Experience

Bifröst University
• Iceland
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Associate Professor

  • Sep 2020 - Present
• Assistant professor

  • Sep 2006 - Present

  Lecturer, research, supervisor and censor Lecturer, research, supervisor and censor



Reykjavík University

• Lecturer in Service Management

  • Aug 2010 - Present

  Lecturer Lecturer



The Cool North

• Retail

• CEO

  • 2002 - Sep 2020

  Owner and managing director of a cool consulting firm. Projects cover management consulting in creative industries, tourism & travel and other service industries, production industries, seafood and aluminum. Expertise in branding & marketing, strategic management, innovation & entrepreneurship, tourism & travel, cultural management, industrial engineering & project management, urban planning & environmental engineering Owner and managing director of a cool consulting firm. Projects cover management consulting in creative industries, tourism & travel and other service industries, production industries, seafood and aluminum. Expertise in branding & marketing, strategic management, innovation & entrepreneurship, tourism & travel, cultural management, industrial engineering & project management, urban planning & environmental engineering



University of Exeter

• United Kingdom
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Doctoral student

  • Aug 2009 - Dec 2012

  Management Studies, Innovation in Tourism with the Lead User concept, customer driven innovation and marketing Management Studies, Innovation in Tourism with the Lead User concept, customer driven innovation and marketing



Innovit (ex.Klak incubator)

• Lecturer

  • Sep 2009 - May 2012

  Innovation incubator. Short courses for entrepreneurs http://www.klak.is/2013/05/22/sameining-innovit-og-klak/ http://www.innovit.is/ http://www.klak.is/english/ Innovation incubator. Short courses for entrepreneurs http://www.klak.is/2013/05/22/sameining-innovit-og-klak/ http://www.innovit.is/ http://www.klak.is/english/



ParX, IBM business consulting partner

• Partner

  • 2006 - Dec 2009

  Management consulting, main projects connected to structure and strategy Management consulting, main projects connected to structure and strategy



University of Iceland

• Iceland
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Lecturer

  • 2004 - 2008

  Lecturer of management courses: Organizational theory, design and change; Knowledge management; Quality Management and Corporate Strategy Lecturer of management courses: Organizational theory, design and change; Knowledge management; Quality Management and Corporate Strategy



Burnham International

• United Kingdom

• Securites broker

  • 2001 - 2002

  Trader of stocks Consulting in derivatives in the seafood business Trader of stocks Consulting in derivatives in the seafood business



FH seafood

• CEO

  • Jul 1996 - Aug 2000

  Managing director of the biggest shellfish organization in Iceland Managing director of the biggest shellfish organization in Iceland



FS

• France
• IT Services and IT Consulting

• Production manager

  • 1994 - 1997

  Planning and analysis of production, responsibility of all production Planning and analysis of production, responsibility of all production



FISK Seafood

• Ireland
• Restaurants

• CEO

  • Jul 1987 - Jul 1996

  Managing director of a big seafood organization in Iceland Managing director of a big seafood organization in Iceland