Hi, I'm Mark Eliasen, self-taught web developer with a history in InfoSec and cyber security. Today I try to focus on making things which are helpful in some way (or entertains me). I also enjoy helping others improve as developers both technically and personally.
During breaks or when I am not working I tend to make silly little apps, proofs of concepts, websites and other things. You can find a small selection of some of the things on my other website www.sirmre.com.
The background
I started programming somewhere around the age of 13, working on custom versions of an open source MUD, among other things.
From around 14-15 years old, I got involved in cyber security, in the form of hacktivism - no, I will not go into details.
At 20, during my conscription in DEMA, I was re-introduced to PHP (5.3 at the time) by another recruit and it quickly became my gateway into web development and back into programming in general.