Jakob østergaard Hegelund
About Jakob østergaard Hegelund
Jakob Østergaard Hegelund is the Chief Technology Officer at Keepit, with extensive experience in IT research and development, specializing in distributed systems and data processing.
Title
Jakob Østergaard Hegelund serves as the Chief Technology Officer at Keepit. He has held this position since 2020, overseeing the technological advancements and strategic engineering directions of the company.
Professional Experience
Jakob Østergaard Hegelund has accumulated significant experience in the technology sector. Prior to his current role, he was the Head of Engineering at Keepit from 2017 to 2020. His earlier positions include Chief Software Architect at Surftown A/S between 2013 and 2017, and R&D Manager at Cohaesio A/S from 2007 to 2013. His career also includes roles as a squad leader in reconnaissance patrol at Hjemmeværnet, R&D Manager at Evalesco Systems ApS, and developer positions at Solit Solutions / Cohaesio and UNI-C (Danish Computing Center for Research and Education).
Education and Expertise
Jakob Østergaard Hegelund holds an M.Sc. in Computer Science and Applied Mathematics from the Technical University of Denmark (DTU), conferred between 1995 and 2001. His academic background is complemented by practical training at the Danish National Guard and Københavns Sejlerskole. He brings expertise in distributed systems, telemetry acquisition and processing, and data storage and processing to his varied roles.
Key Contributions
Jakob Østergaard Hegelund has made significant contributions to various technological developments. He played a principal role in designing an efficient object store for managing large numbers of objects, created a multi-currency billing system for recurring business models, and contributed to the development of a search engine and AI system for storage lifecycle management. He advocates for applying formal methods such as performance models to deeply understand software and hardware architecture, and he emphasizes simplicity in design as a fundamental principle in technology development.
Technical Background
Jakob Østergaard Hegelund's technical background is extensive, beginning with a student helper role at Kampsax Geoplan and evolving through several prominent positions in research and development. His work spans various aspects of networked software systems, from design to implementation, making him well-versed in both theoretical and practical aspects of IT R&D since 2001.