Education:
- Bergen college of Engineering – bachelor’s degree, Automation – 1983
- NTH – master’s degree – Electronics, Tele communication, Automation – 1987
Experience:
Norsk Hydro Oil & Gas as Automation engineer in 1990
- Handling Safety and Automation Systems, SAS, for 30+ years
- Operation, maintenance, modification, strategy, contracts and CR
- Leading Automation, Electrical and Telecom group for some years
Equinor 2007 to present:
- Leading advisor Automation Systems and Process Control for 6 years
- Leading Safety and Automation System Forum – Reducing SAS Life Cycle Cost
- Technical architect for Valemon Remote Operation
- Establishing a new UK CCR for Dogger Bank and existing/future wind farms
- Developing technology strategy within Automation and Digitalization
- Leading the IOGP Instrument and Automation Standard Sub Committee
- Leading Digital “Twin Components” in “Autonomy Interoperability Robotics” Flagship project
- Leading Digital Twin – “Connectivity and Interoperability” activity in “Asset Autonomy” R&D delivery entity – Focusing on Platform Industry 4.0 technology like Asset Administration Shell, OPC UA and AML for interoperability internally and in the value chain