Experience

MÅLBAR

• Denmark
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Co-Founder

  • Oct 2020 - Present

  Responsible for developing LCA tools for industry. My role in Målbar is to make sure that LCA tools fulfill costumer expectations and calculate trustworthy benchmarks of products. Responsible for developing LCA tools for industry. My role in Målbar is to make sure that LCA tools fulfill costumer expectations and calculate trustworthy benchmarks of products.



FDB Møbler

• Copenhagen Area, Denmark

• Lead Product Developer and CSR manager

  • Dec 2017 - Jun 2020

  Responsible for product development of various furniture and ligting projects. Responsible for CSR and sustainability certification processes. Obtaining the first products with the Nordic Ecolabel the Swan. Building up a competent network of freelancers. Guiding freelancers from product design to final 3D and documentation. Ensure that critical products have the required quality and costs by using CAD simulation of product strength and production costs. Performing trend analysis on furniture. Documenting a method on how to identify the current design trends in furniture and its impact on sales. Collaborating with designers in developing new furniture projects. Exploring and maturing required materials and technology. Using new sustainable materials and rational production as an inspiration for designers to achieve both new design expressions and low cost. Taking products from design brief to final production. Show less



Paustian International

• Copenhagen Area, Denmark

• Product development and production responsible

  • Mar 2015 - Dec 2017

  Responsible for product development and production of Paustians furniture production outside the EU. Collaborating with designers in developing new furniture projects. Taking products from design brief to final production. Evaluating and collaborating with suppliers. Specifying and documenting the needed quality. Investigating and solving production problems. Responsible for product development and production of Paustians furniture production outside the EU. Collaborating with designers in developing new furniture projects. Taking products from design brief to final production. Evaluating and collaborating with suppliers. Specifying and documenting the needed quality. Investigating and solving production problems.



Green Machine

• Denmark
• Industrial Machinery Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Owner

  • Oct 2006 - Apr 2015

  Green Machine is a mechanical R&D department with a responsible focus. We help companies with more responsible solutions that provide them value and quality. My work often encompasses product development, material technology and/or sustainable science. I draw upon a network of engineers, designers and other professionals, who contribute in the development and production of responsible products that create enthusiasm and meet economy deadlines. Green Machine is a mechanical R&D department with a responsible focus. We help companies with more responsible solutions that provide them value and quality. My work often encompasses product development, material technology and/or sustainable science. I draw upon a network of engineers, designers and other professionals, who contribute in the development and production of responsible products that create enthusiasm and meet economy deadlines.



Designskolen Kolding

• Denmark
• Higher Education
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Associate Professor, bioplastics and biocomposites

  • Mar 2014 - Apr 2014

  Giving lectures about how to choose bioplastics and biocomposites for design products. Focus are on recyclable long lasting products with optimal costs, quality and aesthetic appearance. Giving lectures about how to choose bioplastics and biocomposites for design products. Focus are on recyclable long lasting products with optimal costs, quality and aesthetic appearance.



Sennheiser Communications

• Denmark
• Telecommunications
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Project manager and mechanical engineer

  • 2004 - 2006

  Project manager of their first mobile consumer headset VMX100. Development of various acoustic mecanical parts on their new BW900 professionel headset. Project specification, milestone planning, project reporting, cost estimation, quality assurance. International project management. Design brief. Technology management on mechanics, electronics, acoustics, antenna, battery and production. Life style design, choice of designer, design evaluation focus groups. Team management, Responsible for the project management. Show less



Oticon

• Denmark
• Medical Equipment Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Mechanical engineer

  • Mar 2000 - Dec 2004

  Mechanical development of a compact cordless microphone and hearing aid accessories in collaboration with the Oticon team. Mechanical product specification. Mechanical layout and choice of antenna and batteries. Technical coordination with electrical development in California. Product design briefs. User investigations. Hinge feasibility and FEM analysis. Drop test and rigidity mock-ups. Part sourcing. Choice of materials and processes. Detailed 3D mechanical design. Milestone planning, reporting, cost estimation, quality assurance, part documentation, production documentation, production ramp up. Senior Mechanical Engineer on the mechanical design. Show less



Anders Koefoed Consulting

• London and Copenhagen

• Freelance design engineer

  • Jan 1993 - Feb 2000

  Working as a freelance mechanical engineer at the design house Opius in London and Knud Holscher Industrial Design in Copenhagen. This period gave me the opportunity to work on a great variation of products. I was responsible for the mechanical layout and the engineering calculations and advise to designers. My work included: - Concept creation and maturing to final design. - Part sourcing, production sourcing. - Various technologies like; keypad design, rubber overmoulding technology, insert moulding, choice of materials and processes. - Friction and power calculations and motor and drive selection. - Taking design renderings to detailed CAD layouts and full technical documentation. - Overseeing prototype production and subsequent testing and verification. Show less



Louis Poulsen

• Denmark
• Design Services
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Development engineer and project manager

  • Sep 1988 - May 1993

  Light fixture engineering and collaboration with product designers in the department of Design and Ideas. Responsible for the development of models and prototypes of new lighting designs and for the technical guidelines to designers. The job involved: - Guiding designers on optical and light technological possibilities of achieving optimum luminaire efficiency and light distribution. - Preparing the product presentation and business plan for the product committee. - Proposal for engineering concepts, estimates on cost and tooling investment. Show less



DTU - Technical University of Denmark

• Denmark
• Research Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Graduate Research Assistant

  • Apr 1986 - May 1988

  Independent research work on the project "Injection molding of fiber-reinforced composites". The work comprisedl: - Research planning and execution, as well as literature studies. - Development of analytical methods for analysis and characterization of fiber reinforced plastic. - Practical tests with the injection mold tooling, the process parameters and the testing of material properties. - Preparation of a number of research reports and publications. Organising a series of presentations to industry and lectures for students. International cooperation and knowledge gathering for reinforced plastics. Show less