Øystein Wika

Current

• UI Architect / User Experience Designer and RIA Contractor at Wika Media A/S

Past

• UI Architect / User Experience Designer and RIA Manager at Imagevoice ANS
• Senior Engineer at InterMedia, The University of Oslo
• Teacher at Mosjøen Videregående Skole

• Teacher at Trondheim kommunale musikkskole

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Education

• Universitetet i Oslo
• Norges teknisk-naturvitenskaplige universitet

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Industry

Information Technology and Services

Websites

• Øystein Wika
• Øystein Wika's Blog
• Wika Media Productions AS

Øystein Wika’s Summary

User Interface / User Experience Designer and Rich Internet Application contractor and consultant. Particularly interested in pushing the boundaries in the implementation of personalized adaptive systems within e-learning, and in developing richer digital learning utilities for use in the public education sector.

Øystein Wika’s Specialties:

Systems and Programming: Actionscript 3, JavaScript, AIR, XHTML/CSS, PHP, Perl, PostgreSQL, MySQL, Apache

Tools: Adobe Flash CS3, Adobe Flex 3, Adobe Photoshop CS3, Adobe AfterEffects CS3, Adobe Acrobat, MDM Zinc, Softimage XSI, 3D Studio Max, Cinema4D, Macromedia Freehand MX, Macromedia Director, Emagic Logic Pro, Final Cut

Øystein Wika’s Experience

• UI Architect / User Experience Designer and RIA Contractor

  Wika Media A/S

  (Privately Held; Myself Only; Information Technology and Services industry)

  August 1997 — Present (10 years 10 months)

  Freelance Flash Platform Consulting, 10+ years experience in Rich Internet Application development and design. Experience in all areas of Print/Web/Multimedia production. Currently moving in the direction of RIA-based Digital Learning Utilities.

• UI Architect / User Experience Designer and RIA Manager

  Imagevoice ANS

  (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

  March 1998 — December 2005 (7 years 10 months)

  Co-founder and general manager of Imagevoice ANS, a new media consulting firm.

• Senior Engineer

  InterMedia, The University of Oslo

  (Educational Institution; 51-200 employees; E-Learning industry)

  September 2004 — August 2005 (1 year)

  Leader of Development and Design, Electronic National Tests in Mathematics

• Teacher

  Mosjøen Videregående Skole

  (Educational Institution; 51-200 employees; Education Management industry)

  August 1992 — June 1995 (2 years 11 months)

  Three years teaching electrical guitar at Musikklinja, MVS.

• Teacher

  Trondheim kommunale musikkskole

  (Educational Institution; 51-200 employees; Education Management industry)

  August 1990 — June 1994 (3 years 11 months)

  Teaching electrical guitar.

Øystein Wika’s Education

• Universitetet i Oslo

  Cand.Mag, Media Science, Music, 1995 — 2002

• Norges teknisk-naturvitenskaplige universitet

  Music 1990 — 1994

Additional Information

Øystein Wika’s Websites:

• Øystein Wika
• Øystein Wika's Blog
• Wika Media Productions AS

Øystein Wika’s Groups:

Flash User Group Norway

Øystein Wika’s Contact Settings

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