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(Updated 1+ year ago)Experienced Product/development Manager
Rogaland, Norway
Native Danish, Norwegian, English, Beginner German
- 30+ years experience with Learning systems, technologies and standards
- Team management and development
- Product development/management - microservice based SaaS systems
Skills (25)
SALES SUPPORT
TEAM MANAGEMENT
E-LEARNING
Product Management
MICROSOFT WINDOWS
CONTENT DEVELOPMENT
WINDOWS 95
PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT
INTERFACE DESIGN
SAAS
SOFTWARE AS A SERVICE
PUBLISHING
ARCHITECTURE
TEACHING
PRODUCT DESIGN
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
RETAIL
Elasticsearch
REDIS
MongoDB
DXC
RETAIL INDUSTRY
RECRUITING
ARTICULATE
USER INTERFACE DESIGN
Professional Experience
Board member
2014-01 - Present
"Sjølystlia Sameie"
Product Development Manager (contractor)
Tribridge/DXC
2024-11 - Present
Projects:
● Development of central microservice-based system to handle xAPI tracking (150K+ users -system) from multiple sources in Learning Experience Platform, using RabbitMQ, PostgreSQL and NodeJS
● Development of microservice-based notification-system for 150K+ users web-based content delivery platform using RabbitMQ, REDIS and NodeJS
● Responsible for development of next-generation SaaS based content development tool (currently under development)
● Development of microservice monitoring dashboard (runs in Kubernetes)
● Development of central microservice-based system to handle xAPI tracking (150K+ users -system) from multiple sources in Learning Experience Platform, using RabbitMQ, PostgreSQL and NodeJS
● Development of microservice-based notification-system for 150K+ users web-based content delivery platform using RabbitMQ, REDIS and NodeJS
● Responsible for development of next-generation SaaS based content development tool (currently under development)
● Development of microservice monitoring dashboard (runs in Kubernetes)
Head of Product
CourseBuilder
2011-10 - 2017-11
Lumesse
Responsible for development of the award-winning CourseBuilder, a SaaS based collaborative content-publishing solution (Authoring tool) featuring advanced web technologies.
● All aspects of Product management, including:
◦ Developing GoToMarket-plans and roadmaps to align business-/product- strategy
◦ Product design/concepts, standards
◦ Customer/competitor analysis
◦ Developing marketing plans in close cooperation w marketing
● Development team management:
◦ Introduced SCRUM methodology in 2011, team working with industry standard architecture, methods and tools (MVC, ActionScript, JavaScript/HTML5/JQuery/ExtJS, Java, MySQL/MongoDB, ElasticSearch).
◦ Setting up and recruiting development staff in Krakow, Poland - teambuilding
◦ Establishing cross-site SCRUM-/development process to create closely integrated agile team
◦ Moved CB hosting solution to Amazon Web Services (AWS) in 2017
◦ Development of CourseBuilder 9 (HTML5/JS based SaaS solution, advanced functionalities, cross-platform content, xAPI support and support for responsive design)
◦ Development of CourseBuilder 6M (cross-platform support for mobile- and touch-devices)
Awards/recognitions for CourseBuilder:
● Recognised at the top of the "Core Challengers" in the 2017 Fosway Group 9-Grid(TM) report for Authoring Systems (http://www.fosway.com/9-grid/authoring-systems/) vs competitors like Adobe, Articulate etc.
Responsible for development of the award-winning CourseBuilder, a SaaS based collaborative content-publishing solution (Authoring tool) featuring advanced web technologies.
● All aspects of Product management, including:
◦ Developing GoToMarket-plans and roadmaps to align business-/product- strategy
◦ Product design/concepts, standards
◦ Customer/competitor analysis
◦ Developing marketing plans in close cooperation w marketing
● Development team management:
◦ Introduced SCRUM methodology in 2011, team working with industry standard architecture, methods and tools (MVC, ActionScript, JavaScript/HTML5/JQuery/ExtJS, Java, MySQL/MongoDB, ElasticSearch).
◦ Setting up and recruiting development staff in Krakow, Poland - teambuilding
◦ Establishing cross-site SCRUM-/development process to create closely integrated agile team
◦ Moved CB hosting solution to Amazon Web Services (AWS) in 2017
◦ Development of CourseBuilder 9 (HTML5/JS based SaaS solution, advanced functionalities, cross-platform content, xAPI support and support for responsive design)
◦ Development of CourseBuilder 6M (cross-platform support for mobile- and touch-devices)
Awards/recognitions for CourseBuilder:
● Recognised at the top of the "Core Challengers" in the 2017 Fosway Group 9-Grid(TM) report for Authoring Systems (http://www.fosway.com/9-grid/authoring-systems/) vs competitors like Adobe, Articulate etc.
Bronze
2010-01 - 2016-01
Silver and Bronze)
● Training Industry "Top Authoring Tools Company" in 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017.
