Key Skills
Leadership & Management
- Engineering Management
- IT Management
- Agile Methodologies
- Project Planning
- Team Development
- Stakeholder Communication
Software Development
- Full SDLC
- CRM Integration
- Business Analysis
- DevOps
- Troubleshooting
- Quality Assurance
Information Security
- Information Security Management
- Threat Assessment
- Security Protocols
- Compliance (GDPR)
Data & Cloud Technologies
- Big Data Processing
- Data Science Techniques
- Database Management
- Microsoft Azure
- Cloud Computing Architecture
Work Experience
Played a dual role as a Software Engineer and Scrum Master, leading Agile transformations and optimizing team collaboration to drive project success.
- Agile Implementation: Spearheaded the adoption of Agile methodologies, utilizing Scrum and Kanban to improve sprint planning, backlog management, and task prioritization.
- Quality Assurance: Developed detailed test scenarios using Octane, ensuring the smooth integration of Sbanken into DNB systems with high-quality outcomes.
- Incident Management: Enhanced IT service delivery by managing incident resolution and system troubleshooting in ServiceNow.
- Stakeholder Communication: Maintained transparent, consistent communication with stakeholders, regularly updating them on project milestones.
Founded and directed Femi, a social system project aimed at enhancing women's safety and community engagement.
- Project Leadership: Led a remote development team from concept to deployment, overseeing product design and development.
- Collaboration with Authorities: Coordinated efforts with the Norwegian Directorate for Children, Youth, and Family Affairs.
- Technical Oversight: Directed technical decision-making for the platform, focusing on user-friendly design and high security.
- Growth and User Engagement: Implemented strategies to drive user engagement and platform growth.
Served as Scrum Master for Telia, guiding a development team to meet project goals by fostering Agile best practices.
- Team Facilitation: Facilitated daily stand-ups, sprint reviews, and retrospectives, promoting open communication.
- Task Management: Effectively managed sprint planning and backlog prioritization.
- Technical Contributions: Actively contributed to development tasks, leveraging Laravel and Onfido technologies.
- Project Alignment: Worked closely with stakeholders to ensure alignment on project goals.
Education
Master’s in Digitalization and Management
University of South-Eastern Norway (USN)
06.2024 – Present
Specialized in the intersection of digital transformation and leadership.
OngoingMaster's in Programming and System Architecture
University of Oslo
07.2021 - 12.2023
Specialized in Software Engineering, IT team management, strategy development, and architectural analysis.
Grade: AThesis: "Federated and Tiny Machine Learning for Edge Computing in Industrial IoT"
Bachelor's in Computer Science
University of Oslo
06.2019 - 06.2025
Concentrated on programming languages, software engineering, data structures, and artificial intelligence.
Grade: CBachelor's in Information Technology
University of OsloMet
06.2018 - 05.2021
Specialized in deep learning, web technologies, and system development.
Grade: BBachelor's in Information Technology Engineering
University of Kalamoon
06.2010 - 06.2012
Specialized in programming, algorithm design, and advanced mathematics.
Projects
DNB Digital Transformation Research
University of Oslo
Conducted in-depth research on DNB Bank's digital transformation initiatives, focusing on emerging technologies and organizational restructuring.
Software Process Improvement (SPI) Plan
DNB Bank
Developed a comprehensive SPI plan for DNB, emphasizing Agile methodologies and process optimization to enhance software quality.
Handbook of Scrum Methodology
DNB Bank
Authored a detailed handbook on Scrum methodology, outlining best practices and practical strategies for effective implementation.
Femi System for Women's Safety
Personal Project
UAMBIT: Hard-Cap Federated Compression for Edge ML
Independent Research / University of Oslo
Developed a federated learning compression method enforcing a strict 0.5 KiB/client/round uplink budget with competitive accuracy vs. Top-k, STC, QSGD, and EF-Sign baselines.
- Designed threshold-based sparse compression with scale sharing & error-feedback
- Benchmarked on BreastMNIST with TensorFlow; reproducible Colab experiments
- Code structure: full single-notebook experiment + modular
src/package
Articles
Breaking Silos in Digital Transformation: My Experience
Published on LinkedIn, 2025
One of the biggest challenges in digital transformation isn’t technology—it’s alignment. Ambassadors bridge strategy and execution, a central office unifies efforts, and a compliance office keeps initiatives on-track and secure.
Read ArticleElevating Project Estimation with Three-Point Estimation & Monte Carlo Simulation
Published on LinkedIn, 2024
Combining Three-Point Estimation (Optimistic, Pessimistic, Most Likely) with Monte Carlo Simulation improves accuracy for complex, interdependent tasks—supporting realistic planning, risk management, and alignment.
Read ArticleExperience and Research-Based Insights on Agile Methodologies
Published on LinkedIn, 2024
Mapped Scrum, Kanban, XP, Lean Agile, Crystal, and FDD—then proposed effective hybrids (e.g., Scrum+XP, Kanban+XP) to balance structure, quality, and continuous delivery. Key theme: tailor frameworks to team and context.
Read ArticleApplying Ross et al.’s Five Building Blocks in Digital Transformation
Published on LinkedIn, 2024
Highlights shared customer insights, operational backbone, digital platform, accountability framework, and external developer platform—with banking examples that translate the theory into an actionable blueprint.
Read ArticleAcademic Publications
Adaptive Mean Absolute Deviation Pruning in Federated Learning
Published in DUO, University of Oslo (2023)
View PublicationAMBIT: Efficient Pruning Technique for Edge Computing
Published in IEEE International Conference on Fog and Edge Computing (2024)
View PublicationCertifications
Agile Project Management
Foundations of Project Management
Project Initiation: Starting a Successful Project
Applying Project Management in the Real World
Project Planning: Putting It All Together
Project Management Professional Certificate
PMI and NASBA
Managing Project Stakeholders
PMI and NASBA
Collaborating with Microsoft 365
PMI and NASBA
Managing Projects with Microsoft 365
PMI and NASBA
Optimizing Your Work with Microsoft 365
PMI and NASBA
Managing and Leading Developers
People Management
Coaching Skills for Leaders and Managers
People Management
Effective Technical Communication
People Management
Building Trust
People Management
Manager's Guide to Difficult Conversations
People Management
Inclusive Tech: Humane Code Reviews
People Management
Agile Software Development: Creating an Agile Culture
People Management
Succeeding as a First-Time Tech Manager
People Management
Moving from Developer to Engineering Manager
People Management
Volunteer Work
Promoted the Nobel Peace Center's initiatives through community engagement, including organizing events and creating awareness about the importance of peacebuilding.
Volunteered as an IT Manager, focusing on creating digital resources and supporting global awareness campaigns. Led the website redesign, enhancing usability and accessibility.
Prioritized urgent cases for abused women and children, documented refugees needing financial aid, and managed refugee registration.