Senior lecturer at the division of Product Realization at the School of Innovation Design and Engineering, Mälardalen University. My research interest is connected to production systems development with focus on global production networks, automation/technology development, supplier relations, internal logistics and strategy. Current research projects:Coordination of Digital Transformation (KODIT)Part Strategic initiative XPRES - Excellence in Production ResearchResponsible for the track on Automation Applications in the industrial Research School ARRAY - Automation Region Research Academy Recently finished projects:Supplier Involvement in Product Development: The Supplier Perspective (SUPER) Core Plant Excellence (COPE)Process Automation for Discrete Manufacturing Excellence (PADME)Supervisor for six PhD-students in the area of product and production development. Part of my time is devoted to teaching on both undergraduate and graduate level. In the undergraduate level I mainly teach in the area of Production System Development, Logistics and Supply Chain Management and supervise bachelor and master theses. I am also giving a PhD-course on review of scientific publications.

Employed as researcher at the division of Product Realization at the School of Innovation Design and Engineering, Mälardalen University. My research interest is connected to production systems development with focus on global production networks, automation development, internal logistics and strategy. Project manager for the research project COPE- Core Plant Excellence and leader of the Research Leading Team (RLT) of XPRES at MDH. Supervisor for three PhD-students in the area of production development. Part of my time is devoted to teaching on both undergraduate and graduate level. In the undergraduate level I am responsible for an advanced level course in Supply Chain Management, teach logistics and supervise bachelor and master theses. I am also giving a PhD-course on review of scientific publications.

Enrolled as PhD Student at Mälardalen University. The researched focused on supporting the use and development of automation in internal logistics. The research was of applied character based on empirical studies in 14 different organizations in manufacturing industry, healthcare of warehousing and distribution. In February 2014 I defended my dissertation “Facilitating Automation Development in Internal Logistics Systems”. During my first years as a PhD Student I worked with Robotdalen in the focus area Logistics Automation. Part of my time was also dedicated to teaching including course responsibility, lecturing and supervising. Involved in the research project Lean Automation and Lean Automation Development.

Employed as research assistant at Mälardalen University. Working as coordinator in Robotdalen’s focus area Logistikautomation. Responsible and supervisor for six research assistants and projects within Center for Product Realization at Mälardalen University. Teaching, lecturing and supervising students within product and process development.