Thomas Jacobsen
Chief Information Security Officer
Aarhus, Central Denmark Region, Denmark
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Top SchoolThomas Jacobsen is a Chief Information Security Officer and former developer-architect who blends 14+ years of hands-on engineering with strategic security leadership across fintech and energy sectors. He has progressed from web architect and malware researcher to head of IT security roles at Lunar and now leads security at Danske Commodities, driving pragmatic alignment between security controls and business objectives. Equally comfortable in the codebase as in the boardroom, he contributes to open-source Node.js tooling (e.g., a Facebook Messenger client) and presents widely on cloud use in regulated environments, identity and access management, and compliance. Lately he’s focused on marrying quantitative risk analysis, regulatory requirements and ROI to produce clear, auditable reporting that informs investment decisions. A curious lifelong learner with an MSc in Computer Science, he brings a rare mix of developer craftsmanship, threat expertise and measurable governance practice.
14 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (BSc) Computer Science, Bachelor of Science (BSc) Computer Science at Aalborg UniversityHTX Mathematics Chemistry, HTX Mathematics Chemistry at EUC Nord, HTX HjørringMaster of Science (MSc) Computer Science, Master of Science (MSc) Computer Science at Aalborg Universitet
English, Danish, Norwegian
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Github Skills (10)
javascript10
nodejs10
testing9
apidoc9
api9
concatenation6
scanf6
php6
pattern-matching6
regex6
Programming languages (11)
Github contributions (5)
remixz/messenger-bot
Jul 2016 - Jul 2018
A Node client for the Facebook Messenger Platform
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:1 release, 26 commits, 20 PRs in 2 years
Contributions summary:Thomas primarily contributed to enhancing the functionality of a Node.js client for the Facebook Messenger Platform. Their work included implementing support for new features in the Messenger Platform API, such as thread settings, persistent menus, and debugging functionalities. The user also refactored existing code for improved syntax and added features like removing get started buttons and persistent menus while adding tests for webhook functionality.
messenger-platformfacebook-messenger-platformchatfacebooknodejs
eXeDK/teltonika-rut955-gps-data-receiver
Oct 2018 - Jan 2019
Contributions:29 commits, 15 pushes, 4 tags in 2 months
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