Software Architect
Århus Area, Denmark
- Current
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- Senior consultant , CEO at 41concepts
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- Software R&D freelance consultant at MortenCh Holding Aps (www.mortench.net)
- Head of product development & director of R&D at Navigo Systems A/S
- Director of Engineering at Roseman & Lauridsen, Inc
- Senior software developer/architect, Software Centre leader at Odense Steel Shipyard
- Software product contractor (part-time) at CC Vejle a/s
- Various part-time jobs (part-time, while studying) at Various (Self-employed)
- Education
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- Syddansk Universitet
- Roskilde Gymnasium
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Morten M. Christensen’s Summary
I am software architect with 12+ years of international experience (Denmark, Germany & the United States) and a master degree in Computer Systems Engineering from 1995.
I have comprehensive experience in most modern technologies for developing commercial software, including the Java and .NET platforms and cutting edge technology such as Ruby/Rails. I work as a consultant in software R&D as an architect, development team-lead or technical manager.
I believe in a disciplined yet pragmatic approach to software engineering, preferring test-driven development, pair-programming, extreme programming, scrum and other agile software development methods.
Morten M. Christensen’s Specialties:
Software development, technical management, agile processes, Microsoft.NET, C#, Java/J2EE, C++, Ruby, Ruby On Rails, Object-orientation, Design Patterns, XML, Ontologies, Semantic Web, Information retrieval, Knowledge Management, Artificial Intelligence, Compiler construction, Internet, MS Sharepoint, Sql, SQL Server, MySql, Amazon AWS, SaaS...
Morten M. Christensen’s Experience
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Senior consultant , CEO
41concepts
(Privately Held; Information Technology and Services industry)
July 2007 — Present (2 years 6 months)
I am a senior consultant in "41concepts Aps" which I manage.
41concepts is a new Danish software development company offering premium consultancy services in software development using the Microsoft .NET and Java platforms etc. In addition we work with cutting-edge technologies like Ruby On Rails for innovative web 2.0 projects.
We are business oriented. The success of our clients is our success. We take pride in teamwork, quality and timely deliverables.
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Software R&D freelance consultant
MortenCh Holding Aps (www.mortench.net)
(Privately Held; Myself Only; Computer Software industry)
January 2004 — June 2007 (3 years 6 months)
I am an independent consultant in advanced software development (R&D). I do freelance work in software architecture, design, programming, research, specifications, mentoring etc. I also often function as technical lead of software development projects.
Recent customers include: IBM, Dansk Software, Novo Nordisk IT, VM-Data, Scholars Resource Inc.
Technologies presently used in recent customer projects include: C#, .NET, ASP.NET, Sharepoint, SQL Server, Visual Studio, Java/J2EE, Eclipse, JSP, Servlets, Struts, EJB, JBoss, Oracle Portal, Ruby, C++, Windows, Linux.
Please refer to the CV on my homepage for details about projects and technologies.
Homepage: www.mortench.net -
Head of product development & director of R&D
Navigo Systems A/S
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Computer Software industry)
August 2000 — December 2003 (3 years 5 months)
Navigo Systems builds/sells unique knowledge management solutions. In April 2003 NS received its second round of financing in order to bring it’s product to market. The product has now been well received by the market and has recently been released in a V2.
My contribution:
* Co-founded the company together with 3 partners.
* Envisioned/designed innovative Knowledge Management software product.
* Principal inventor of key, differentiating core product features (in areas such as meta-models, text classification and user-interfaces).
* Managed and participated in product R&D (my main focus).
* Participated in all company activities incl. business plans & presentations, raising capital, board, overall economy, hiring, organization, strategy, sales & marketing.
Technolgies used at Navigo Systems: J2EE, Oracle, DB2, XML, RMI, JDBC, COM, Microsoft .NET & Sharepoint 2003, Custom Information Retrivial Software, Artificial Intelligence, etc. -
Director of Engineering
Roseman & Lauridsen, Inc
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Computer Software industry)
July 1999 — June 2000 (1 year )
I Assisted German company (R&L) to establish subsidiary in California.
I handled technical presentations and R&D for the US, coordinating with the mother company in Bavaria (Germany).
I wrote strategic reports/texts for European customers.
Concurrently, I also studied the practicalities of American high-tech entrepreneurship
Technologies used at R&L: Java, XML, XSL, CMS, OO-Databases. -
Senior software developer/architect, Software Centre leader
Odense Steel Shipyard
(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Computer Software industry)
January 1997 — July 1999 (2 years 7 months)
Developed part of an innovative, embedded robot/machine controller.
Formulated software development strategy, improved use of tools/process and lead the collaboration of development efforts across project teams in the R&D department
Technologies used: C++, Java, Corba, Win32, Embedded-realtime. -
Software product contractor (part-time)
CC Vejle a/s
(Public Company; 11-50 employees; Computer Software industry)
January 1995 — December 1997 (3 years )
Independently planned, developed & maintained a popular Windows/CD-ROM based product guide & marketing tool for a distributor of tiles & wooden floors.
Tecnologies used: C++, Win16/32, OWL (Borland). -
Various part-time jobs (part-time, while studying)
Various (Self-employed)
(Self-Employed; Myself Only; Computer Software industry)
January 1985 — January 1996 (11 years 1 month)
Freelance journalist for Danish computer magazines.
Taught basic IT skills at youth centres.
Consulting, trouble-shooting.
Developed software products for educational use, for people with disabilities and more.
Technologies used: Assembler, Pascal, Basic, C/C++, Dos, Win16/32
Morten M. Christensen’s Education
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Syddansk Universitet
M.Sc. , Computer Systems , 1989 — 1995
Master thesis on how to implement effective exception handling in compilers for modern programming languages. The thesis subsequently received a great deal of interest from companies and academics abroad.
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Roskilde Gymnasium
Math-Physics 1987 — 1989
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Morten M. Christensen’s Interests:
Computer Science, New technologies, Applied Innovation, Business Development, Literature, Roller-skating, Travel
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