Esben Black Tholstrup

Experience

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  Maersk Line

  Jan 2001 - Mar 2007

  Maritime Officer

  Started as an apprentice graduated and ended my career as a maritime officer

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  University of Aarhus

  Oct 2008 - Jul 2009

  Student programmer

  Worked on mobile platforms, J2ME

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  State and University Library

  Jan 2009 - Aug 2011

  Student Programmer

  Development of infrastructure to the presevation of digital cultural heritage.

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  Statsbiblioteket

  Jan 2009 - Feb 2012

  I am a member of a team developing a people friendly interface to correct and edit cultural heritage meta data. System developmentPresented a poster at the 2010 ECDL conference.

  • Developer

    Aug 2011 - Feb 2012

  • Studenter programmer / Developer

    Jan 2009 - Sept 2011
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  Pharma Nord

  Dec 2011 - Apr 2012

  Systems integration developer

  Integration between systems, e-commerce and ERP/CRM.Continuous Integration and QA implementation in the organisation.

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  SAS

  Jan 2016 - Sept 2017

  In my job I manage and have responsibility for the development, adaptation and installation of Analytical systems for our customers.- Implementation and continued modification of a code quality assurance tool for mission critical code.- Development of a system for auditing and tracking code changes of code in production.- Created security policies for multi tenant and multi users systems across platforms.- Created the architecture plan and lead the implementation of a server to server token based identification and authentication system. Show less

  • Senior Consultant & Consulting Lead

    May 2012 - Sept 2017

  • Senior Technical Consultant

    Jan 2016 - Aug 2017
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  DAO365 A/S

  Aug 2017 - Nov 2017

  Head of Operations and Development

  Technology: CentOS Linux, Bash, git, Jenkins, PHP, XML, SQL, Windows, Java, html, cssResponsibility:People and Team management, Platform & Architecture strategy, Project scope, Project management, API design, User involvement

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  KMD

  Dec 2017 - Mar 2021

  Management Consultant & Lead Developer

  Technology: Angular, Apache Kafka, C#, Kubernetes, Azure DevOps, CI/CD, git, Linux, Bash, Helm, Azure LogAnalytics, Azure DataLake gen2, Terraform, WindowsResponsibilities:Team management, Project management, API design, Stakeholder Involvement, User involvement, Programming, coordination

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  OK a.m.b.a.

  Jan 2021 - Jul 2021

  System Architect

  Technologies: Kubernetes, Azure DevOps, CI/CD, git, Linux, BashResponsibilities:Process and service definitions, Project management, user involvement, programming, Stakeholder management

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  Energinet

  Aug 2021 - now

  Enterprise Architect

  Governance Leadership: Orchestrating robust architecture governance frameworks with a pragmatic lens to ensure alignment with organizational objectives and regulatory compliance.Technical Debt Management: Spearheading initiatives to enhance methodologies for identifying, managing, and systematically reducing technical debt, fostering a culture of continuous improvement.Strategic Architectural Decision-Making: Evaluated, coordinated, and communicated impactful architectural choices systematically, driving innovation, efficiency, and scalability.Business Process Maturity: Dedicated to elevating business processes with a pragmatic and systematic approach, enhancing organizational maturity through strategic planning and implementation.Communication Mastery: Proficient in translating complex technical subjects into clear and concise messages for business owners and stakeholders, fostering effective collaboration and understanding. Show less