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Target: one human · Rīga, LV

Elgars Abolins

Product and e-commerce manager with a growing focus on security. I scanned myself so you don't have to.

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INFOBackground found in product, e-commerce and telco
STRENGTHRisk thinking from insurance product work at Bite Latvija
STRENGTHFounded Pixel Commerce and built klientakarte.lv
STRENGTHHands-on with AWS, Cloudflare and VPN-gated self-hosting
BUILDINGBSc Computer Science, cybersecurity thesis (2027)
BUILDINGE-commerce security scanner
GAP·CLOSINGNo formal security certification yet. ISO 27001 planned for 2027
DONE3 strengths · 2 building · 1 gap closing
ACTIONcontact@elgarsabolins.com

6 findings, weighted by count6 findings

3strengths2building1gap

The gap is a formal security certification. ISO 27001 Lead Implementer is planned for 2027.

Security is a business problem before it's a technical one.

I've spent years on that side, working with budgets, suppliers, risk and customers.

How my background maps to security

The business side of security is work I've been doing for years under other names.

  1. Category & vendor managementSupplier and third-party risk
  2. Insurance product managementRisk thinking in likelihood, impact and euros
  3. Product ownershipRunning a security programme the way I ran products
  4. Quality roles in retailAn audit mindset built on process and evidence
  5. Founder of two businessesBudgets and business cases that get approved

Evidence

1 featured · 3 attached

E-01 · BUILDING

E-commerce security scanner

My bachelor thesis is a modular scanner with a graphical interface that uses public threat intelligence. It ranks findings by real-world exploitability and maps them to PCI DSS v4.0.1, OWASP ASVS and ISO 27001, so shop owners know what to fix first.

TSI · 2027 · passive by default

Read the evidence →
example-shop.lv/checkout     (example output)
finding   unlisted 3rd-party script
          on payment page
severity  HIGH · actively exploited pattern
breaks    PCI DSS 6.4.3, 11.6.1
fix       approve or remove script,
          enable tamper alerts

Also attached

E-02 · POST-MORTEM

zippp.eu, an honest post-mortem

A URL shortener I ran on AWS for six months. Root account in daily use, no logging, exposure never checked. What I'd do now, and how I shut it down without leaving doors open.

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E-03 · PRE-LAUNCH

klientakarte.lv

Wallet-based loyalty cards for Latvian merchants, built privacy-first, with merchant data kept strictly separate and as little customer data as possible.

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E-04 · RUNNING

Self-hosted infrastructure

Sites behind Cloudflare on a Contabo VPS, deployed with Coolify. Admin areas gated behind a VPN, automated off-server backups to Cloudflare R2. How it's set up, and what I'd still harden.

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How my projects are hosted

E-04 · simplified

Work experience

  1. Pixel Commerce

    Aug 2026 – now · Rīga

  2. Bite Latvija

    Full-time · 1 yr 7 mos · Rīga

    1. I own the full portfolio of devices, accessories and insurance, including category strategy for audio, PCs, tablets, small domestic appliances and wearables. I grow sales and margin through assortment, pricing and promotions, negotiate terms and marketing support with key vendors, and work with e-commerce and retail teams on assortments, bundles and campaigns. I also drive the attach rate of screen and device insurance on new sales, and report sell-through and margin.

  3. Magebit

    Full-time · 1 yr · Rīga

  4. Reitan Convenience Latvia

    5 yrs 11 mos · Rīga

Education

IN PROGRESS · 2027Part-time, alongside full-time work

BSc Computer Science

Software Engineering · Transport and Telecommunication Institute, Rīga

THESIS

Design and implementation of a modular e-commerce security scanner using public threat intelligence APIs

See it in Evidence →

CERTIFICATES

  • Google Cybersecurity Professional CertificateEARNED · NOV 2025
  • Google Digital Marketing & E-commerceEARNED · MAY 2026
  • ISO/IEC 27001 Lead ImplementerPLANNED · 2027

Toolbox

SECURITY
NIST CSF, risk assessment, incident response basics, threat intelligence APIs, Kali Linux, Wireshark, Hack The Box
INFRASTRUCTURE
Linux, Docker, Coolify, Cloudflare, AWS, VPN isolation, PostgreSQL
ENGINEERING
TypeScript, Next.js, React, Node.js, Laravel, Python, SQL, Flutter
BUSINESS
P&L ownership, budgeting, pricing strategy, business cases, supplier negotiation, stakeholder management
PRODUCT & COMMERCE
Product ownership, category management, insurance products, go-to-market, Shopify, Wix-to-Shopify migration, subscription and B2B commerce, grant-funded project delivery, analytics
MARKETING
Email campaigns (Omnisend), campaign planning, Latvian copywriting, LV/EN localisation, Latvian-market SEO

Languages

  • LatvianNative
  • EnglishProficient
  • RussianConversational
  • GermanA2
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