Håkan Forss

Senior Software Developer at Concordia Bus Nordic AB

Stockholm Area, Sweden

Current
  • Senior Software Developer at Concordia Bus Nordic AB
Past
  • Professional Services Consultant at Pervasive Software
  • Software Consultant at Real Life Production
  • Technical Consultant at Core Apple Center
  • Consultant and Technical Sales at MacData i Gävle AB
  • Computer specialist at Swedish Navy, Military Service
  • President at Student body at Högskolan i Gävle
  • Vice President at Student body at Högskolan i Gävle
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Håkan Forss’s Summary

I’m a system architect and developer with project and team leader experience. I have long experience of developing applications on a number of different platforms. I am innovative and can work independently. I think I am a good team leader as well as a good member of a team. I always try to express my opinions and ideas, though never afraid of being proven wrong. I like being part of the project cycle from idée, design, development and all the way to a finished project. I feel comfortable communicating with both customers and co workers. With my experience of working in Belgium and USA, I feel comfortable communicating in English, both in verbal and written form.

My main focus for the last fifteen years has been as a developer of web applications and system integration. I have concentrated on technical design, system architecture and development, while leaving graphic design to more skilled interface and graphic designers. I have always been trying to be innovative and working with new technologies. During the last nine years I have also assumed the role of technical project leader in many projects.

I would like to continue working with application architecture, design and development mainly using the .NET framework. I would like to work more with solution architecture and design without leaving development behind. I would like to have a use for my passion in Lean and Agile principals and methods. The role as project/team leader is interesting for me as well.

My current special interests are in the following areas:
• System development methodologies – I’m very interested in using Lean and Agile methodologies like Scrum and XP. Test driven development is a practice I want to continue using.
• Design patterns – I’m very interested in expanding my knowledge in the area of software design patterns.
• Craftsman ship – I’m a firm believer in the movement about software craftsman ship.

Håkan Forss’s Specialties:

.Net Development, Lean and Agile Development, Web Applications, Content Managment Systems


Håkan Forss’s Experience

  • IT Business architect

    Concordia Bus Nordic AB

    (Public Company; Transportation/Trucking/Railroad industry)

    August 2008September 2009 (1 year 2 months)

    My focus was on developing and introducing a new it development process based on Lean and Agile principals. I was also responsible for the software architecture and was a member of the IT management team. I started the transition to a more modern technical architecture and started the knowledge building in the area of modern object oriented programming, unit testing, design patterns and domain driven design.
    I also did some system development in C#/VB.NET for various systems. I introduced Visual Studio Team System for source control, continuous integration, auto deployment, work item tracking and development process control.

  • Senior Technical Consultant

    ValTech

    (Public Company; FR0004155885; Information Technology and Services industry)

    December 2005August 2008 (2 years 9 months)

    My main focus has been system development in C#/VB.NET using .NET Framework 2.0. My role has been as system architect/designer, technical project leader and developer. The main project I have been working on is an ERP system for a Swedish express bus company for long haul passengers.
    The ERP system has been rewritten as a SOA application in VB.NET and includes:
    • A Smart client using ClickOnce for distribution. The client is a point of sales application for ticket sales.
    • A web site with search and ticket purchase functionality.
    • A web service interface for the client application
    • An Application server with the main business layer and data access layer
    • A Windows forms application for back office functionality.
    The project was run as a Scrum project where I was the Scrum master (project leader). The project was also inspired by test driven development with lots of unit tests

  • Senior System Developer

    Resco

    (Public Company; 201-500 employees; Computer Software industry)

    August 2000November 2005 (5 years 4 months)

    My main focus was system development in C#/.NET, Java and Cold Fusion. My role was as system architect/designer, technical project leader and developer. I have also done testing and maintenance work.

  • Professional Services Consultant

    Pervasive Software

    (Public Company; Computer Software industry)

    20002000 (less than a year)

    My work consisted of:
    1. Developing a B2B solution with an ERP-system as the backend and a Web and WAP front-end. I was responsible for the integration between the ERP-system and the front-end. I was also responsible for the WAP front-end prototype.
    2. Developing a web development project process based on Rational Unified Process - RUP. Part of this project was to develop a code-generating tool from UML models.
    3. Consulting and customer training.

  • Software Consultant

    Real Life Production

    (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Computer Software industry)

    19982000 (2 years )

    I was one of the founders of this consulting company. I worked as a web- and database consultant. I also gave custom customer training.

  • Technical Consultant

    Core Apple Center

    (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Computer Hardware industry)

    January 1996January 1998 (2 years 1 month)

    Macintosh technician and special consultant in the field of networking, databases and Internet. I was part of the company’s web developer team.

  • Consultant and Technical Sales

    MacData i Gävle AB

    (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Computer Hardware industry)

    September 1994December 1995 (1 year 4 months)

    Consultant, service technician, sales support and in-house database and Internet developer

  • Computer specialist

    Swedish Navy, Military Service

    (Government Agency; 10,001 or more employees; Military industry)

    August 1993September 1994 (1 year 2 months)

    Military service, required by law. Managed 150 networked Macintosh computers at the head quarter of Swedish Military

  • President

    Student body at Högskolan i Gävle

    (Non-Profit; 1-10 employees; Political Organization industry)

    January 1993August 1993 (8 months)

    Elected President of the Student body. Had to terminate the term due to Military service.

  • Vice President

    Student body at Högskolan i Gävle

    (Non-Profit; 1-10 employees; Political Organization industry)

    January 1992December 1992 (1 year )

    Elected Vice President of Student body.


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Håkan Forss’s Interests:

.Net, Agile, Lean, Cycling

Håkan Forss’s Groups:

IASA

  •    International Association of Software Architects
  •    The Valtech Group
  •    Agile Sweden
  •    Scrum Practitioners
  •    Lean software
  •    Ex-Pervasive Alumni
  •    Technology Professionals by Safari Books Online
  •    TFS Sweden

Håkan Forss’s Honors:

Certified Scrum Master


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