Kristian Thrane

Co-Founder at Apply Agency
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(386) 825-5501
Location
DK
Languages
  • English Professional working proficiency
  • German Elementary proficiency
  • Swedish Elementary proficiency
  • Spanish Limited working proficiency

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Lasse Aagaard Pedersen

Kristian is a one of a kind manager, with a unique insight into people's strengths and weaknesses, from which he is able to guide his associates, and plan for the best use of resources. He is an experienced leader, who knows his way around company politics, while maintaining a strong credibility amongst his superiors, peers and employees. He is valued by all, both for his personality and for his professionalism and skills. He is a visionary, skilled and resourceful people person, who is able to see possibilities where other people see obstacles, and yet he is able to see when a battle is lost. And then he finds a way to win the war. I had the pleasure of having Kristian as my manager and mentor, and I give him my strongest reccomendation.

Mads-Peter E. Jakobsen

Jeg har arbejdet sammen med Kristian Thrane i 6 år i Pentia. Jeg har i denne tid lært ham at kende som en direktør med et solidt, værdistærkt fundament, og en kollega, der formår at få folk omkring sig til at blomstre og yde deres bedste. Kristian Thrane er en meget dygtig leder, der på sjælden vis formår at balancere empatisk ledelse med et køligt overblik, og ud fra et helhedsperspektiv at rette både sine kollegers og sin egen opmærksomhed derhen, hvor behovet er størst. Jeg har oplevet Kristians tekniske overblik på flere projekter. Han formår at have blik for både detaljen, overblikket og horisonten. Det betyder at han både kan sætte retningen metodisk og arkitektonisk, han kan sammensætte governance og organisation omkring operationen, og han har et bredt udsyn ift. platforme, teknologier og innovation generelt. Han har ligeledes været en meget relevant sparringspartner i de kreative og forretningsorienterede diskussioner, hvor han formår at byde ind med pragmatisk indsigt på ellers komplekse projekter. Kristian Thrane er en ualmindeligt stærk kulturbærer og -skaber. Han har et smittende humør og en åbenlys varme, der gør, at man aldrig er tvivl om, hvorvidt han er på matriklen. Han interesserer sig for menneskerne omkring sig og evner at være fintfølende med store armbevægelser. Jeg betragter Kristian Thrane som et af de dygtigste og mest sympatiske mennesker, jeg har arbejdet sammen med, og jeg kan kun give ham de varmeste anbefalinger!

Jacob Surland

I have had the pleasure of seeing Kristian grow in Pentia from a highly competent consultant to an inspiring and highly competent group leader and CTO. Kristian was a complete consultant with outstanding technical skills, as well as he was the good advisor for the customers. He was up to speed on all the new frontend technologies. As a Group leader for the front-enders and later as Pentia's CTO Kristian showed his great skills as a highly respected leader. Kristian served as a role model that could inspire people. As a highly respected colleague, with his heart and values at the right place, it was only a natural choice to make Kristian a partner in Pentia. I give my warmest recommendation of Kristian.

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Credentials

  • Contentful Certified Professional
    Contentful
    Mar, 2020
    - Oct, 2024
  • Sitecore® Commerce powered by Commerce Server Certification
    Sitecore
    Jan, 2016
    - Oct, 2024
  • Website .NET Developer Certification for Sitecore XP 8.0
    Sitecore
    Aug, 2015
    - Oct, 2024
  • Web Site .NET Developer Certification for Sitecore CMS 6.4
    Sitecore
    Aug, 2011
    - Oct, 2024
  • Sitecore CMS Website HTML Developer
    Sitecore
    May, 2009
    - Oct, 2024

Experience

    • Denmark
    • IT Services and IT Consulting
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Co-Founder
      • Dec 2019 - Present

      Apply er et digitalt bureau, som udvikler websites og integrationer til ambitiøse virksomheder og organisationer. Vi specialiserer i projekter baseret på Umbraco, Sitecore og Contentful. Apply er et digitalt bureau, som udvikler websites og integrationer til ambitiøse virksomheder og organisationer. Vi specialiserer i projekter baseret på Umbraco, Sitecore og Contentful.

    • South Africa
    • Medical Equipment Manufacturing
    • Senior Consultant
      • May 2018 - Dec 2019

      Working with large coorporations as an external senior consultant. Working with large coorporations as an external senior consultant.

