My name is Thomas, and I am a project manager, producer and programmer. Not always in that order.
I build things for the internet, and have slowly segwayed into building things in the real world too – mostly entertainment experiences and cultural events. I’ve worked on numerous festivals, immersive experiences and larps throughout the years.
I started my career in tech support, and taught myself to code. I am a digital native, and grew up using the internet. To say that it permeates every aspect of my life is a gross understatement.
Work Experience
2021 – present
Head of IT
Medeltidsveckan på Gotland, Visby, Sweden
- Planned and put into production new tools and processes to reduce workload and increase efficiency, automating workflows and ultimately saving the organisation thousands of man hours every year.
- Designed and implemented several software applications that greatly streamlined the production of the festival, unifying the experience of market vendors, performers, volunteers and other contributors.
- Planned and executed plans for infrastructure, cybersecurity and live stream productions for our annual festival with more than 65.000 guests.
- Lead the change process to clean up four decades of volunteer-built software and production processes, migrating the organisation into Google Workspace, and reducing SPOFs within the organisational structure.
2015 – present
WordPress Developer and Project Manager
Freelance
- I operate as a competency boost to existing teams, strengthening where needed. I supply everything from coaching and guidance to rapid prototyping workshops, and long term projects, working in close proximity with internal teams and my clients other external partners.
- Planning and execution of scalable and highly available hosting setups (aka DevOps for hire).
- Client list includes Bombardier Inc., Roskilde Festival, Beam Berlin GmbH, Lund & Bendsen, Industriens Uddannelser, Røde Kors, Reto Moto, Royal Beer, Red Barnet, Bastard Cafe, Three Little Monsters and Endava.
2019 – 2021
Operations Manager
The company P, Malmköping, Sweden
- Managed the event operations department, consisting of 34 members across 13 countries.
- Reviewed existing processes, identified pain and problem points and led the change process to optimise the organisation, including optimising production workflows and reviewing budgets.
- Coordinated work between three international teams each working on connected events throughout the United Kingdom, Poland and Germany.
- Facilitated creative workshops, aligning the creative narrative of all three events and ensured the teams stayed in sync throughout their individual production timelines.
2017 – 2018
Release Manager
FRVR, Bugibba, Malta
- Working with in-house and external developers to ensure high quality mobile games were brought to market, growing the platform from 4 million MAU to 65 million MAU.
- Managing production processes and pipeline, coordinating with internal stakeholders such as our marketing and graphics departments, while ensuring developers stay on track, and coordinating with our external QA partners.
- Singlehandedly managed the release pipeline of more than 26 titles, published across 7 channels (iOS, Google Play, Galaxy Apps, Weibo, Facebook, Facebook Instant and our own online portal), for a total of 182 SKUs.
2013 – 2017
Senior Concept Developer
MG Stærk ApS, Vejle, Denmark
- Originally hired to develop and manage the agencys digital operations, I quickly migrated onto the creative team.
- Worked closely with our creative director to develop multichannel campaign concepts.
- Developed, planned and executed pitches to clients
- And also the source of my brief, but incredibly fun, modelling career.
2008 – 2013
Network Support Specialist
EnergiMidt a/s, Silkeborg, Denmark
- Collaborated with the network operations center to design and launch a scalable architecture; the resulting infrastructure improvements supported a 50% increase in data handling capability without sacrificing performance.
- Responded to customer support requests via email, telephone and on-site visits.
- Responsible for in-house education and documentation. Often first manager to mentor new team members.
2005 – 2008
Technical Supporter
TDC Internet a/s, Aarhus, Denmark
- Handled technical support on DSL services, IP telephony, IPTV and other products.
- Assisted in product development; including writing specifications and liaising with external partners.
- Handled in-house training of new and current employees.
- Handled maintenance of internal documentation.