Curriculum Vitae

Rust Developer | Göteborg, Sweden

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Professional Summary

Rust developer specialising in security tooling, system hardening, Linux infrastructure, and, in the near future, embedded systems. I build secure, well-structured systems with strong test coverage - most projects ship with 100+ tests and reproducible multi-distribution builds. Completed Systems Sciences coursework at the University of Gothenburg (2023-2025).

Technical Skills

Programming Languages

  • Rust (Primary)
  • TypeScript
  • Python
  • JavaScript
  • Bash
  • C/C++ (C23, learning)
  • C#
  • SQL

Frameworks & Tools

  • Actix-web
  • Tokio
  • PostgreSQL
  • SQLx
  • MySQL
  • SQLite
  • Redis
  • HTMX
  • Tauri
  • Leptos
  • Slint
  • GTK4
  • Bun
  • SolidJS
  • Docker
  • Git
  • JetBrains IDEs

Security

  • Cybersecurity
  • System Hardening
  • Penetration Testing
  • OSINT
  • OWASP Standards
  • Cryptography (Argon2id, Ed25519)
  • JWT Authentication & RBAC
  • MCP-driven AI Pentest Tooling

Compliance

  • GDPR
  • HIPAA
  • NIST 800-53
  • PCI-DSS
  • CIS Benchmarks
  • DISA STIG

DevOps & Infrastructure

  • Linux (Arch, Debian, Fedora, RHEL)
  • Hyprland
  • systemd
  • Docker Compose
  • Virtualisation (VMware / VirtualBox / QEMU/KVM)
  • VPN
  • CI/CD (GitHub Actions)
  • nginx + Let's Encrypt

Packaging

  • PKGBUILD (AUR)
  • RPM .spec
  • Debian changelog

AI & Machine Learning

  • BitNet b1.58 (hand-rolled in Rust)
  • Transformer Architectures
  • Ternary Quantisation (STE)
  • CUDA / cuBLAS / Tensor Cores
  • AVX-512 SIMD

Protocols & Standards

  • MCP (Model Context Protocol)
  • JSON-RPC 2.0
  • Server-Sent Events
  • UCI (chess engine protocol)

Work Experience

Harbour Worker

Killingsholmens Varv AB, Gothenburg

2010–2017, 2022–Present
  • • Network setup, electrical work, and IT infrastructure maintenance alongside marina operations
  • • Logistics and harbour maintenance operations in a small boat harbour environment
  • • Forklift certification and category B driving licence

Operations, Bar & Register Manager

Pusterviksbaren, Gothenburg

2012–2021
  • • Responsible for bar operations, staff management, and technical support at events
  • • Worked with point-of-sale systems and day-to-day service management

Team Leader and Bar Manager

Storms Pakhus, Odense, Denmark

Jul 2017–Sep 2018
  • • Led and coordinated team in Odense's largest street food market
  • • Responsible for daily operations, staff scheduling, and quality assurance

Operations Manager

Jazzklubben Nefertiti AB, Gothenburg

Jun 2006–Mar 2015
  • • Led operations across 6+ functional areas at one of Gothenburg's premier jazz venues
  • • Managed staff scheduling, supplies logistics, and technical event support
  • • Coordinated bar, front-of-house, and light/sound support for live events

Administrator

FrölundaData AB (IT for Disabled), Gothenburg

May 2005–Apr 2011
  • • IT administration: order processing, invoicing, and inventory management systems
  • • Website maintenance, customer support, and production coordination
  • • Translation services and transport logistics

Education

Systems Sciences

University of Gothenburg

2023–2025

Completed courses: AI & Machine Learning (VG), Cybersecurity (7.5 ECTS), Databases (VG, 7.5 ECTS), Introduction to Programming (VG, 7.5 ECTS), Human-Computer Interaction (7.5 ECTS), Society's Digitalisation (15 ECTS), Challenge-Driven Development (VG). Project work in Intermediate Programming, Organisations, and Strategy, Architecture & Governance.

Game Development

Malmö University

2019–2020

Game Design (7.5 ECTS), System Development and Project

Interdisciplinary University Studies

University of Gothenburg & Stockholm University

2005–2010

Broad academic foundation spanning History of Ideas, Environmental & Natural Resource Management, and Portuguese. 120+ ECTS across humanities, natural sciences, and languages.

Open Source Projects

Raven Nest MCP

MCP pentesting server wrapping 16 security tools plus Metasploit behind a 6-layer safety architecture; 34 endpoints, 179 tests.

Rust, MCP, AI, Pentesting, Metasploit, OWASP, Automation, Security

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Linux System Hardener

Plugin-based Linux hardening framework with signed checkpoint rollback; 6-distribution support, 714+ tests, published on the AUR.

Rust, Tauri, Leptos, Trunk, WebKitGTK, SQLite, Ed25519, WASM

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BitNet Toy

Hand-rolled BitNet b1.58 in pure Rust: SIMD and CUDA matmul, autograd, ternary quantisation, training and inference, with no ML dependencies.

Rust, CUDA, cuBLAS, AVX-512, Machine Learning, Transformers

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Hyprland Keybind Manager

GTK4 keybinding manager for Hyprland with conflict detection and automatic backups; published on the AUR.

Rust, GTK4, Hyprland

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Languages

Swedish Native
English C2
Portuguese C2
French C1
Danish B2
Norwegian B2
Spanish B1

Other

Daily Linux user since 2019. Active in the FOSS community; maintain packages on the AUR.