 pushes in 1 year 6 months
taneliselin/taneliselin.github.io
Sep 2017 - Oct 2017
Contributions:34 pushes, 1 branch in 6 days
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