Skills & interests
See also my portfolio.- Design
- Usability & Accessibility analysis - software and WWW
- Use of various methods in user-centered design
- Interaction design
- Web
- CSS, web graphics, HTML, JavaScript, browser compability and standards
- Server side languages: PHP, JavaServer Pages
- Databases: MySql, PostgreSql, Oracle
- Software development
- Delphi, Java, Java Mobile (J2ME), some C++ & Visual Basic
- Platforms
- Windows, MacOS, Linux.
- Software
- Photoshop, Paint Shop Pro, Illustrator
- Various HTML/CSS text editors
- Delphi, Visual Studio .NET, JBuilder, J2ME Wireless Toolkit
- Microsoft Office, OpenOffice
- iMovie
Study
University of Southern Denmark August 2005- June 2007
Master of Science, IT Product Design www.itproducts.sdu.dk | Course curriculumThe study focuses on three areas of design:
- User Centred Design
- Interaction Design
- Design Research
- Video editing, prototyping in various materials, drawing sketches, interview + presentation techniques, writing conference papers...
- Made an interactive lamp (programming, material, electronic components)... Awarded a price "for professionalism".
- Developed a board game...
- Made a new interface for Danfoss AutomationDrive
... - Developed several products and concepts using User Centered Design-methods, including a flowmeter and concepts for improving health in the office space...
Sør-Trøndelag University College August 2002- June 2005
Bachelor, Computer Engineering aitel.hist.no | Course curriculum Course overview:
- Various programming (languages, techniques, quality)...
- Economy, management and communication, entrepreneurship...
- Mathematics, physics, chemistry...
- Developing an intranet+CMS system for Njord Seafood (njord-seafood.no)
- Developing a J2ME application for Boost Communications (boostcom.no)
- Developing a Web based forum in JavaServer Pages
- Developing a desktop Java application with database(PostgreSQL) connection
- Course in Entrepreneurship at The Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Otta High School, Upper secondary Employment
Netlife Research June 2007- present
- Usability testing
- Interaction design, design strategies, information architecture
Fast Search and Transfer January 2007- June 2007
- Internship - collaboration for Masters thesis
- Concept development using a user-centered design process
- Quantitative and qualitative user studies
- Design workshop
- Usability testing
- Implementation of fully working prototype utilizing PHP, Javascript/Ajax/JSON, CSS, XHTML and the Fast ESP platform.
Kraftvaerk April 2006- June 2007
- Usability analysis
- Design of graphical user interfaces
- Concept development
Opera Software April 2001- August 2007
- Quality Assurance / Software testing - focus on Opera for MacOS
- Technical support
- Web development - first version of my.opera.com and internal systems
Web designer, freelance 1998- present
See portfolioRema 1000, grocery store 1999- 2001
- Customer service
Other
- Development of shareware Web editor (www.stepzilla.com). Includes documentation, graphics, marketing and sale
- Leader for Web team, Studentersamfundet (samfundet.no). August 2002-June 2004
- Management, The Norwegian Society of Engineers, Student department in Sør-Trøndelag. August 2004-February 2005
- Leader for School paper. August 2001-May 2002