Founder and CTO at Z-Joule

Founded Z-Joule to provide advanced algorithms and curated data sets for executives in the maritime fuels value chain. Designed core optimization models and backend systems. Lead a team of four remote developers and oversee product development as the company scales; bootstrapped while pursuing third-party development contracts.

CTO at Motkraft AS

Supervise a remote team of about a dozen developers. Backend work includes API integrations (Metzum, eNode, Modhi, Vipps, NordPool). Frontend is a mobile app; also develop internal tools for finance and customer service.

Founder and CEO at Opsiana AS

Opsiana develops software using advanced analytics, optimization and simulation. Focus areas include electric grid optimization, marine LNG, wind farms, liner network optimization, and marine pilotage. Delivered software and consulting services to Shell, Orica, WWL, Stena Line, Port of Vancouver, Cargill, SEA/LNG, China Navigation, DanPilot, BlockShipping, Xyntéo, Hafslund ECO, Technologix.

CTO and Co-Founder at BunkerMetric ApS

Chief architect and lead developer for BunkerPlanner, flagship SaaS. Created core optimization model, backend and APIs. Integrated with 3rd party systems such as Dataloy, IMOS, and SeaRoutes. Designed and maintained distributed GCP infrastructure with >99.9% uptime across three continents. Managed agile teams. Acting CISO, oversaw penetration testing. Investor relations and legal negotiations.

Senior Researcher at Det Norske Veritas

Selected to DNV Top Tech, 2010. Developed decision support models for vessel acquisition under uncertainty. Created fleet routing and deployment algorithms, pilot fleet optimization tool for a Greek car carrier. Market analysis and port queuing simulation. Established data mining research stream and annual seminars.

Adjunct Professor, International Logistics at Escuela Superior de Comercio Intl.

Redesigned senior-level course materials to reflect trends in modularization and postponement; introduced a blended format combining lectures and business case discussions.

Independent Optimization Consultant at Navis LLC

Developed RTG optimization algorithm for AutoStow vessel planning; implemented in C++; authored algorithm documentation and UML.

Independent Optimization Consultant at TERCAT (now a Hutchison terminal)

Designed, implemented and tested decision support system for optimizing loading of containers on deep-sea vessels using tabu search; refined manually via Qt GUI.

Independent Optimization Consultant at POP S.A.

Ad hoc mathematical modeling to support development of online community; user lifetime estimation, demand forecasting, data mining and statistics.

Optimization Software Developer at ILOG S.A.

Wrote C++ code for Dispatcher, a constraint programming-based vehicle routing and scheduling toolkit; implemented efficient shortest path and strongly connected component algorithms; documented features; automated benchmarking.

Operations Research Analyst at Level(3) Communications

Co-authored multi-period NPV maximization; simulated network demand; supported internal MIP for network design; strategic technology adoption modeling.

Graduate Research Assistant at Cornell University

Macroscopic traffic simulation; multi-objective shortest path; integration into application for real-time information for hazardous shipments.