Jan Frick

Dr. Jan Frick is employed as Professor at School of Hotel and Business Management, Stavanger University. He was also Vice Dean for research for the Social Science faculty.2005-2007.
He holds a Master in Science in Operation Management and ICT from the Norwegian Institute of Technology in Trondheim, Norway, 1980, and a PhD in development of industrial collaboration network from Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark, 1992. Jan Frick has previous worked at the research institutes SINTEF (80-83) and Rogaland Research Institute (83-88) and at the industrial collaboration institutions Jærtek at Bryne (1988), and TESA at Sandnes.(88-91)
Jan Frick has managed several Norwegian and international research projects, and coordinated industrial collaboration networks. He has published at several international conferences, journals and book chapters.
Jan Frick is member of the IFIP (International Federation for Information Processing) workgroup 5.7 “Integration in Production Management”. He is member of the international editorial review board of the “International Journal of Web-based learning and Teaching technologies”, member of the international editorial review board of the “International Journal of Operation and Production Management”, member of ”the international editorial review board” for “International Journal of Web Based Communities”, and ad hoc reviewer for the editorial board of the “Information Resources Management Journal”.

Among many other projects, Jan Frick has done and is running several international projects connected to elearning, broadband, and innovation.
Jan Frick is member of board and part-owner of a alpine ski-resort in Sirdal in Norway. www.sirdalalpint.no
Jan was one of founders of SMUG, Stavanger Macintosh User Group, in 1985, and is present leader of SMUG.( www.iSmug.no)

Jan Frick’s Specialties:

Business Development, Counseling, International research projects

Jan Frick’s Experience

Chaiman of Board

Tjørhomfjellet AS

(Recreational Facilities and Services industry)

2002 — Present (8 years )
Professor

Universitetet i Stavanger

(Higher Education industry)

August 1991 — Present (18 years 6 months)

Full Professor since 2004
Professor

university of stavanger

(Higher Education industry)

1991 — Present (19 years )
Leader

SMUG, Stavanger Macintosh User Group

(Non-Profit Organization Management industry)

1985 — Present (25 years )

One of founders in 1985, and present leader.
SMUG is an interest organization for users of Macintosh computers.
Researcher

Tesa AS

(Mechanical or Industrial Engineering industry)

1988 — 1991 (3 years )

TESA was a collaboration network- company for 13 industrial companies in the Rogaland area in 1988-1991
Researcher

Jærtek

(Industrial Automation industry)

1988 — 1988 (less than a year)
Researcher

Rogalandsforskning

(Research industry)

1983 — 1988 (5 years )

Company is now IRIS (www.iris.no)
Forsker

IRIS

(Higher Education industry)

1983 — 1988 (5 years )
Researcher

SINTEF

(Non-Profit; 1001-5000 employees; Research industry)

1980 — 1983 (3 years )

Verkstedsteknisk Lab
Temporary worker

Tegle Maskinfabrikk AS

(Machinery industry)

1979 — 1979 (less than a year)
Temporary worker

Flolo Electric Company, Chicago, US

(Industrial Automation industry)

1978 — 1978 (less than a year)
Temporary worker

Høivold Mekaniske Verksted

(Shipbuilding industry)

June 1977 — August 1977 (3 months)
Temporary worker

Statens vegvesen

(Government Agency; 1001-5000 employees; Government Administration industry)

1971 — 1975 (4 years )

Maintenance work, in sum one year.

Jan Frick’s Education

Aalborg Universitet

PhD , Engineering , 1988 — 1991
Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet

siv ing , Mechanical Eng , 1976 — 1980
Kristiansand Katedralskole

Real 1972 — 1975