Personalia
Experience
CTO at Telenor Linx AS
Telenor Linx AS
Telenor Linx AS is a merger between Telenor Global Services and Telenor Digital AS. I was appointed CTO for the new merged company. * Managed a 65+ member team across four key divisions: Cloud Infrastructure, Security, Front Operations, and Business Support Systems. * Led the insourcing of the Network Operations Centre from Serbia to Krakow, reducing external dependencies and improving service reliability. * Overseeing the "Shift2Cloud" initiative, resulting in enhanced cloud infrastructure and successful ISO 27001 certification retention. * Improved business support through strategic restructuring of the Data & Analytics team, aligning it closer with product governance. * Built a modern platform for observability and alerting / customer communication * Built a development / production platform with a common framework for development and operations of AWS workloads. Faster development, more secure production * Leading a distributed team - Norway, Sweden, Poland, Singapore, Pakistan
Tech Due Diligence
Kent Konsulent AS
* Tech DD for Summa Equity, for a variation of different European companies. * Analysing sales presentations, technical documents, GitHub repositories, engineers' CVs * Presenting analysis and discussing with peers
VP Operations at Telenor Digital AS
Telenor Digital AS
* Directing development of IT systems, infrastructure, data & analytics, Security Operations Centre, and customer service. * Transitioned all on-prem components to cloud, resulting in significantly less work and reduced cost base * Established a nearshoring office in Krakow to strengthen recruitment while reducing cost significantly
Manager, Development Relations
Schibsted Product & Tech
Built tools and platforms for developers, provided professional advocacy services to over 1500 technologists.
IT Manager at SND
Schibsted Norway Digital (SND) AS
Managed subscription systems for Schibsted newspapers, integrated with Schibsted Payment ID, and upscaled Schibsted Tech Polska in Kraków.
IT-Manager (CTO)
The Online Backup Company
Managed and built a highly scalable platform, re-implemented parts of the platform for flexibility and open licensing.
IT-Manager (CTO)
Digitale Medier 1881
Handled organisational issues, development methodology, and architected a new platform based on search algorithms.
IT-Manager
Aller Internett AS
Implemented a new development methodology, architected new platforms, and created IT-governance processes.
Chief consultant
Conduct AS
Managed development of a large transaction platform for Nordpool using Open Source technologies.
CTO
Schibsted Søk AS
Built the search portal sesam.no, responsible for architecture, hiring, and managing the IT department.
Consultant
Commitment AS
Focused on Enterprise Architecture, SOA, ESBs, and ran an EAI analysis for Avinor.
Chief Architect
Eniro AS
Responsible for platform and application architecture for Eniro's online systems.
CTO and Founder
Newsbooster.com
Founded and managed a news aggregation website.
CTO
NetBonus AB
Managed technical platform and contract negotiations for a Scandinavian e-commerce site.
Technical Manager
Allt Om København AS
Managed technical platform for a city guide based on software from CitySearch.
Technical Manager
Allt Om Stockholm AS
Implemented and managed a technical platform for a city guide, developed own prototype.
Technical Project Manager and Developer
Scandinavia Online AB
Developed internet-based services and implemented technical platforms.
Developer
Oslonett AS / SchibstedNett AS
Developed internet-based services.
Education
Norwegian School Of Management (BI)
Master of Management
* Economics for decision-makers * Strategic Leadership * "The value-creating board"
University of Oslo
Information technology, physics, mathematics
Almost a Master in Informatics;
Bamble Videregående Skole
High School
Expertise
People Management
19 Experiences | 6 Measurements | 4 Skills
Strategic Leadership
19 Experiences | 7 Measurements | 6 Skills
Technology Transformation
12 Experiences | 9 Measurements | 7 Skills
Cloud Architecture
10 Experiences | 6 Measurements | 6 Skills
Technology Management
18 Experiences | 5 Measurements | 6 Skills
Employers
CTO
Telenor Linx AS
* Ledet et team på over 65 personer fordelt på fire nøkkeldivisjoner: Cloud Infrastructure, Security, Front Operations, og Business Support Systems. * Ansvarlig for insourcing av Network Operations Centre fra Serbia til Krakow, noe som reduserte eksterne avhengigheter og forbedret tjenestepålitelighet. * Eier av "Shift2Cloud"-initiativet, som resulterte i forbedret skyinfrastruktur og fortsatt opprettholdelse av ISO 27001-sertifisering. * Forbedret forretningsstøtte gjennom strategisk omstrukturering av Data & Analytics-teamet, med mål om tettere integrasjon med produktstyring. * Bygget en moderne plattform for observabilitet, varsling og kundekommunikasjon. Bygget utviklingsplatform i AWS med et felles rammeverk for alle prosjekter (gjør utvikling og produksjonssetting mye raskere og sikrere) * Ledet et distribuert team - Norge, Sverige, Polen, Singapore, Pakistan*
VP Operations
Telenor Digital AS
* Directing development of IT systems, infrastructure, data & analytics, Security Operations Centre, and customer service. * Transitioned all on-prem components to cloud, resulting in significantly less work and reduced cost base * Established a nearshoring office in Krakow to strengthen recruitment while reducing cost significantly
Manager, Development Relations
Schibsted Product & Technology
* Created a development portal for the company's 1500+ tech and production people * Managed a team that provided professional advocacy services to over 1500 technologists.
VP Operations
Schibsted Norway Digital
Managing payment and subscription platforms Establishing development office and operations in Krakow and Gdansk, Poland. Managing 12+ people in Norway, 15+ people in Krakow.
VP Backend development
ABC Startsiden AS
* Responsible for all backend systems, mosty related to search and publishing platform * Managing at team of around 10 people
IT-Manager (CTO)
The Online Backup Company
Managed and built a highly scalable platform, re-implemented parts of the platform for flexibility and open licensing. Managing 6-8 people in the tech department. Preparing the company for aquisition.
IT-Manager (CTO)
Digitale Medier 1881
Handled organisational issues, development methodology, and architected a new platform based on search algorithms.
IT-Manager
Aller Internett AS
Implemented a new development methodology, architected new platforms, and created IT-governance processes.
CTO
Schibsted Søk AS
Developed a complex search and advertisement platform from scratch, using technologies such as FAST, Java, Mysql + a bunch of open source tools. Recruited a tech department of around 15 people in Norway and Sweden.
CTO
Schibsted Søk AS
Built the search portal sesam.no, responsible for architecture, hiring, and managing the IT department.
Konsulent
Conduct AS
Led a team that implemented a new transaction platform for the power exchange Nordpool, using only open-source technology.
Consultant
Commitment AS
Focused on Enterprise Architecture, SOA, ESBs, and ran an EAI analysis for Avinor.
Chief Architect
Eniro AS
Responsible for platform and application architecture for Eniro's online systems.
CTO
NetBonus AB
Managed technical platform and contract negotiations for a Scandinavian e-commerce site. Oslo - Stockholm - København
CTO and Founder
Newsbooster.com
Founded and managed a news aggregation website.
Technical Manager
Alt Om København AS
Managed technical platform for a city guide based on software from CitySearch.
Technical Manager
Allt Om Stockholm AB
Implemented and managed a technical platform for a city guide, developed own prototype.
Technical Project Manager and Developer
Scandinavia Online AB
Development of sol.no-poartal
Developer
Oslonett AS / SchibstedNett AS
Developed internet-based services.
Additional information
Tech DD Specialist