Organizations¶
Community building and organizational leadership have been a constant thread throughout my career -- from student groups in the early 1990s to co-founding Scandinavia's largest developer conference.
Current¶
Ægis AS -- Founder & CTO¶
2023 -- present
Security and architecture advisory company. Advisor, mentor, software architect, chief developer, strategy adviser.
eXOReaction AS -- Founder, owner & CTO¶
2021 -- present
AI-augmented software development consultancy. Creator of Synthesis (AI knowledge infrastructure) and Skill-Driven Development (SDD) methodology. Built 197,831 lines of production Java in 11 days using SDD.
Sunstone Tech AS -- Founder, owner & CTO¶
2019 -- present
Consulting and product development company. Advisor, mentor, software architect, chief developer, strategy adviser.
Quadim AS -- Founder & CTO¶
2019 -- present
Competence management SaaS platform. CTO and lead developer. Responsible for system architecture, team leadership, AI integration, and product development.
Cantara AS -- Founder, Board Lead & Director¶
2008 -- present
Open-source infrastructure company. Maintains 150+ repositories of enterprise-grade Java frameworks including Whydah (SSO/IAM), Xorcery (reactive framework), Stingray (microservices), and more.
Stiftelsen for fremme av programvareutvikling i Norge -- Founder & Board Member¶
2008 -- present
Foundation for promoting software development in Norway.
Sun(Oracle) Java Champion¶
2005 -- present
Sun Java Champion. Honorary member javaBin/JavaZone. Java Champions are recognized for their central role in making Java a worldwide success.
Past¶
OSWA (Oslo Software Architecture) -- Founding Chairman¶
2009 -- 2011
Norway's largest software architecture community. Started as IASA Norway (International Association of Software Architects), rebranded to OSWA in 2011. Working on professionalizing software architecture as a discipline in Norway. Now 3,500+ members.
javaBin -- President¶
1998 -- 2008
The Norwegian Java User Group (java.no). Ten years leading Norway's Java community. Responsible for founding and growing JavaZone into Scandinavia's largest developer conference, with several parallel tracks spanning two full days.
java.net -- Community Leader¶
2004 -- 2008
Community Leader for the Java User Group community at java.net, connecting JUGs worldwide.
Zero Mindset Ltd -- Director¶
1998 -- 2002
London-based company focused on Safety, Health and Environment (SHE) Management Information Systems.
IAESTE Norway -- Vice President¶
1991 -- 1993
Arranging reception, lodging and activities for international students training in Norway. Organizing national seminars.
Computer Science Student Group -- Co-founder¶
1992 -- 1993
One of the key persons to start up the student group for Computer Science students at the University Center of Rogaland.