Isak Mesihovic

A Monograph in Infrastructure & Security · Vol. III

Isak
Mesihovic

Infrastructure —Platform —Security

“From factory floors to zero-trust infrastructure. A cross-domain engineer working quietly at the seam between the physical and the computational.”

B.Sc. CS&E · Chalmers · 2026GitHub ↗LinkedIn ↗Correspond ↗CV (PDF) ↗

Preface

Isak Mesihovic

Plate I  ·  Portrait

Infrastructure and security engineer with an industrial IT/OT crossover. Across temporary roles at SKF — manufacturing, logistics, and software engineering — built a full-stack cybersecurity and networking solution for production-environment systems. Designs and operates on-premises zero-trust infrastructure: container orchestration, encrypted backups, monitoring, and multi-service deployment. A background spanning industrial operations, hardware product development, and AI system deployment brings a strong cross-functional understanding of the systems being secured. Currently completing a B.Sc. in Computer Science & Engineering at Chalmers; also runs an independent web and automation studio, shipping self-hosted full-stack applications on owned infrastructure.

Four threads

  1. 01IT/OT crossover — manufacturing floor experience (SKF, 4+ years) alongside a CS degree and ongoing infrastructure work.
  2. 02Hands-on builder across registers — from hardware (e-bikes, CNC, welding) to software (RAG systems, TUI tools, IoT).
  3. 03On-premises infrastructure by preference — production AI stacks, Docker orchestration, zero-trust, monitoring, encrypted backup.
  4. 04Bilingual at native level — Swedish and English — across professional, academic, and technical registers.

4+

Years at SKF

20+

Projects shipped

2

Languages

12+

On-prem services

Works

Filter by —

Fig. 01

Professional

MVP complete

AI/ML · Infra

Aproc — AI Proposal Generator

Co-founder & lead developer

On-premises RAG system for generating enterprise procurement proposals from internal company documents.

  • §Full on-premises stack: OpenWebUI, LiteLLM (4 Scaleway models), Qdrant vector DB, SearXNG, Coolify
  • §Docker Compose orchestration with network segmentation, encrypted backups, zero-trust access
  • §RAG pipeline with vector embeddings over internal company document corpus
RAGLiteLLMQdrantDocker ComposeOpenWebUIPythonCoolify

Fig. 02

Personal

Live, self-hosted

Systems · AI/ML

Norck — Local-First Nutrition Tracker

Private, self-hosted nutrition tracker bridging Swedish Food Agency (Livsmedelsverket) data with photo capture and barcode mapping. No cloud, no tracking — own your data.

  • §Capture-first logging: meal photo → multimodal model (Gemini 2.5 Flash) → structured candidates → log
  • §Three-layer data model: immutable agency reference DB, user barcode/text mappings, personal transaction log
  • §ETL pipeline ingesting Livsmedelsverket data; Axum REST API with compile-time type-safe SQL (sqlx); Preact PWA
RustAxumSQLite (WAL)sqlxPreactGemini 2.5 FlashDockerTailscale

Fig. 03

Personal

Live, self-hosted

Systems · Web

Hayra — Private Cycle Tracker

Private, self-hosted period/cycle tracker for two users — Rust/Axum backend with a Preact PWA, behind a zero-trust VPN.

  • §Rust/Axum REST API with JWT auth and primary-user/partner roles; SQLite persistence
  • §Preact progressive web app; containerized behind Tailscale with HTTPS and zero public exposure
RustAxumPreactSQLiteJWTDockerTailscale

Fig. 04

Personal

v1 complete

AI/ML · Systems

ytranscribalizer — Long-Form Transcriber & Analyzer

Self-hosted, locally-runnable long-form video transcription plus detailed structured content capture — not summarization.

  • §faster-whisper large-v3-turbo (INT8 CUDA) ASR; pluggable analyzer — Gemini 2.5 Flash default, local Ollama fallback
  • §Schema-validated JSON capture (outline, claims + verbatim, steps, references, quotes) persisted to SQLite
Pythonfaster-whisperCUDAGeminiOllamaSQLite

Fig. 05

Personal

v1.0 released (2026)

Systems

Claude Sessions TUI

Terminal UI for browsing, managing, and maintaining Claude Code conversation sessions. ~791 lines of Rust.

  • §Session browsing, filtering, sorting, multi-selection, export, maintenance tools
  • §Smart caching with timestamp validation, persistent configuration
  • §Released publicly on GitHub
Rustratatuicrosstermserdechrono

Fig. 06

Academic

Complete

Embedded · Security · University

Embedded Alarm System with CAN Bus

Home alarm system with door control and motion detection on STM32F407 (ARM Cortex-M4). 7-person team, DAT290.

  • §CAN bus master-slave topology between central unit and peripheral sensors
  • §HMAC-based replay-attack protection for authenticated inter-node messaging
  • §Bare-metal C targeting STM32 peripherals: USART, CAN controller, GPIO
CSTM32F407CAN busHMACUSART

Fig. 07

Personal

Working prototype

Infra · Systems

GridWise — Home Battery Optimization

Automated home battery charge/discharge scheduling based on real-time Nord Pool electricity prices.

