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Stjepan Rajko
VP, Technology at Offerpad
Stjepan Rajko is the Vice President of Technology at Offerpad, a real estate technology company.13 In this role, he leads the Engineering team, driving technological innovation and excellence for the company.3
Professional Background
Rajko is a seasoned software engineer, architect, and leader with extensive experience in the technology sector.2 Prior to his current position as VP of Technology, he held the role of Director of Software Engineering at Offerpad.45
Skills and Expertise
Stjepan is known for his expertise in:
- Software engineering
- Architectural design
- Team leadership
- Technological innovation
Location and Online Presence
Stjepan Rajko is based in the Detroit Metropolitan Area.2 He maintains an active online presence:
- LinkedIn: His profile can be found under the username stjepan-rajko-48a6504
- Twitter: He uses the handle @dancinghacker7
- Personal Website: He has a personal site at stjepan.me, where he showcases some of his featured work6
Rajko describes himself as a "Maker of hacks" and an "appreciator of dance," indicating interests beyond his professional role.7 His involvement with Offerpad demonstrates his commitment to leveraging technology in the real estate industry, contributing to the company's mission of transforming the home buying and selling process.
Highlights
This morning I went to turn on our shared family laptop, only to see the dreaded BitLocker screen telling me that I need to enter a rescue key to access the computer. We've been hacked (ransomwared?) !!!
This is horrible. How did this happen?! Can it be fixed? I checked to see if I had the rescue key in my Microsoft account. Nope. But maybe my wife does, I think we used her account to set it up (as much as I desperately tried to avoid connecting the laptop with an online account). So I had to wait for her to get done with work and get home. While getting through my own work day and processing what could happen, given that we've clearly been pwned. Professional family photos that only existed on that laptop - gone. Identity theft? Financial theft?
Finally my wife gets home. We try to log into her Microsoft account. OH NO, it's been locked out due to too many failed attempts! :-( Sinking feeling in stomach - they tried to get in there too... We reset the password and get in. We look for the ransom email. Hmm... there isn't one. OK, that's encouraging. We check whether she has the recovery key... she does!
I turn off the router and go to see if the key works. A few hours later I finish typing it in, and BAM - the laptop boots up.
And informs me that updates are in progress.
Ahem... Google? Ah, recent Windows updates have been known to trigger BitLocker. I see.
So thank you #microsoft for a very effective reminder that security and backups are important. And that my wife usually has the keys.
