Geir Westgaard, Ph.D.
Innovation Consultant & CEO & Senior Product Manager at Product Office AS- Claim this Profile
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Katarzyna L.
For over two years I am basically in daily contact with Geir due to our collaboration, therefore I happened to know him very well. We have worked together on wireframes, storyboard design, UX design, video design and marketing material. He is such an amazing person, combines true professionalism, huge industry knowledge, and skills, plus just simple human kindness in one body. He can be truly inspiring, literally radiating with his enthusiasm and dedication to the currently performed tasks. Also despite his big knowledge and impressive education he can listen to the others which is not so common attribute. He is just a great team player, with a lot of innovative visions to share with the world.
Horst Nowacki
I am pleased to confirm that Geir Westgaard was an intelligent, creative, well trained doctoral student of mine, who conscientiously and successfully completed his dissertation and doctoral exam with me. His work was of excellent quality and quite original. Best wishes Horst Nowacki
Katarzyna L.
For over two years I am basically in daily contact with Geir due to our collaboration, therefore I happened to know him very well. We have worked together on wireframes, storyboard design, UX design, video design and marketing material. He is such an amazing person, combines true professionalism, huge industry knowledge, and skills, plus just simple human kindness in one body. He can be truly inspiring, literally radiating with his enthusiasm and dedication to the currently performed tasks. Also despite his big knowledge and impressive education he can listen to the others which is not so common attribute. He is just a great team player, with a lot of innovative visions to share with the world.
Horst Nowacki
I am pleased to confirm that Geir Westgaard was an intelligent, creative, well trained doctoral student of mine, who conscientiously and successfully completed his dissertation and doctoral exam with me. His work was of excellent quality and quite original. Best wishes Horst Nowacki
Katarzyna L.
For over two years I am basically in daily contact with Geir due to our collaboration, therefore I happened to know him very well. We have worked together on wireframes, storyboard design, UX design, video design and marketing material. He is such an amazing person, combines true professionalism, huge industry knowledge, and skills, plus just simple human kindness in one body. He can be truly inspiring, literally radiating with his enthusiasm and dedication to the currently performed tasks. Also despite his big knowledge and impressive education he can listen to the others which is not so common attribute. He is just a great team player, with a lot of innovative visions to share with the world.
Horst Nowacki
I am pleased to confirm that Geir Westgaard was an intelligent, creative, well trained doctoral student of mine, who conscientiously and successfully completed his dissertation and doctoral exam with me. His work was of excellent quality and quite original. Best wishes Horst Nowacki
Katarzyna L.
For over two years I am basically in daily contact with Geir due to our collaboration, therefore I happened to know him very well. We have worked together on wireframes, storyboard design, UX design, video design and marketing material. He is such an amazing person, combines true professionalism, huge industry knowledge, and skills, plus just simple human kindness in one body. He can be truly inspiring, literally radiating with his enthusiasm and dedication to the currently performed tasks. Also despite his big knowledge and impressive education he can listen to the others which is not so common attribute. He is just a great team player, with a lot of innovative visions to share with the world.
Horst Nowacki
I am pleased to confirm that Geir Westgaard was an intelligent, creative, well trained doctoral student of mine, who conscientiously and successfully completed his dissertation and doctoral exam with me. His work was of excellent quality and quite original. Best wishes Horst Nowacki
Credentials
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PRODUCT MANAGEMENT PROFESSIONAL
Sequent Learning Networks, New York, USAOct, 2014- Sep, 2024 -
Certified Product Manager (CPM)
ABB University SwitzerlandMar, 2013- Sep, 2024
Experience
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Product Office AS
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Norway
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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1 - 100 Employee
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Innovation Consultant & CEO & Senior Product Manager
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Apr 2017 - Present
As CEO & Product Manager build a product life cycle framework (SaaS) that helps managers and teams get the big picture overview to prioritize innovative and high feasibility projects. Conducted interviews of 60+ managers and cross-functional team members across 9 industries to get insight on how to best operate a thriving product business. #1 pain is lack of overview to make the right decisions on product & service innovations. As Innovation Consultant e.g., running workshops, product discovery, experimentation, user-centric design, ideation processes, customer interviews, and developing business cases.
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IF FRØY
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Norway
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Performing Arts
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Board Member
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Feb 2011 - Feb 2018
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PM Consulting
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United States
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Business Consulting and Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Product Management
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Jul 2015 - Mar 2017
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ABB
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Azerbaijan
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Banking
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700 & Above Employee
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Product Manager
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Sep 2012 - Jun 2015
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Wirescan AS
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Norway
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Utilities
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1 - 100 Employee
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Product Development Manager
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May 2011 - Aug 2012
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SimSurgery
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United States
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Co-founder, Senior Software Developer
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Dec 1999 - May 2011
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Board member
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Feb 2006 - Jan 2007
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Board member
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Mar 2006 - Nov 2007
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Group Leader and Research Scientist
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Jun 1990 - Dec 1999
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Technische Universität Berlin
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Germany
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Education Administration Programs
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700 & Above Employee
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Guest Scientist
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Aug 1996 - Jun 1999
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Education
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1997 - 2000
Technische Universität Berlin
Dr. -Ing. -
1987 - 1991
University of Oslo (UiO)
Cand Scient -
2021 - 2021
Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)
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2014 - 2015
Sequent Learning Networks, New York, USA
Certificated Product Management Professional -
2013 - 2013
ABB University Switzerland
Product Manager -
2010 - 2010
GILA
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1984 - 1986
NKI-Skolen
Ing.
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