  • §Scrapes hourly prices from Nord Pool energy market API
  • §Publishes MQTT commands to Ferroamp battery system for optimal timing
  • §Dockerized with Mosquitto MQTT broker and Python energy manager service
PythonDocker ComposeMQTTMosquittoSeleniumpandas

Further plates

Experience

  1. 2026 – Present

    Gothenburg, Sweden

    Founder

    Hagawebb

    Founder — Web & Automation Studio

    • §Founded and run a productized web-design studio building and maintaining sites for small businesses
    • §Built an AI-assisted delivery pipeline: lead research, automated demo generation, multi-language outreach
    • §Full-stack delivery: responsive Tailwind templates, Cloudflare Pages hosting, domain/email setup; Python automation
    EntrepreneurshipFull-stack webAI automationCloudflare PagesClient delivery

  2. 2020 – 2025

    Gothenburg, Sweden

    Professional

    SKF Group

    Temporary on-demand roles across manufacturing, logistics, and software engineering over ~5 years alongside studies — broad cross-functional insight into industrial IT/OT environments.

    Industrial cybersecuritySAP/ERPIT/OT environmentsC#NetworkingProduction systems

  3. 2023 – 2024

    Gothenburg, Sweden

    Founder

    Tessa Wheels

    Co-Founder — E-Bike Product Development

    • §Designed and developed sustainable e-bike solutions from concept to delivery
    • §Led cross-functional team of up to 7 people in product development
    • §Managed supply chain, manufacturing coordination, and go-to-market
    • §Bootstrapped funding, delivered units to customers
    Product developmentSupply chainTeam leadershipHardware designLean methodology

  4. 2025 – 2026

    Gothenburg, Sweden

    Professional

    Educational Consultancy (freelance)

    Freelance Web Developer

    • §Built and maintain a professional website for an educational consultant
    • §Full-stack: Next.js 14, TypeScript, Tailwind CSS, Framer Motion, EmailJS contact form
    • §Image processing pipeline: custom OpenCV face blurring tool (GUI, oval masking, batch processing) + WebP conversion
    Next.jsTypeScriptTailwind CSSOpenCVClient management

  5. 2023 – 2026

    Gothenburg, Sweden

    Community

    Student & Community Organization

    President (Vice President 2023–2024)

    • §Led one of Gothenburg's largest student/community organizations (~300 members)
    • §Event organization, member management, and organizational strategy
    • §Community engagement and stakeholder relations
    LeadershipEvent managementCommunity buildingOrganizational strategy

  6. 2024 – 2025

    Gothenburg, Sweden

    Community

    Academic Youth Association

    Contact Manager

    • §Managed contact database and member communications
    • §Created marketing materials and organizational documentation
    Database managementCommunicationsCommunity coordination

  7. 2018

    Gothenburg, Sweden

    Internship

    Räddningstjänsten Storgöteborg

    Intern — Rescue Services

    • §Hands-on training in rappelling, smoke diving, and deep water rescue diving
    • §Hazardous chemical spill management protocols and procedures
    • §Operated specialty equipment: thermal cameras, substance analyzers, emergency response tools
    • §Physical tests and drills with full firefighter gear
    Emergency responseHazmat handlingThermal imagingConfined space operations

Competencies

Category —
  • Python
    A
  • Rust
    A
  • Bash
    A
  • TypeScript
    A
  • C#
    I
  • Java
    I
  • C
    I
  • Haskell
    I
  • Erlang
    I
  • Dart
    I
  • VHDL
    I
  • C++
    B
  • Go
    B
  • Idris
    B
  • Assembler
    B
  • PLC
    B
E — ExpertA — AdvancedI — IntermediateB — Basic

Studies

  1. 2022 – 2026

    Gothenburg, Sweden

    Chalmers University of Technology

    B.Sc. Computer Science & Engineering

    B.Sc. completing 2026.

    • §Bachelor Thesis: Climate policy calculation with Sequential Decision Problems — translated Idris SDP framework to Haskell and Python (6-person team)
    • §ENM156 — Interaction Design: AI-driven climate impact tool for Svalna AB; YOLO + OCR + LLM invoice pipeline, commended at Ericsson mässa among ~30 projects
    • §DAT290 — Embedded alarm system: STM32F407, CAN bus, HMAC replay-attack protection
    • §TDA384 — Concurrent programming: Erlang chat server, Java ForkJoin parallel algorithms
    • §EDA264 — Web application security: SvelteKit, SQLite, vulnerability analysis
    • §Key areas: hardware-software integration, control systems, ML/AI, FPGA/ASIC, functional programming (Haskell, Erlang, Idris), low-level C and Assembly

  2. 2019 – 2022

    Gothenburg, Sweden

    SKF Tekniska Gymnasium

    High School Diploma — Technology

    Technology program with direct pipeline into SKF employment during studies.

    • §Internships in product development, software engineering, and production systems
    • §Hands-on manufacturing and production systems experience

Credentials

Licenses & certifications

  • 01B Driving LicenseActive
  • 02A2 Motorcycle LicenseActive
  • 03Forklift Certification (Truckkort)Active
  • 04Overhead Crane CertificationActive
  • 05Emergency Response (Medical & Fire First Aid)Active
  • 06Hunting License (Jägarexamen)Active
  • 07Shooting Sports LicenseActive
  • 08B.Sc. CS&E, ChalmersIn progress — Expected 2026

Tongues

  • SwedishNative / Fluent
  • EnglishNative / Fluent
  • SpanishElementary

Correspondence

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