Christian Olsson

Current

Vice President Marketing & Alliances at ByteShield, Inc.
Board Member/News Editor, USA at Silicon Vikings
Silicon Valley Representative at Svenskar i Världen

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Past

Strategic Alliances Consultant, USA at Christian Olsson Consulting (Self-employed)
VP Strategic Alliances at Hypernet, Inc.
VP Business Development at Marratech, Inc. (Google)

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Education

Lunds universitet
Tycho Brahe Technical College

Recommended

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Connections

418 connections

Industry

Computer Software

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Christian Olsson’s Summary

• Hands-on professional with more than 15 years of global diversified marketing and technical sales management experience with extensive knowledge of software copy protection, IT security and other technology-related fields.
• Five years of extensive experience in building and managing strategic and technology alliances within the Enterprise Security and Privacy field (user and application transparent server-based encryption/audit technology solutions for DBs, App Servers, E-Mail, Files, and Apps etc) in fast-paced startup environments with enForsec, Protegrity and TenFour (Fox Technologies).
• Initiated strategic partnerships with MS Commerce Server Group, Oracle App Server and AS Portal, SAP, PeopleSoft, RSA Security BSafe Group and Pointsec.
• Drove strategic partnerships with Microsoft (SQL Server, Commerce Server, Security, Integration Lab, SEs), Oracle (DB, App Server, AS Portal, Applications, Security, Marketing, Sales), Sybase (ASE, Marketing), IBM (SMB Partner Group), SAP (Partner Group, Integration Lab and Security), PeopleSoft (Prod Management, Integration Lab and Partner Group), Check Point (Partner Group, Integration Lab, Sales), RSA Security (Prod Mgr), nCipher (VP Mktg/VP Sales) and Pointsec (CEO/VP Engr/VP Sales).
• Partner products I have been involved with include Collaborative Email Systems (MS Exchange, Lotus Notes and Novell GroupWise), Relational Databases (DB2, Oracle, SQL Server and Sybase ASE), Applications (Oracle, PeopleSoft and SAP), App Servers (Oracle AS and MS Commerce Server), Portals (Oracle AS Portal), Security (Argus, Check Point, nCipher, Pointsec, Probix and RSA Security).
• Experience deciphering privacy, audit & security legislations/regulations (SOXA, GLBA, HIPAA, SB1386 & CISP) & translating them to product requirements & marketing deliverables
• I am Multi-lingual; U.S. and E.U. Citizen; worked in the U.S., Sweden and Australia; performed business and traveled extensively in North-America, Europe and AsiaPacific.

Christian Olsson’s Specialties:

• Building Partner Programs, Defining & prioritizing Target Partners, Developing Value Propositions, Partner Recruitment & Management, Developing Go-To-Market Plans and Contracts Development & Negotiation.
• Strategic Market Planning & Management, Market Research & Competitive Analysis, Product Marketing & Introduction, Marcom/PR/TradeShow Management, Marketing and Technology Evangelist Activities.
• Business Creation, Sales/Channel Management and Corporate Development.

Christian Olsson’s Experience

Vice President Marketing & Alliances

ByteShield, Inc.

(Computer Software industry)

April 2006 — Present (3 years 4 months)

ByteShield™ www.byteshield.net is the first strong software activation management solution for PC Application Software and PC Game Developers/Publishers that you can bank on because it actually works to reduce piracy and is user and developer friendly.

Responsible for all marketing and alliances activities at ByteShield including website, collateral, press-releases, online directories, planning speaking engagements, expo's, keeping in touch with analysts, associations, press etc. Also assisting CEO with current effort to raise capital. Researched and analyzed the competitive landscape and built a repository of vital marketing data.
Board Member/News Editor, USA

Silicon Vikings

(Non-Profit; International Trade and Development industry)

January 2005 — Present (4 years 7 months)

The Silicon Vikings www.siliconvikings.com is committed to being a collaborative business networking organization for the technology sector that allows those working and living in the intersecting worlds of Silicon Valley and Scandinavia (Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden) to enhance their ability to succeed in their professional and personal endeavors. We accomplish this by providing lunches, mixers and events that are of professional and personal value, and by effectively communicating valuable information that is of interest to its members.
Silicon Valley Representative

Svenskar i Världen

(Non-Profit; 51-200 employees; International Affairs industry)

2004 — Present (5 years)

SVIV www.sviv.se is the main lobby group for Swedes Abroad.

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Christian Olsson’s Groups:

Association of Strategic Alliance Professionals (ASAP), ExecuNet, Information Systems Security Association (ISSA), Link Silicon Valley, SDForum, Silicon Valley Association of Start-Up Entrepreneurs (SVASE), Silicon Vikings, SVHub, Swedish-American Chamber of Commerce (SACC), Svenskar i Världen (SVIV).