Experience

Kry

• Sweden
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Senior Product Manager

  • Aug 2021 - Present



MIMIRO AS

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

• Chief Product Officer

  • May 2020 - Aug 2021



SailingItchyFoot

• Spectator Sports

• Sabbatical with Family

  • Apr 2016 - May 2020

  Three years sailing from Europe to Australia, halfway around the world with my wife and child. This ‘once in a lifetime’ adventure, sailing over 15,000 miles and visiting more than 20 countries, provided so many incredible experiences. Completing it safely and efficiently required determination, planning, compromise and development of new skills. Three years sailing from Europe to Australia, halfway around the world with my wife and child. This ‘once in a lifetime’ adventure, sailing over 15,000 miles and visiting more than 20 countries, provided so many incredible experiences. Completing it safely and efficiently required determination, planning, compromise and development of new skills.



Telenor

• Norway
• Telecommunications
• 700 & Above Employee

• Product Manager

  • May 2013 - Apr 2016

  • Product management responsibilities for several development projects, including a communications app, web video-conferencing service and a team organization mobile app. • Facilitated the development of innovative products by teams of 5–15 engineers, UX/UI designers and product managers. Activities included guiding long- and short-term planning, identifying and resolving barriers and evangelizing the product externally. • Worked with the VP of Product Management to create a… Show more • Product management responsibilities for several development projects, including a communications app, web video-conferencing service and a team organization mobile app. • Facilitated the development of innovative products by teams of 5–15 engineers, UX/UI designers and product managers. Activities included guiding long- and short-term planning, identifying and resolving barriers and evangelizing the product externally. • Worked with the VP of Product Management to create a product management culture in the largely engineering-driven organization, leading to an increasing focus on user insight and analytics-driven development. Using the Lean Startup methodology, I have also volunteered as an organizer and mentor at Startup Weekend events. Show less • Product management responsibilities for several development projects, including a communications app, web video-conferencing service and a team organization mobile app. • Facilitated the development of innovative products by teams of 5–15 engineers, UX/UI designers and product managers. Activities included guiding long- and short-term planning, identifying and resolving barriers and evangelizing the product externally. • Worked with the VP of Product Management to create a… Show more • Product management responsibilities for several development projects, including a communications app, web video-conferencing service and a team organization mobile app. • Facilitated the development of innovative products by teams of 5–15 engineers, UX/UI designers and product managers. Activities included guiding long- and short-term planning, identifying and resolving barriers and evangelizing the product externally. • Worked with the VP of Product Management to create a product management culture in the largely engineering-driven organization, leading to an increasing focus on user insight and analytics-driven development. Using the Lean Startup methodology, I have also volunteered as an organizer and mentor at Startup Weekend events. Show less



Funcom

• Norway
• Computer Games
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Senior Producer

  • Feb 2010 - Apr 2013

  The Secret World - AAA - MMOPRG (PC) Feb. 2011 – June 2012 • Producer on a team of designers and artists responsible for delivering 1/3 of the open world playfields for launch, including world-building, quests, monsters and encounters. Empowered the team to deliver great content, in half the time of other playfields while maintaining the creative direction and quality of the game. • Facilitated communication between the team and game director, to ensure that feedback and… Show more The Secret World - AAA - MMOPRG (PC) Feb. 2011 – June 2012 • Producer on a team of designers and artists responsible for delivering 1/3 of the open world playfields for launch, including world-building, quests, monsters and encounters. Empowered the team to deliver great content, in half the time of other playfields while maintaining the creative direction and quality of the game. • Facilitated communication between the team and game director, to ensure that feedback and approval were given quickly and efficiently and were accurately understood. • Provided objective analysis to the game leads, including improvements in our processes, divesting responsibility and closer collaboration between disciplines, which led to high-quality content being delivered quicker. • Initiated several game improvement activities including daily lunchtime PvP tests, which helped to identify improvements in skills and class design. User experience testing the first 5-minutes across teams and with interns helped improve the new player experience. Prototyping Team - Concepts and Business Development Feb. 2010 – Feb. 2011 • Founded a cross-discipline Prototyping Team to conceive, refine and develop new game ideas and technology. We regularly submitted internal pitches and prototypes to help shape the future developments of Funcom. • Encouraged the team to produce polished presentations and playable demos for business development with external partners, including Nickelodeon and Marvel, which ultimately resulted in a partnership with LEGO. • Initiated a skunkworks team with university interns to develop playable prototypes, enabling Funcom to test game concepts and identify viable designs. This initiative became the primary source of new talented employees.

• Producer

  • Aug 2008 - Feb 2010

  Pets vs. Monsters - Kids Diablo Style MMO (Browser) Mar. 2008 – Feb. 2010 • Starting as the lead designer, I was involved in the creative development from conception with input into the setting, story and gameplay systems. Early in development, I switched to being the producer and shaped an enthusiastic environment with a cohesive, motivated team that delivered the project on time, on budget and to good quality. • Together with the team leads, we defined the high-level goals… Show more Pets vs. Monsters - Kids Diablo Style MMO (Browser) Mar. 2008 – Feb. 2010 • Starting as the lead designer, I was involved in the creative development from conception with input into the setting, story and gameplay systems. Early in development, I switched to being the producer and shaped an enthusiastic environment with a cohesive, motivated team that delivered the project on time, on budget and to good quality. • Together with the team leads, we defined the high-level goals for the project. Guided the game through iterations of improvements based on feedback from players and later analytics. Created and maintained project detailing resource requirements, release plans and priorities. • Championed SCRUM and agile development within Funcom. The improvements in productivity in PvM influenced other projects to evolve their organizational processes. • Advocated usability testing, setting up testing facilities and encouraging others through presentations of the positive impact of PvM. This led to later projects adopting similar techniques.

• Senior Designer

  • Mar 2008 - Aug 2008

  • Closely involved in the creative and technical development of the game from conception with significant personal input into many aspects of the design: story, systems, gameplay and UI design.



Tragnarion Studios

• Spain
• Computer Games
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Producer

  • May 2006 - Feb 2008

  • Producer of Doodle Hex from concept evaluation to gold-master submission; holding the project vision, creating an enthusiastic environment to build a cohesive, motivated team that delivered the project on time, on budget and to very high quality.

• Lead Designer

  • Jun 2004 - May 2006

  • Leading a team of five designers my responsibilities included defining, scoping, and assigning tasks to the design team, checking weekly reports and tracking project targets. I also contributed to daily status meetings with programming and art leads.



GX Networks Limited

• London, United Kingdom

• Senior Network Solutions Consultant

  • 2001 - 2003

  • As a Senior Networks Solutions Consultant for GX Networks, I was involved in all aspects of the process, including client consultation, technical design, documentation and implementation of a variety of Internet and Telecommunication solutions. • As a Senior Networks Solutions Consultant for GX Networks, I was involved in all aspects of the process, including client consultation, technical design, documentation and implementation of a variety of Internet and Telecommunication solutions.



Fullduplex Computer Professionals Ltd.

• Network Consultant

  • 1999 - 2001

  • Working at a wide variety of international customers as a member of a small team of consultants, I was responsible for the technical design and implementation of many networking infrastructure and security solutions.

• Senior Implemention Analyst

  • 1996 - 1999

  • Implemented a wide variety of security and network solutions for several international clients.

• Support Analyst

  • 1995 - 1996

  • Identifying and solving technical support issues, often unsupported, across a wide range of platforms and applications.