Experience

Bas Kommunikasjon

• Norway
• Advertising Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• COO

  • Jan 2021 - Present

  Oslo, Oslo, Norge I work with with our internal delivery and sales teams, and with our customers to make sure we offer the best set of solutions and services related to all aspects of data and analytically driven omni-channel marketing. Further, I also work with our partners to make sure the solutions we offer as as-a-service integrates well with Bas' and our customers' solutions and services. As COO I'm responsible for all our existing customers. I manage the team of account managers, strategic advisors… Show more I work with with our internal delivery and sales teams, and with our customers to make sure we offer the best set of solutions and services related to all aspects of data and analytically driven omni-channel marketing. Further, I also work with our partners to make sure the solutions we offer as as-a-service integrates well with Bas' and our customers' solutions and services. As COO I'm responsible for all our existing customers. I manage the team of account managers, strategic advisors and project managers. Further, I coordinate with the sales and product teams and have a leading role in the strategic and tactical leadership of Bas Kommunikasjon. I have the most fun when I work with our customers, usually as a strategic advisor, solution architect or project manager.

• Director of Professional Services at Bas Kommunikasjon

  • Apr 2019 - Dec 2020

  Oslo Area, Norway I headed the professional services department consisting of cross-functional customer teams through line managers and a seperate team with data scientists directly.

• CTO / Teknologidirektør

  • Jan 2015 - Mar 2019

  Oslo Area, Norway I headed the technology department consisting of teams related to solution architects, back-end development, data science, data management and IT.



SAS

• India
• Philanthropic Fundraising Services

• Senior Manager - Integrated Marketing Management

  • Jun 2012 - Dec 2014

  Oslo Area, Norway I managed a Nordic team of Business Advisors. I spent a considerable amount of my time focusing on SAS' strategic initiatives, including enabling the Nordic organization and a go to market strategy. As a Nordic Business Advisor for Integrated Marketing Management (Customer Intelligence), I was responsible for ensuring that existing and potential customers are offered the right SAS® Business Analytics solution based on a solid understanding of each individual customer’s business and… Show more I managed a Nordic team of Business Advisors. I spent a considerable amount of my time focusing on SAS' strategic initiatives, including enabling the Nordic organization and a go to market strategy. As a Nordic Business Advisor for Integrated Marketing Management (Customer Intelligence), I was responsible for ensuring that existing and potential customers are offered the right SAS® Business Analytics solution based on a solid understanding of each individual customer’s business and challenges.

• Product Manager - Email Marketing Designer - Nordic Region

  • Feb 2011 - Mar 2014

  Oslo Area, Norway I was the Product Manager for the Email Marketing Designer (EMD), which seamlessly integrates with SAS Digital Marketing (SDM). I managed EMD from early planning phase through implementation of version 1 to 6. My responsibilities included product visioning and planning of new releases, creating marketing and demo material, advisory on email marketing, overview of all sales cases globally. +30 SDM customers have chosen to implement EMD as their email marketing designer.

• Business Advisor - Integrated Marketing Management - Nordic Region

  • Aug 2011 - May 2012

  As a Nordic Business Advisor for Integrated Marketing Management (Customer Intelligence), I was responsible for ensuring that existing and potential customers are offered the right SAS® Business Analytics solution based on a solid understanding of each individual customer’s business and challenges.

• Product Manager - Integrated Marketing Management - Norway

  • Jan 2010 - Oct 2011

  I was the local Product Manager for SAS Integrated Marketing Management (IMM) / Customer Intelligence (CI) in Norway. The SAS IMM solution includes solutions for Marketing Automation (MA), Campaign Management (CM), Digital Marketing (SDM), Marketing Optimization (MO), Real-Time Decision Management (RDM), Customer Analytics (CA) and reporting. This position involved the following tasks: Keeping up to date on SAS CI solution, educate internal and customer resources in SAS CI solution… Show more I was the local Product Manager for SAS Integrated Marketing Management (IMM) / Customer Intelligence (CI) in Norway. The SAS IMM solution includes solutions for Marketing Automation (MA), Campaign Management (CM), Digital Marketing (SDM), Marketing Optimization (MO), Real-Time Decision Management (RDM), Customer Analytics (CA) and reporting. This position involved the following tasks: Keeping up to date on SAS CI solution, educate internal and customer resources in SAS CI solution, perform live demos for customers, advice in sales cycles, promote local needs for changes to the product to global product management.

• Senior Consultant Customer Intelligence

  • Jan 2009 - Aug 2011

  I worked as a Senior Consultant at SAS Institute's Norwegian office in Oslo for 2,5 years. My primary focus was Customer Intelligence (CI). I had a leading role in developing and implementing SAS software solutions for SAS' customers, and I participated in all steps in our projects - from sale to implementation. I usually took the role as project manager, solution architect and / CI subject matter expert.



Portrait Software

• United Kingdom
• Software Development
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Team Manager

  • Jun 2008 - Dec 2008

  As a Team Manager, I was responsible for administrating the technical consultants in my team (3 people) and projects for as subset of Portrait's customers.

• Senior Technical Consultant

  • Mar 2008 - Dec 2008

  Consultant work for Portrait Software (PS) which envolves e.g. implementing and tailoring the Portrait Campaign Manager software to the dialog marketing needs of the customers. My work envolved modelling of databases, writing complexed SQL-statements, coding in jscript and javascript, project budgeting and project management, holding courses (teaching) for fellow employees and customers.



Million Handshakes

• Software Development
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Technical Consultant

  • Feb 2005 - Mar 2008

  Consultant work for Million Handshakes, which involved e.g. implementing and tailoring the Campaign Management software to the dialog marketing needs of the customers. My work involved modelling of databases, writing complex SQL-statements, coding in jscript and javascript, project budgeting and project management, holding courses (teaching) for fellow employees and customers.



MH Curling Team

• Skip

  • Sep 2006 - Feb 2008

  Played curling at amateur level with good colleagues at Million Handshakes



Burger King Klingenberg

• Shift manager

  • Jul 1999 - Jun 2000

  I was responsible for operating the Burger King restaurant, including sales, production and employees, for my shifts.



Burger King Fredrikstad

• Shift manager / Crew

  • Mar 1995 - Aug 1997

  I was responsible for operating the Burger King restaurant, including sales, production and employees, for my shifts.