Name: Nikolai Emil Damm 👨🏻

Alias: devantler 🧑🏻‍💻

Nationality: Danish 🇩🇰

Languages: Danish, English 🌍

Location: Kolding, Denmark 📍

Time Zone: Central European Time (CET) ⏰

Pronouns: He/Him ♂

Personal Interests: Running, Gaming, Technology and Music 🏃🏻🎮📱🎧

Education: MSc in Software Engineering 🎓

Occupation: Software Developer 🧑🏻‍💻

As a software engineer, I have a strong passion for modern software development practices and technologies. I truly believe in the power of open-source software, especially its ability to spark innovation and encourage collaboration. I'm a big fan of the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) and appreciate their work in promoting the use of cloud-native technologies. I believe that by working together on important software, we can tackle the challenges we face today and in the future.

public class DevProfile {
  public FavLang FavLang { get; set; } = FavLang.CSharp;
  public string[] Skills { get; set; } = {
    "C#/.NET",
    "Go",
    "Kubernetes",
    "Docker",
    "Infrastructure as Code",
    "CNCF Tools and Technologies",
    "And much much more"
  };
  public string[] Interests { get; set; } = {
    "Modern approaches to bridge OT and IT",
    "Simplifying Software Development and Operations",
    "Making Software Development Fun and Enjoyable",
    "Incorparating User Feedback early and often",
    "Testing Everything",
    "Automating Everything",
    "Sharing Knowledge through Open Source",
    "Advocating 'X as Code' approaches",
    "Building on top of the shoulders of giants"
  };
}

This talk presents KSail to the world. The talk demonstrates the core capabilities of KSail, and how it enables developers to shift-left Kubernetes operation and development practices. You will see first-hand how KSail can simplify and empower local development, and CI workflows - all while engaging in a relatable story of a startup. The talk is a mix conceptual explanations and live demos. As an outro the roadmap for KSail is presented along with an open invitation to the community to contribute to the project.

Links to a YouTube video and slides will be added a few days after the talk... Stay tuned 👀

Years of experience in software development have given me a solid foundation in modern software development practices and technologies. I have worked on a wide range of projects, from developing and maintaining e-commerce platforms to creating and operating cloud-native solutions. I have a strong passion for learning and sharing knowledge, and I'm always looking for new challenges and opportunities to grow as a software engineer. I have a sharp eye for detail and a strong focus on quality and simplicity in everything I do. I love working with people who share my passion for software development and who are not afraid to challenge the status quo.

Energinet, Fredericia

Working as a software engineer at Energinet, I'm part of the Substation Data team in the Innovation department. As a member of the Substation Data team my primary focus is on platform engineering and IT/OT convergence. The team's vision is to modernize the IT/OT landscape by providing E2E data solutions that enable other teams to scale and innovate their business cases.

From September 2024 to June 2025 I was lent out to a platform engineering team, to help scope, design, and implement a new shared Kubernetes platform for the organization.

• Developing and maintaining Kubernetes platforms.
• Developing and maintaining GitOps tooling.
• Developing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines.
• Developing and maintaining IT and OT integrations.
• Operating and monitoring on-prem servers.
• Facilitating and fostering an open-source community within the organization.
• Hosting and facilitating meetups, hackathons, and workshops.
• Promoting modern software development practices like GitHub Flow, DevOps, cloud-native, and open source practices.

University of Southern Denmark, Odense

Working as a teaching assistant in Big Data at the University of Southern Denmark, I was part of the teaching team for the Big Data course. I was responsible for creating course material, teaching students, and helping students with their exercises. The course was focused on teaching students how to work with big data and how to use big data technologies to solve real-world problems like handling large amounts of data, analyzing data, and visualizing data.

• Creating course material.
• Teaching students.
• Helping students with their exercises.

Umbraco, Odense

Working as a student software developer at Umbraco, I was part of the Umbraco Heartcore team. The team is responsible for developing and maintaining the Umbraco Heartcore headless CMS. The team is very focused on building a good user experience for Umbraco Heartcore users, while ensuring that the product is reliable and scalable.

• Developing and maintaining the Umbraco Heartcore Product.
• Working with operation of the Umbraco Heartcore Product in Azure Portal.
• Working with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) with Terraform.
• Working with CI/CD pipelines in Azure DevOps.
• Working in a DevOps team with a focus on automation and monitoring.

FiftyTwo, Kolding

Working as a student software developer at FiftyTwo, I was part of the development team for an e-commerce platform. The team was responsible for developing and maintaining the e-commerce platform, while ensuring that the platform was reliable and scalable. The team was focused on finding the right balance between maintaining a reliable platform and developing new features.

• Developing and maintaining the e-commerce platform.
• Working with .NET Framework and SVN.
• Working with SQL Server and Stored Procedures.
• Working with Kabana and Network Monitoring.

Maersk Mc-Kinney Moller Institute, Odense

Working as a student software developer at the Maersk Mc-Kinney Moller Institute, I was the sole developer of a platform that was used in research projects and course material to explore the possibilities of mapping and visualizing Business Ecosystems with UML. The platform was developed in C# and Blazor WebAssembly and was used to create and visualize Business Ecosystems with a UML editor. Students and researchers were able to create user accounts and manage their Business Ecosystems in the platform.

• Developing and operating a web-based platform.
• Working with C# and Blazor WebAssembly.
• Working with SQL Server and Entity Framework.
• Working with Azure and GitHub Actions.
• Working with Actor-Based modeling and UML.
• Working closely with researchers and students.
• Working alone on a project from start to finish.

University of Southern Denmark, Odense

Working as a teaching assistant in Object-Oriented Programming at the University of Southern Denmark, I was part of the teaching team for the Object-Oriented Programming course. I was responsible for creating course material, teaching students, and helping students with their exercises. The course was focused on teaching new students the core principles of object-oriented programming and how to code in Java.

• Creating course material.
• Teaching students.
• Helping students with their exercises.

GF Forsikring, Odense

Working as a student software developer at GF Forsikring, I was part of the development team for the GF Forsikring website and landing pages. The team was responsible for developing and maintaining the sites in Sitecore. The team was focused on creating a good user experience for GF Forsikring customers, while ensuring that the sites were reliable.

• Developing and maintaining the GF Forsikring website and landing pages.
• Working with Sitecore, Git and SVN.
• Working with AngularJS and many other front-end technologies.
• Working with SQL Server.
• Working with the Marketing team to quickly create landing pages for campaigns.

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