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I work with and help organizations and water techonology companies with Strategy Formulation and Implementation, with Innovation and Business Development, with Sales & Export DevelopmentI work with farmers to implement green technologies in support of their green transition - towards a sustainable and regenerative agricultural production

External Evaluator for the Danish Innovation Fund

Silkeborg, Midtjylland, Danmark

I head a national water technology network consisting of private water tech companies (SME), consultants, utilities, contractors to increase export of sustainable Danish water solutions

Århus, Middle Jutland, Denmark

Lead and drive digital transformation to strengthen Aarhus Vand position as a world leading Digital Water UtilityResponsible for formulating and implementing Aarhus Vand's Digital Transformation StrategyMapping and development of digital capabilities and turning these into strategic prioritiesDevelop, drive and govern the digital project portfolio across.

Denmark

Kamstrup manufactures system solutions for smart energy and water metering

Copenhagen Area, Denmark

• Develop and implement group strategy for urban water business line
• Develop and implement group urban water business plan
• Define and develop focus solutions for water utilities
• Define marketing & sales material
• Build best practice
• Identify, develop and manage high level strategic key accounts

Greater Denver Area

• Develop and Implement Change Strategy - to turn the company into a growing and profitable business
• Full P/L responsible
• Pro-Active and Focused Business development
• Manage high level strategic key accounts and partnerships
• Build pipeline and grow order inflow
• Hire and coach new management team

Copenhagen Area, Denmark

• Develop and Implement Business Development Change Strategy
• Sales Excellence - Strategic and Client Focused Business Development and Sales Efforts
• Developed and implemented sales process model
• Appoint, Train and Coach Business Development Managers
• Manager of Group Strategic Key Client Accounts
• Development and Strengthening Of Strategic Partnerships

Bjerringbro

• Group Responsible for waste water product line
• Develop strategy for waste water segment
• Aligning product development and production with market needs
• Line manager for wastewater segment

Copenhagen Area, Denmark

• Develop and Implement Business Plans
• Strategic and Client Focused Business Development and Sales Efforts
• Appoint, Train and Coach Sales Staff
• Manager of Key Client Accounts
• Development Of Strategic Partnerships
• Key markets included Nile Basin countries, Southern Africa, India, SE Asia

• 2006-2009: Head of DHI Denmark Business Development
• Develop and Implement Business Plans
• Strategic and Client Focused Business Development and Sales Efforts
• Appoint, Train and Coach Sales Staff
• Manager of Key Client Accounts
• Development Of Strategic Partnerships

USA

• Founded and incorporated DHI USA in 1997 (a wholly owned subsidiary of DHI Group)
• Full P/L responsibility
• Developed and grew the business to a 30 person and $5mill firm over a nine year period (from 1997-2006)
• Developed and expanded a strong and extensive key client network across the nation
• Key clients included federal, state and local government, utilities and private industry
• Developed and expanded a strong and extensive partner network across the nation

Bangladesh

• Project manager for a number of modeling projects working with local agencies
• Hydraulic and sediment transport modeling projects
• Development of a GIS based flood mapping system
• Spent one year in Thailand at Asian Institute of Technology training agency engineers in flood forecast modeling. Developed operational flood forecast systems for six watersheds in Thailand

Hørsholm, Denmark

Project EngineerSoftware development