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Currently working as a contractor at Sparebanken Vest.Team: Business Process Management.Technology: ASP.NET MVC

Working as system developer contrator from my own company.

Participate in development of an enterprise system consisting of WEB application - WCF REST services - Oracle database.Technologies: C# .NET, Sencha Javascript, Fluent NHibernate (ORM), WCF, WPF

Role: System developer.ALM process implementation in TFS. Use of NuGet Packaging. Build process maintenance.Technologies: C# .NET, TFS

Role: System developer. Test leader.Participated in development of a new central road/parking tolling system. Technologies: Visual Studio C#, SQL Server Database, Azure Cloud services, Message Queuing, NO-SQL Database - RavenDB.SCRUM, RUP, Team Foundation Service

Role: System Developer. Test leader. Project leader.Participated in development of a new data bridge system for transfer of data between two real time database systems by use of message queuing. Web application development.Technologies: Visual Studio C#, ASP.NET MVC, SQL Server Database, Rabbit MQ. Team Foundation Server. PI Databse and IP21 Database. ODBC. OPC Server.

Role: System Developer. Test leader. Project leader.Participated in development of a new test framework for testing of equipment for seismic industry. System interfaced several field instruments.Technologies: Visual Studio C#, Oracle database, National Instrument LabWindows/CVI, GPIB, serial communication, TCP/IP Server/Client.SCRUM, Team Foundation Server.

Role: System Developer. Test leader.Participated in development of an OPC tunneling service. Technologies: Visual Studio C#, OPC Server, SCADA ABB 800xA, Large Screen system

Role: System Developer. Test ManagementDevelopment of HMI application for subsea pump control system. Communcation with several different PLCs by use of OPC Server. Development of training simulator for the subsea pump control system an data analysis application.Technologies: LabVIEW, OPC Server, SCADA, Real time database. Beijer PLS, Allen Bradley PLS and HMI, VB Script, Real time database (Citadel), MS SQL Server Database.

External examiner in several subjects: - VC++ - Database - COM/.NET/ADO - Windows SDK

Development of several client/server applications for testing of seismic equipment.SCADA system for a stretch cell with PLS - OPC communicationUse of misc. communication protocol towards different field equipment.Technologies: Oracle database, Visual Studio C++, LabWindows, GPIB, RS232, XML, TCP/IP server/client, SQL, ODBC, ActiveX

Develop parts of a Windows CAD drawing tool. Technologies: Visual Studio C++. MFC, FORTRAN

Developement of a road tolling system for Askøy-broen . Windows application development in Borland C++ and Oracle database.Some Borland Delphi programming.

Development of komminucation layer in several projects:• C and C++ programming for PC, UNIX and VMS environmen• Interfaces: MODBUS, X25, TCP/IPResponsible for Bailey process control unit in the TROLL A project:• Schedule, documentation, cabinet design and drawing• Logic/Macro design, Bailey Computer Aided Drawing (CAD)• Database design and implementation• Ethernet Network (DEC HUBs, Repeaters, Bridges) spesifikasjon, design and installation.• Factory and Site Testing of Hardware and SoftwareBailey’s representative in the Norwegian IEC-870-5-101 Working group and Reference group.

Researcher in depertment for Man Machine Communication. Main tasks:• Development of a diagnosis system (Expert system) for the process industry. • Conceptual study of alarm systems for oil, electricity and nuclear industry. • Responsible for training of operators on the Power Plant (simulator) process and the operator support systems.

In addition to the 100% employment at IFE, I was also responsible for the one semester class in the course Digital Design. This responsibility included teaching, preparing the exam and judging the exam result