- Born in Fredrikstad, Norway 1973.
- Went to St. Croix, Cicignon, and Frydenberg schools
- Played the trumpet, tuba, guitar, and keyboards in various bands such as Fredrikstad Guttemusikkorps, Eva Colorful, RKOLSD, and Supply Band.
- Sound technician at Radio Fredrikstad
- Co-founded MTTB Import and Thomsen & Bjørnstad AS
- Moved to Oslo in 1991.
- Studied at Norwegian School of Management between 1991 and 1995.
- Military service at The Norwegian Defense Research Establishment in 1996.
- Management consultant at McKinsey from 1996 to 2001.
- Moved to Gothenburg, Sweden in 2000.
- Wrote a book on the history of Norwegian internet companies in 2001: “Dot-konk. Historien om det kommersielle Internett i Norge”. Published on Hegnar Media. Cited, mentioned, and available in Norweigan academic libraries
- Business Development and IT Strategy advisor to ICA Banken and ICA Försäkring from 2001 to 2013.
- Moved to Varberg, Sweden in 2008.
- Co-founded Temalogic in 2011. Temalogic is a software company developing advanced planning solutions for the retail industry. In 2022, an external group of investors were invited to buy a share of the company. The company is in an interesting growth and recruitment phase and has a couple of very interesting years ahead.
- In 2023, finally decided to publish some of my old (since 1989 or so) and future music at Spotify and other music streaming platforms under the State Electrician alter ego. Well aware of the fact that on Spotify, no one can hear you scream.
- As per 2023, living in Varberg with my family, books, computers, and synthesizers, and working at Temalogic.
Contact me? Try an email to my firstname @ temalogic.com or read more over there.