Dan Larsen Email & Phone Number

Hellerup, Hovedstaden, Dk

As CTO and Co-founder at FlowStack, I keep playing a central role in driving key areas of our platform's development and security, amongst others: - Security Assessments: Conduct security assessment processes with our customers to ensure the platform's integrity and safeguard sensitive data. - Feature Prototyping: Develop prototypes for new platform features, adapting to emerging user requirements and technological shifts. - Custom Database Development: Create a custom-built database designed to significantly improve real-time event handling, in the prototyping stage. - Feature Enhancement: Directly improve existing platform features, focusing on user experience and system efficiency. - New Feature Development: Develop new features from the ground up, keeping our platform responsive to customer needs and industry trends. - Platform and Server Maintenance: Manage the ongoing maintenance of the platform and servers, ensuring smooth and reliable operation. - Continuous Security Enhancements: Regularly update our security measures to combat evolving cybersecurity threats, maintaining a secure environment for our users. - Future Development Planning: Take charge of planning for the platform's future development, ensuring readiness for next-generation features and technologies.

Hellerup, Hovedstaden, Dk

Joining FlowStack as CTO, I was tasked with a critical mission: to overhaul and scale an overcomplicated software architecture that was not meeting its potential.Initially hesitant due to the daunting complexity and inefficiencies I observed – from an oversized Docker setup to frequent event losses and insufficient use of server capacity – I was compelled by the challenge and the freedom I was promised to reimagine the platform.My first step was to immerse myself in the existing setup, meeting with the outsourced team in Poland to understand the intricacies of their work.However, it quickly became clear that a fresh start was necessary.Undertaking the platform's transformation was a significant challenge, requiring a complete overhaul of our entire stack and architecture.My focus was on simplifying the architecture and create more performant microservices, leading to a notable reduction in operational complexity and an increase in system efficiency.I led the development of the new system with the support of another developer, while also overseeing the outsourced team to maintain the original platform's operations.In less than a year, we launched a new platform that was not only more scalable and reliable but also markedly more efficient.

Techbase Republic is my own creation, a side venture where I take on the mantle of Founder, dabbling as a Freelancer, Software Engineer, and when the mood strikes, a bit of a Researcher and Data enthusiast. It's my go-to place for channeling my tech curiosity, handling an eclectic mix of projects for clients big and small, and occasionally, for design studios and startups looking for tech magic.Beyond client work, it's also my personal lab for those 'what-if' projects and quick prototyping sessions. And while AI and ML aren't my daily bread, I'm keen on folding these into the mix, exploring how they can bring new dimensions to client projects or my own experiments.Techbase Republic isn't the center stage of my professional life, but it's a vital part of my tech playground, where I get to explore, create, and occasionally, surprise myself.

Copenhagen, Dk

Copenhagen, Dk

As CTO and Partner, I helped built a close-knit team of developers, where we worked more like partners than a hierarchy.Together with my team, we revamped the frontend and expanded our backend to make it more scalable. I created an SPA JavaScript framework (Neurons) ahead of its time, mirroring what Vue.js would later offer.My role involved setting up security assessments with our clients, ensuring our platform was trusted and secure.We were committed to listening to our customers, turning their needs into features that not only solved their problems but also brought value to all our users.

Copenhagen, Dk

In my role as a Consultant, I led the transition of our tech stack to scalable solutions.This involved modernizing the frontend frameworks and starting the work of creating a new backend in Node.js and MongoDB.My work laid the groundwork for a more scalable architecture, leading to my full-time role as CTO.

Copenhagen, Capital Region Of Denmark, Dk

I built:- An internal tool to help customer supporters quickly identify and fix problems- Integration to Shopify- Google Ads integrations- PoC of ad auto generation from product information

Copenhagen N, Sjælland/ Zealand, Dk

Architected and developed a variety of projects for our customers, ranging from a simple webpage to an international private community site.

I architected and developed a price comparison engine called Pricecity.dk.

Nürnberg, Bayern, De

As the iSense Tech Lead, I was responsible for redesigning and scaling the entire iSense structure and codebase from a small PHP application to a huge distributed C/C++ system.I also developed a custom, specialized database to replace our struggling MySQL databases.

Nürnberg, Bayern, De

I worked on iSense, an award winning semantic technology, that ad pepper uses for context-based advertising and filtering.

Onindo was a flight price comparison engine.I worked on the crawler technology and build crawlers for a large amount of sites.

TSM A/S was a marketing company where I developed a variety of solutions for our customers, ranging from a simple webpage to an interactive Macromedia Flash product presentation.

Luton, Gb

Infare started as BestPrice EU a popular price comparison site for CDs, DVDs, electronics, etc.Later the company pivoted to crawling flight prices and predicting rules, under the new name Infare.I helped train the robots and ensure high data quality for both products.I also helped develop the web frontend in ASP and the core robot technology in Visual Basic.

København K, Capital Region, Dk

Development of a large intranet workflow application used by publishing houses.

Development of a worldwide business news portal.

Gathering information and prices of cars, boats and houses for a price comparison site.My job was to train the robots, ensure high data quality and help the developers with ideas for expanding and refining the RPA product.