Serial Entrepreneur
Iceland
- Current
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- CEO at expert.is
- Founder at 4x4OffRoads.com
- CEO at Alfatungl
- Past
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- Project Manager at RSK
- Software Development and Project Management at EJS
- Software Engineering and Project Management at Computer Center for the Icelandic Savings Banks
- Manager of IT Department at SPRON
- Education
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- Háskóli Íslands
- Menntaskolinn vid Sund
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Thrandur Arnthorsson’s Summary
I am a Web Master of several popular web sites. My goal is to build a business out of my interests and knowledge and help others do the same. I live an active lifestyle going 4 wheeling and boating and writing about stuff I love.
Goal:
Digital - Dream - Design
Using digital technology to make dreams come true by designing a virtual real-estate.
Ideology & methods:
Online business building
Overdelivery
Outsourcing
Technology:
Marketing – Google, AdWords and AdSense, Keywords, Social Networking, Search Engines
Web – SiteBuildIt!, WordPress, Build A Niche Store
Programming – PHP, VB.NET, Java, C#, JavaScript, XML
Databases – MySQL, SQL Server, Oracle
Thrandur Arnthorsson’s Specialties:
Written and spoken language
Marketing
Cooperation and Communications
High IT experience
Knowledge acquiring and sharing
Planning and organizing
Creative idea making
Thrandur Arnthorsson’s Experience
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CEO
expert.is
(Outsourcing/Offshoring industry)
December 2008 — Present (1 year )
expert.is offers complete life-cycle software development services.
The company assembles the required team of experts for each project, drawing on a net of highly skilled and educated experts. -
Founder
4x4OffRoads.com
(Automotive industry)
December 2003 — Present (6 years )
I started the 4x4OffRoads.com as a way to learn about internet marketing using SiteBuildIt! as the main business building method. 4x4OffRoads.com is now a true authority site about 4 wheeling and draws a massive following of enthusiastic off roaders.
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CEO
Alfatungl
(Marketing and Advertising industry)
December 2002 — Present (7 years )
Project Management, Marketing, Consultancy and Creative Work
December 2002 I started this business along with my wife. It is operating on the field of software, marketing, design and art.
o World wide marketing on the internet. Building and operating popular websites that are internationally successful. The biggest web, 4x4OffRoads.com, gets more than 8000 individual visitors each day.
o A number of other web sites, like: Digital-Photo-Web.com, Boat2Fish.net, 4x4Sale.net, Security-Camera-Direct.com, GPS-Compare.com and more.
o A strong social networking using the web www.thrandur.net
o Search engines, Google AdSense and AdWords advertising
o Running an art gallery in central Reykjavik under the name Art-Iceland.com (also a web site).
o Project management and consultancy for Landsbankinn making a new customer relations management system (CRM). -
Project Manager
RSK
(Government Relations industry)
November 2003 — March 2006 (2 years 5 months)
The Icelandic IRS is running the most complex systems of the country touching every citizen.
My main project involved managing the creation and integration of a new system for the national corporate file. This involved the management of work done be outside contractors and user acceptance as well as work processes and internal needs. -
Software Development and Project Management
EJS
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
March 1996 — June 2002 (6 years 4 months)
EJS as one of the largest and strongest Icelandic companies in the IT sector has given me great opportunities to use my talents for a number of businesses.
My emphasis was on ideas and integration of new projects along with marketing and getting new projects in house.
Examples of projects:
o Consulting for a CRM system for EJS
o Consulting web solutions for LÍN (Student loan institute)
o eRoom technical product management
o Security consulting for Landsbankinn corporate web access (B2B)
o Project management and idea work for integrating knowledge management for EJS
o Síminn eCommerce Site – idea work and implementation of integration with the accounting system
o Íslandsbanki Foreclosure system - programming
o Kaupthing Ticket System - programming -
Software Engineering and Project Management
Computer Center for the Icelandic Savings Banks
(Computer Software industry)
March 1993 — February 1996 (3 years )
o Projects done in cooperation with users using Client/Server technology:
Payment Service
Loans System
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Manager of IT Department
SPRON
(Public Company; 201-500 employees; Banking industry)
June 1987 — February 1993 (5 years 9 months)
o Building a local IT net, PC integration and more
Thrandur Arnthorsson’s Education
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Háskóli Íslands
BS , Computer Science , 1983 — 1987
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Menntaskolinn vid Sund
Student , 1980 — 1983
Additional Information
Thrandur Arnthorsson’s Websites:
Thrandur Arnthorsson’s Interests:
Business building,web site creation,4x4,tennis,squash,outdoor & travel,photography,boating,health & fitness and technology
Thrandur Arnthorsson’s Groups:
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On Startups - The Community For Entrepreneurs -
Consultants Network -
eMarketing Association Network -
TopLinked.com (Open Networkers) -
Innovative Marketing, PR, Sales, Word-of-Mouth & Buzz Innovators -
SBI! 2.0 -
Nýsköpun.org -
Ský -
expert.is -
Agile hópurinn -
Twitter Power for Business -
AlbaIM "Internet Marketing Secrets"
Thrandur Arnthorsson’s Honors:
I am honored to have three sites on the http://results.sitesell.com/thrandur.html list of about 500 top internet websites.
At EJS I got these certifications:
Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer
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