
Software Developer & Web Entrepreneur
Oslo Area, Norway

Software Developer & Web Entrepreneur
Oslo Area, Norway
Strong software developer with over a decade of broad professional experience.
Gets things done while balancing short term tasks and tradeoffs with commercial "big picture".
Excellent communication skills.
Worked in all phases of the software lifecycle, from conception to post-release maintenance.
Hands-on experience in entrepreneurship, project management, product development, consulting, marketing and sales.
Pragmatic, professional, effective and outgoing.
Programming in general (most recently java, ruby and javascript), software architecture, modern development methodology, test driven development, rapid feedback, risk management, project automation
(Computer Software industry)
June 2009 — Present (6 months)
Climbing Mind is my one-man micro ISV company which operates ThoughtMuse, the online mindmapping service.
(Computer Software industry)
March 2009 — Present (9 months)
ThoughtMuse enables users to create, edit and share mindmaps online, directly in the web browser. I single-handedly bootstrapped, designed, built, launched and marketed the product in my spare time (nights and weekends).
(Privately Held; Computer Software industry)
May 2007 — October 2009 (2 years 6 months)
Helped develop proprietary user interface for smartphones. Ported the company technology stack from Symbian to Windows Mobile phones. Architect and lead dev on serverside part of the company products. Some work in sales, marketing and product management.
(Privately Held; Information Technology and Services industry)
March 2005 — April 2007 (2 years 2 months)
Enterprise system development. Developer project management. Management of internal java & methodology user group.
(Public Company; 11-50 employees; Computer Software industry)
March 2004 — March 2005 (1 year 1 month)
Java/J2EE application development for a Norwegian telecom company.
(Computer Software industry)
April 2001 — March 2004 (3 years )
Development of a prototype enterprise service bus. Integration work using messaging oriented middleware. Maintenance of logistics application for Norwegian post service
(Public Company; 501-1000 employees; Computer Software industry)
1999 — 2000 (1 year )
Manual and automated testing. Application packaging and deployment.
Emerging technologies, martial arts, film, books, games & games industry