    • United Kingdom
    • Consumer Services
    • CTO & Partner
      • Feb 2014 - May 2018

      Pentia has now transformed into a full-service digital agency and I used my platform as senior consultant and leader to advance to CTO with focus on strategic leadership and technical innovation in a cross-disciplinary organization. Key responsibilities> Strategic leadership> Technical innovation> Talent development> Company growth and recruitmentKey results> Setting a clear strategy for technical consultancy and management> Stimulating a high job satisfaction and low employee turnover> Establishing internal management groups and culture to support growth> Redefining Internal IT for added capabilities and process streamlining> Developing frameworks for knowledge sharing, skill mapping and performance plans> Establishing technology and recruiting partnerships> Defining DevOps as an internal discipline and as a consultancy service> Creating high employee engagement through empowerment and coaching> Recruiting top talents through network and social media> Delivering high integrity and value-driven leadership Show less

    • Senior Web Consultant, Head of Frontend Development, Junior Partner
      • Oct 2012 - Feb 2014

      Pentia was slowly transforming into an increasingly multidisciplinary consultant firm but still with a focus on technical implementations of Sitecore-based websites. I fulfilled my vision of becoming a formal leader and I continued to develop both my technical management skills and my experience with HR tasks and goals.Responsibilities> Leading and motivating team members > Pitching technical and business focused customer solutions > Reviewing project proposals and implementations> Recruiting and onboarding new employees > Defining technical methods, processes and tools for the team> Setting and evaluating overall goals for the team and its members Show less

    • Senior Web Consultant
      • May 2011 - Oct 2012

      Pentia was at that time a consultant firm focused on technical implementations of Sitecore-based websites. I joined Pentia to explore and build on my skills as a consultant and to pursue my visions on becoming a formal leader. Responsibilites> Clarifying customer value and needs> Planning, developing and executing large government and company websites> Building team culture and motivation> Writing user acceptance documents and tests> Facilitating customer workshops and scoping> Stimulate multidisciplinary coordination Show less

    • Retail Apparel and Fashion
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • External speaker on "Motivational Leadership" during Ledernes "The Professional Leader"-course
      • Mar 2015 - Mar 2015
    • United Kingdom
    • Architecture and Planning
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Senior Developer
      • 2007 - May 2011

      YouSee was an ambitious rebranding of TDC Kabel TV created to match the future needs of the television market, and I joined the digital task force to create an independent web team with focus on agile development and a true omnichannel approach. Responsibilities > Ecommerce development and architecture > Overall implementation, standards and guidelines > Core developer on main website of YouSee and subsites > Recruitment of technical staff > Assessment of external partner’s technical quality and delivery > Assessment of CMS product and partner based on overall strategy Show less

    • United Kingdom
    • Financial Services
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Frontend Developer
      • Feb 2007 - Aug 2007

      TDC was investing heavily in developing and operating frontend websites for both consumers and businesses. I was asked to join their web team to help build the next generation telco websites. Responsibilities > Design and frontend development. > Frontend architecture and optimization > Performance analysis and insights > Creative flash development After just 7 months I was offered the opportunity to join the ambitious rebranding of TDC Kabel TV into YouSee and build the digital channels up from the bottom. Show less

    • Denmark
    • Media Production
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Interface Designer and Developer
      • Oct 2006 - Mar 2007

      Bold.dk is a community driven company with focus on Danish and international football news and services, and my role was both technical and creative - innovating and developing the websites frontend, design and content. Responsibilities > Modernizing technical structure and implementation > Creating new page and content types > Creating and aligning user interfaces > Developing livescore functionality in Flex > Developing advertising in Flash Bold.dk is a community driven company with focus on Danish and international football news and services, and my role was both technical and creative - innovating and developing the websites frontend, design and content. Responsibilities > Modernizing technical structure and implementation > Creating new page and content types > Creating and aligning user interfaces > Developing livescore functionality in Flex > Developing advertising in Flash

    • Interface Developer
      • Dec 2000 - Feb 2006

      Jubii was the first full-time position after studying business and technology, and it was very evolving both professionally and socially to work in an industry and in a company with such ambitions, so high professionalism and such an extreme culture. We developed high impact websites and cutting edge services in a high volume and with an entrepreneurial mindset. Responsibilities > Frontend development and architecture > Design and User Experience > Interdisciplinary coordination and execution with developers and editors > SEO strategy and optimization > Platform and integrations > Building culture and teams Show less

Education

  • Zealand Institute of Business and Technology
    Media
    1998 - 2000
  • Mulernes Legatskole
    Sproglig Student (Upper Secondary School Leaving Examination)
    1994 - 1997
  • DISPUK
    2017 - 2017

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