Hi
I want to use this post as a quick run through of my career so far.
What I’ve done and where I’m going.

Enjoy!

Starting Out:

Back in 2012, fresh out of school after arming myself with a degree in Computer Science, I delved into the professional world.
Over time, I have done what I can to go back to school for more courses a mix of Computer Science (TDD, Architecture, Cloud development), Management, and a few certifications.
I do miss going to schoole some day - even though I didn’t appreciate it at the time :)

GolfBox:

My debut gig was at GolfBox, a small company with 22 people, 15 of whom were fellow code wranglers.
We created software to assist golf clubs with their course and member management.
In the beginning I was using classic ASP, PHP, and SQL.
At some point I was put on a project integrating with credit card terminals, where I used C# and a dash of C++.

Technologies: Classic ASP, PHP, C#, C++, SQL

Consulent at Bording Data:

A recruiter contacted me and I got into consulting at Bording Data.
I worked on APIs, web- and client-applications, and integrating with an old mainframe ERP system.
Everything I did was written C# and .Net Framework (there were some older Silverlight applications as well…. ).
Legacy software issues? Oh, they’re like the universal language of tech - a constant, no matter where you go.

Technologies: C#, WPF, Silverlight,

Manager/Tech Lead at Jyske Finans:

Jyske Finans was a game-changer.
Starting as a Software Engineer, I leveled up to Senior Engineer, and later I got promoted to Manager/Tech Lead.
DevOps, architecture, compliance, day-to-day work and support – we had a very broad spectrum of work. We even managed some of our own servers on-premise.
We implemented a cloud strategy and setup the first cloud environments, focused on getting the team into a DevOps mindset. By the time I left the IT department was it a strong position, have automated deployment throughout on-premise applications and to our cloud environments.
I am still very very proud of what I helped achieve at Jyske Finans.
A big reason for why I got to have such an impact was some really close and supportive colleages and my amazing Director.

Technologies: Azure DevOps, Octopus Deploy, GitHub, GitHub Actions, Bicep, ARM, .Net (.Net Framework and .Net 6), C#, EF Core, Powershell, Bash, Java, Angular, Typescript, SQL.

Lead Developer at Aiia (December 2022):

Fast forward to December 2022 – I joined Aiia, a Mastercard subsidiary. Spiir is a personal finance management app that is completly Cloud-native.
The culture is very startup and youthful. I all of a sudden became the “old guy” at work.
It has been quite the culture change for me.

You should look up the Spiir app - it’s a great tool for getting an overview of your personal finances: Spiir

Technologies: Azure DevOps, C#, Angular, Powershell, Terraform.

Retrospective:

After a year at Aiia – clearer goals has emerged: becoming a people-lead while holding on to my tech nerdiness.
No “I used to be programmer” for me – I aim for the sweet spot between managing and nerding out.
I really want to bring more deep technical skill into management, because I see it as a area that’s lacking.

Next Stop – Cloud Solution Architect:

By a happy accident I came across a jobposting: Cloud Solution Architect and Thought Leader, with some people management.
It felt like the next logical level in this epic game of tech and career evolution.

I will write must more about my new job in a later post.

For now I hope you got some insights into what I’ve been upto the past 12 years.

Reaching out

You are more than welcome to reach out to me, if you have any questions. Look me up on LinkedIn.