Summary

Work experience

• Director

  Ymir

  1970.01-Current

  (56 years)

  Founded a market research and consulting startup. Worked on several different projects such as: An analysis of the microcredit market in China for foreign companies Market for outsourcing of IT work from Scandinavian web design firms to China Outsourcing of data centers to Scandinavia Hired and coordinated the work of my two interns.
• Strategic Manager

  Lazos

  2011.09-2013.12

  (2 years)

  Developed a new strategy for the organization. Proposed and successfully implemented an image change Spearheaded a marketing event in Norway Staff and founders were all very pleased with my work.
• Consultant

  Project: CCP Shanghai

  2013.03-2013.10

  (7 months)

  Consulted CCP Games at their Shanghai studio on innovation process management. Designed a framework for innovation process improvement for them. Communicated frequently with founder, COO, Creative Director and other top level managers. 7 month project.
• Consultant

  Project: DONG Energy

  2012.01-2012.04

  (3 months)

  Consulted DONG Energy, Denmark’s largest energy provider, on change management. Evaluated a departmental merger through a series of interviews with staff and management. Management will use the new model we created for their next organizational change. 3 month project
• Consultant

  Project: Blockbusters

  2011.08-2011.12

  (4 months)

  Consulted Blockbuster Denmark on strategy to deal with decreasing physical video rental and interviewed CEO of Blockbuster Denmark. Designed a strategy proposal. 3 month project.
• Specialist

  Resolution Committee of Landsbanki

  2010.05-2011.05

  (a year)

  Worked directly under Head of Public Relations on a website project for a bank in winding-up proceedings (www.lbi.is). Responsible for project management for the whole project working with in-house developers, outside designers and programmers, and foreign branch managers. Wrote or edited all text in Icelandic and English, which met the high professional demands through good internal and external communication.
• Consultant

  Project: Artasan

  2010.08-2010.12

  (4 months)

  Consulted Artasan, distributer of EAS Supplements based on sales data analysis using Excel pivot tables, on product selection and placement in retail stores to maximize visibility and increase sales. Delivered a presentation and held a workshop for the sales force. 3 month project.

Educational experience

• Copenhagen Business School

  Economics and Business

  2011.08-2013.11

  (2 years)

  - Concentration on Strategy, Organization and Leadership - Master’s Thesis: Innovation management for video game companies, with CCP Games, China - Exchange semester at Lingnan-MIT Sloan joint program, Sun Yat-sen University, China - Notable course
• Reykjavik University

  Business Administration

  2008.08-2011.06

  (3 years)

  - Bachelor’s Thesis: The economic effects of the 2011 Touhoku Earthquake in Japan - Awarded 1st -2nd place in the category “Energy sector” in the yearly Business Plan Competition held by Reykjavik University and the Icelandic Chamber of Commerce. - Not