Thorben Petersen

Thorben Petersen

Have held 'quite many titles' during my 39 years in IBM

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  • About me

    Independent Leadership Consultant

  • Education

    • IBM European Education Centre, La Hulpe, Belgium

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      Activities and Societies: Misc. Specialist and Management education

    • IBM Global Services Institute, Somers, New York

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    • IBM Nordic Education Center, Lidingoe, Stockholm, Sweden

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      IBM Systems Engineer Associate, later Advisory SE
    • My major education has been in the field

      1968 - 2012
      Certified Programmer, Certified Analyst; Adv. Systems Engineer, Mgmt. University Hospital of Copenhagen; International Business Machines

      Activities and Societies: Certified at Programmer and later as Systems Analyst at the University Hospital of Copenhagen's IT department. Graduated from the basic education programmes at IBM, then all relevant formal and informal learning opportunities for associate, regular, and advisory Systems Engineer training, followed by Management Training - available for Complex Systems at national as well as international level (Denmark, Nordic, Europe (Brussels, London, Paris), US (New York, Somers, Atlanta, ...) Worked and had fun - at internal as well as at client facing positions, in special task forces, setting up a join venture, you name it... preferably working on (b)leading edge projects, poineerings, entrepreneurial starts-up's

    • Christianshavns Gymnasium

      1965 - 1968
      MatFys Studentereksamen Math/Fys

      Activities and Societies: Boy Scout Leader at Sundkirken, Amager Studied and had fun :)

    • Skolen ved Sundet

      1956 - 1965

      Dansk Folkeskole

  • Experience

    • IBM

      Jan 1974 - Dec 2012
      Have held 'quite many titles' during my 39 years in IBM

      Started as Instructor Jan 1974, later Systems Engineer, numerous People Manager roles since 1980.

    • IBM Europe-MiddleEast-Africa

      Jan 1980 - Dec 2012
      Head of Department

      Played a role in creating the first global Skills Management System, same for the global professions that were created in the eighties, and was in the intial phases Profession owner for three profession in EMEA. Managed the first roll out in Europe of a global entry training program for IBM Global Services.

    • Asteroidea

      Jul 2012 - now
      Leadership Consultant & Coach

      Independent Leadership Training and Coaching (certified IBM Arbinger and Happyness Coach)

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Programmer @ Systems Analyst certifications

      (The Danish EDP Council)
      Jan 1970
    • Better Leader, Richer Life

      Coursera
      Dec 2014
      View certificate certificate
    • Design Thinking for Business Innovation

      Coursera
      Mar 2015
      View certificate certificate
    • Gamification

      Coursera
      Oct 2012
      View certificate certificate
    • Crafting an Effective Writer: Tools of the Trade

      Coursera
      Mar 2014
    • Crafting an Effective Writer: Tools of the Trade (Fundamental English Writing)

      Coursera
      Mar 2014
      View certificate certificate
    • Gamification

      Coursera
      Oct 2012
      View certificate certificate
  • Volunteer Experience

    • Boy Scout Leader

      Issued by Danish YMCA Boy Scouts on Jan 1963
      Danish YMCA Boy ScoutsAssociated with Thorben Petersen