Experience

Esports Coaching Academy

• Iceland
• Spectator Sports
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Co-Founder

  • Apr 2022 - Present

  It's time to take everything I have learned from building the esports ecosystem in Iceland and make it available to you! With the Esports Coaching Academy we want to fuel esports businesses focused on community building and grassroots talent development around the world and make it possible for anyone with enough passion to build their club and start changing lives for the better. If you are interested in building your esports club, providing in-person training for various games, please reach out! We will educate you on how to be the best coach you can be and provide you with the activities and programming to make your facility a success. We are also very interested in connecting with existing esports programs of all sizes to see if there is a way we can improve operational efficiency by taking on the legwork of developing new and fun activities and exercises across various titles or by helping you offer a wider selection of games in your program through game specific coaching education and activity libraries. Show less



Self-employed

• Real Estate
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Freelance esports projects

  • Nov 2018 - Present

  Through my time in Iceland working on esports I have been afforded opportunities to work on and assist on various different projects listed below: *Collaborated with Business Iceland on securing the bid for the League of Legends Mid Season invitational and Valorant Masters tournaments and assisted in supporting Riot Games in their execution by facilitating communication and activation of local fans and media. *Collaborated with Business Iceland on supporting Riot Games in bringing the League of Legends World Championship to Iceland *Organized a reception for Riot Games esports leadership in coordination with Business Iceland and the Office of the President of Iceland. *Received the distinction “Honorary host of Reykjavík” by Meet in Reykjavík and Business Iceland for contributions in securing and supporting these international events to Iceland. *Temporarily chaired the esports committee for Nordic Innovation House in New York facilitating network building in esports across the Nordics and connection of the Nordic and US markets in esports. *Wrote and starred in my own talkshow on gaming and esports titled “Talað um Tölvuleiki” or “Talking about games” where we got local celebrities as guests and discussed their gaming hobbies and knowledge. *Served as Head coach/coach at the first esports club to start youth operations in Iceland - Ármann esports where I planned and executed organized practices for up to 70 kids between 10-16 across multiple game titles Show less



1939 Games

• Iceland
• Computer Games
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director of Esports and Content

  • Apr 2020 - Dec 2022

  *Developed and set up the competitive ecosystem around the game KARDS, featuring recurring championships, open tournaments and an in person World Championship. *Worked with community based talent on establishing a caster/broadcast talent pool *Formed and managed partnerships around the promotion and execution of tournaments within the KARDS competitive scene *Led content development efforts and strategy around different content types *Conceptualized, scripted and produced all official content around KARDS since joining the company (see examples below) *Served as caster, host and face of all KARDS broadcasts and official content coming from 1939 Games around KARDS *Planned and executed 3x World Championships spanning months of competition. In 2019 and 2021 facilitated the in person finals on LAN in Iceland. Show less



Icelandic Esports Association (Rafíþróttasamtök Íslands)

• Founder & Chairman

  • Nov 2018 - Oct 2022

  *Founded the Icelandic esports association, an organization aimed at legitimizing and supporting esports as a hobby that carries with it positive benefits if done correctly. *Led financing on all early projects through sponsor and partner collaboration and value creation. *Personally established competitive Leagues in CS:GO, League of Legends and FIFA (In collaboration with the Icelandic Football Association) including securing prizing, designing the show, recruiting talent and coordinating production and distribution of the final content *Facilitated the formation of teams to build competitive leagues in Overwatch, Rocket League and more titles. *Organized and executed 5 offline events around the finals of our competitive leagues and the international multi sport event series Reykjavík International Games *Established teams to build Junior college esports championship and corporate esports championships within Iceland *Established Stöð 2 esports, a dedicated TV channel for esports in Iceland in partnership with Sýn ehf. A leading media company in Iceland. *Established a dedicated esports news section in partnership with two of the biggest web media platforms in Iceland visir.is and mbl.is *Developed a theoretical and practical coaching education base that has been used to start 16 esports clubs around Iceland that serve 3% of kids between 6-16 in Iceland with access to structured coaching and educated professional coaches. *Appointed to lead a committee on esports policy for the Icelandic government under the ministry of Sport, Culture and Education. *Represented the Icelandic esports association in all media appearances and interviews *Participated in multiple international panels, both in person (ESI London) and digitally. *Delivered 100+ educational lectures and short courses on esports and esports development across business, schools and sports clubs in Iceland. Show less



Riot Games

• United States
• Computer Games
• 700 & Above Employee

• Associate Product Manager

  • Sep 2016 - Jul 2018

  * Lead development teams in executing software products around League of Legends* Create, maintain and regularly groom product backlogs* Work closely with delivery lead and product designer on identifying and defining a product to be built* Manage internal dependencies and relationships to prevent blockers* Market and socialize products internally* Make sure strategic alignment is in place around opportunities being pursued* Help identify new opportunity spaces for products that enhance the League of Legends experienceAll in all, I strive to make sure we build something truly valuable to our players. Show less

• University Program Specialist

  • May 2014 - Sep 2016

  *Create an engaging, player focused program promoting competitive and collaborative play within University gaming clubs in Europe*Support and foster a social and fun environment within universities for League of Legends players to connect with each other and play/talk about the game they enjoy



CCP

• United States
• Real Estate
• 1 - 100 Employee

• eSports Coordinator for the EVE Universe & Community Specialist

  • Jun 2013 - May 2014

  *Manage, plan and execute all tournaments in EVE Online and DUST 514 both online and at events and game shows around the world. *Develop and support the emerging communities around tournaments for both IP's *Plan and assist in producing tournament broadcasts along with other broadcasts aimed at community engagement and interaction. *Pioneer the way interactive communication with a community is handled through streaming *Support the emerging player streaming community *Dealing with player petitions and e-mails on community related subjects. *Study trends within the community through Resonata Show less

• Game Master

  • Mar 2011 - Mar 2013

  *Dealing with player petitions on in game issues. *Forming policies. *Coordination and communication with teams within the company on identifying and solving game play issues, bugs or other problems. *For the last year with the Game Master title I mainly focused on the projects I work on as eSports Coordinator for the EVE Universe & Community Specialist. *Dealing with player petitions on in game issues. *Forming policies. *Coordination and communication with teams within the company on identifying and solving game play issues, bugs or other problems. *For the last year with the Game Master title I mainly focused on the projects I work on as eSports Coordinator for the EVE Universe & Community Specialist.