CREATIVE TECHNOLOGIST / PERFORMER

Engineer.
Drummer.
Builder of things
that keep time.

Twenty years writing software for critical systems, thirty-one years behind a set of quads, and a habit of building the tools I wish existed.

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Mike Langhans smiling in front of a glowing blueprint display+ 01
FIG. 1 — M. LANGHANS, ORANGE COUNTY, CA33°41′ N / 117°49′ W

Two disciplines.
One way of thinking.

I’ve spent nearly two decades building software that people depend on. The work taught me to care about the details no one notices until something goes wrong. I hold master’s degrees in Software Engineering and Cybersecurity, along with Security+ and SecAI+ certifications.

Long before that, I was a drummer. Thirty-one years behind a set of quads, with deep roots in drum corps, taught me to listen closely, leave room for other people, and know when the whole thing needs a reset.

To me, rhythm and systems thinking come from the same place: pay attention to the pattern, understand how the pieces relate, and make something that holds together. That’s the thread through everything I build.

What I’m
building toward.

02 — SECURITY FOR BUILDERS

Make the thing.
Make it safer.

Security audits for teams shipping fast, especially apps built with AI tools. Plain-English findings and fixes, one at a time.

AUDIT / EXPLAIN / FIX
03 — SECOND ACTS

Start where
you are.

Helping musicians, artists, and career-changers turn what they already know into something new. I also work with agencies.

CREATIVE WORK / NEW DIRECTIONS
A FIELD GUIDE / COMING EARLY 2027

Trust me,
it’s fine.

A field guide to the quiet security problems inside AI-built software. For the people making things fast who still want to get the important parts right.

Book cover for Trust me, it's fine: a tall wooden block tower labeled AI, Auth, API, Dependencies, Database, Prod, and Permissions, with a hand pulling out a red-labeled Secrets block
FIG. 2 — COVER, "TRUST ME, IT'S FINE"

Let’s find
the downbeat.

Thirty minutes, no pitch deck required.

GOOD CONVERSATIONS START SOMEWHERE.
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