● Elearning Magazine "Best of Elearning! Awards 2015 - E-LEARNING DEVELOPMENT TOOL" - Award of Excellence
● Training Industry "Top Authoring Tools Company" in 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017.
● Elearning Magazine "Best of Elearning! Awards 2015 - E-LEARNING DEVELOPMENT TOOL" - Award of Excellence
Vice President
CourseBuilder
2007-10 - 2011-10
Edvantage Group
Responsible for development, marketing and sales of industry-leading authoring tool CourseBuilder:
● Continuous development of one of the world's first SaaS based collaborative authoring tools.
● Introduced extremely strong multi-language capabilities for translation/localisation of content.
● Accessibility-support
Responsible for development, marketing and sales of industry-leading authoring tool CourseBuilder:
● Continuous development of one of the world's first SaaS based collaborative authoring tools.
● Introduced extremely strong multi-language capabilities for translation/localisation of content.
● Accessibility-support
Vice President, Productions
Boxer Technologies AS
1998-04 - 2007-09
Management and strategic development of central department in a consulting- and solutions-oriented IT company, 50+ staff in 3 cities
● Project management of complex web/technology-projects involving consulting and extensive cooperation with client and partners
● P&L responsibility, budgets
● Team- and personnel management and development, team leadership, staff of 50+
● Merger/Acquisitions processes from both sides of the table
● Experience from re-structuring and downsizing IT/consulting organisations
● International experience from working with large clients all over Europe and in the Middle East and USA
● Selling and negotiating large projects towards strategic international clients from a "sales support" position
● Recruiting of IT and consulting staff
● Development of planning/reporting procedures and systems
● Project management of complex web/technology-projects involving consulting and extensive cooperation with client and partners
● P&L responsibility, budgets
● Team- and personnel management and development, team leadership, staff of 50+
● Merger/Acquisitions processes from both sides of the table
● Experience from re-structuring and downsizing IT/consulting organisations
● International experience from working with large clients all over Europe and in the Middle East and USA
● Selling and negotiating large projects towards strategic international clients from a "sales support" position
● Recruiting of IT and consulting staff
● Development of planning/reporting procedures and systems
Board-member
ECOBAS AS as Boxer Technologies AS
2003-01 - 2003-01
representative
Senior Project Manager
Boxer Technologies AS
1997-05 - 1998-04
Development of the award-winning interactive training program "IPT" (Interactive Process Training) covering all process and support-systems on the Ekofisk II (project > NOK 13 million). Won the MINT-award for best training-program in Norway 1998.
Project Manager
International Management Consultants
1996-05 - 1997-04
Development of large interactive training program, "Sales and Service", aimed at employees in the retail industry.
Consultant / Instructor
Danish Technological Institute (DTI), Center for Computer Science
1995-05 - 1996-04
● Running Microsoft Training Courses in Windows95 and Windows NT for Product Specialists.
● Consulting services on Windows95 and Windows NT - Certified Microsoft Product Specialist in both products.
● Consulting services on Windows95 and Windows NT - Certified Microsoft Product Specialist in both products.
Teacher
Handelshøjskolen i Århus
1994-08 - 1995-06
Teaching classes in
● "Object Oriented Analysis and Design"
● "Designing the User Interface"
for Masters-students
● "Object Oriented Analysis and Design"
● "Designing the User Interface"
for Masters-students
Consultant / Project Manager / Instructor
DTI
1992-08 - 1995-04
, Centre for Competence & Media
● Development of interactive training program on how to use information facilities in the EU
● Development of database-based multimedia authoring tool for the EU Commission, DGXXIII.
● Development of and teaching courses on developing interactive multimedia applications
● Project management of multimedia projects, user interface design and development and teaching of course on distance learning.
● Development of interactive training program for frontline personnel in Girobank as
● Development of interactive training program on how to use information facilities in the EU
● Development of database-based multimedia authoring tool for the EU Commission, DGXXIII.
● Development of and teaching courses on developing interactive multimedia applications
● Project management of multimedia projects, user interface design and development and teaching of course on distance learning.
● Development of interactive training program for frontline personnel in Girobank as
Consultant / Project Manager / Sales
Applied Learning Scandinavia as
1991-04 - 1992-07
(later NETG)
Sales and organisational implementation of multimediabased training-programs.
Other relevant experience
Board experience:
Sales and organisational implementation of multimediabased training-programs.
Other relevant experience
Board experience:
Academic Background
Artium
Stavanger Katedralskole
2024-11 - 2024-11
Master of Science
Copenhagen Business University
1985-01 - 1993-01
Certifications
Certified Microsoft Product Specialist Windows 95 (1996)
(1996)
Certified Microsoft Product Specialist Windows 95
Certified Microsoft Product Specialist Windows NT (1996)
(1996)
Certified Microsoft Product Specialist Windows NT