Experience

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  The george english company

  Jan 1990 - Jun 1997

  Technician & office assistant

  Responsible for spare parts and workshop. Repairs, service and completion of orders. Work consisted of restoration and repair of machine parts, packaging and delivery of parts to suppliers and end customers. Office tasks consisted primarily of customer support, write newsletters and advertising, update webpages. Had complete office responsibility when the owner was on vacation or out on assignments.

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  Wirelessnorth llc

  Jul 1997 - Jan 2001

  Market manager

  Responsible for sales and marketing of Wireless North's telecommunications services in North Dakota and Minnesota. Main tasks consisted in staffing and training internal sales staff. Recruiting new resellers and facilitating product training for their employees. Tasks consisted of assisting Key Clients, resellers, end customers and own staff of 20 emplyees. Had initial responsibility for maintaining the computers and networks in Fargo and Grand Forks offices.

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  Waddell & reed

  Nov 2002 - Aug 2004

  It administrator

  The position entailed primary responsibility for maintaining the computer network at the Waddell & Reed branch office in Westminister, Colorado. I provided first-line support for twelve financial advisors on multiple platforms and devices, assuring reliable PC, portable and mobile services at both the branch office location as well as support out in the field.

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  Stange kommune

  Jan 2004 - Jan 2005

  Licensed clinical social worker

  Returning to Norway I initially worked at Rekomfaret Bofellesskap, a psychiatric facility in Stange. Responsible for distributing medications, keeping track of users daily finances and accounting, find available substitutes to cover shifts and other daily duties. I was offered one of two allocated slots to atted education through work at Hamar VGS (Hamar College). Completed all courses and studies. Upon completion of relevant internship I am eligible to receive the degree Certified Milieu Therapeut. Show less

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  Klart svar - kalbakken

  Jan 2005 - Jan 2007

  It business consultant

  The position involved identifying client needs in telecommunications and IT areas, tailoring solutions and implementing them . Helped Klart Svar Kalbakken gain new clients, expand business areas and increase monetization on current customer portfolio by developing and selling service agreements and extended support. Expanded Klart Svar's portfolio of products and services. During this period I became certified for NetCom's business services, ProWeb's product portfolio and certified as a Microsoft Windows Mobile Device Expert. Show less

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  Klart svar - fredrikstad

  Jan 2007 - Jan 2008

  Senior business consultant

  The job description is similar to the description below, but with a greater focus on determining and developing back-end technologies and solutions to be added to franchise product portfolio. Periodically I was hired directly by Klart Svar franchise headquarters to identify and assist in developing new product lines. I was often in charge of dialogue with developers located overseas and assisted in OEM-processes for Klart Svar's range of products and services.

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  Kommunikasjonshuset as

  Jan 2008 - Jan 2010

  Co-founder, boardmember & business manager

  I co-founded Norway's first direct reseller of mobile services for business for Ventelo AS, at the time Norways largest Mobile Virtual Network Operator. Completed and assisted the pilot-phase of the project, helping Ventelo attain business customers onto their new platform. Personal responsibility in all areas of operations. Implemeted and oversaw Kommunikasjonshuset's internal systems and provided training for sales staff. Worked closely in lieu of Ventelo and held main responsibility for support of their largest and most valuable Key Accounts, i.e. Interflora (a franchise of 380+ retail outlets). Was key figure for the facilitation and migration of Norwegian Air Ambulance Service to Ventelo's business service platform. Show less

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  Klart svar - ski

  Jan 2008 - Jan 2009

  Co-owner, sales manager

  Initiated and completed business 'turnaround operation' in connection with new ownership takeover. Facilitated funding from Klart Svar franchise headquarters for recruitment of new sales personell and training. Negotiated salary subsidies for sales staff from verious service providers. Assisted directly with sales, support, staff training and certifications. Relocated retail store and offices to newer, less expensive and better suited premises. Facilitated co-localization with secondary service provider FastNett (fixed networks, broadband, IT, payment terminals, etc.). Strengthened corporate ties to mobile network operators, suppliers as well as investors. Show less

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  Viken kommunikasjon as

  Oct 2009 - now

  Chief technology officer
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  Scansaas

  Jan 2011 - Jan 2012

  Sales manager

  Responsible for sales, marketing and support of ScanSaaS services and products. Worked with PR and marketing agencies for design of sale campaigns, product packeting and pricing models . Worked directly with in-house developers as well as ScanSaaS development partners in Finland and India. Primarily and directly responsible for sales efforts and delivery of complex, composite solutions to enterprise level clients and SMB-markets . Product portfolio and consultancy services from ScanSaaS was mainly based on various network-centric solutions/cloud services developed by Microsoft, mFabrik, and others, outsourcing and business strategies for social media. Show less

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  Androidguiden.no

  Jan 2012 - Oct 2016

  Web publisher

  Manage and assist in delivering content with focus on Google's native operating system Android. The website has a regular followers and display some 80 000 articles annualy on average.

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  Fredrikstad kommune

  Dec 2013 - Jun 2014

  Technical consultant & sales - project lead

  Determined TSRF 2014 specifications for mobile application development delivered to EVRY, as well as administering the Facebook profile for TSRF. Upon completion of the project I was involved in analyzing the data from Google Analytics, sourced from Visit Oslo's web portal sa well as data from Facebook. Analysis was presented during IST's gathering in Belgium. Assisted with research and sales efforts, provided presentation of the project The Tall Ships Races 2014 Fredrikstad to potential sponsors and collaborators. Worked with contract negotiations and closing of contracts of project sponsors, in consultation with the municipality of Fredrikstad as part of TSRF2014 (project owner) Show less

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  Ugly duck bbq, llc

  Oct 2015 - Dec 2018

  Cmo/cto & co-owner

  In charge of marketing and web based strategies and systems. Implemented web site and online store, making sure order and customer information automatically is forwarded to accounting software as well as online business plan. I also administer all digital communication channels for Ugly Duck BBQ, LLC.

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  Internsystem consulting as

  Oct 2016 - Dec 2018

  Sales marketing manager
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  Medias.no

  Jan 2018 - now

  MEDIAS.no develops and provides professional web services and frameworks, facilitates cross-channel digital publishing, social media services, app-developement, graphic design & photography services to enterprise level business, small to medium business (SMB), organizations and municipalities.

  • Company Owner

    Apr 2014 - now

  • Senior Consultant

    Jan 2018 - Sept 2020
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  Oliversuite

  Feb 2021 - now

  Chief executive officer
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  Drift-partner as

  Aug 2022 - now

  Founder & cto