Trondheim, Trøndelag, Norway
I build prototypes to explore, learn and rapidly find out if an idea is worth stopping. Yes, I said “stopping” because continuing mediocre ideas is expensive and an opportunity cost. My approach is to identify failure points early by focusing on the hardest parts first. This helps teams avoid costly detours and move forward faster. With a PhD in early-stage product development and a background in experimental physics, I combine engineering execution with scientific thinking. I keep asking “why” to break down problems to their fundamental elements and then use prototypes for hypothesis-testing of the most critical uncertainties de-risking innovation early. What if: ■ A membrane, which is plant-root penetrable while simultaneously remaining waterproof, existed for hydroponics in microgravity? ■ Passengers in autonomous cars could subconsciously understand the car’s driving intentions while reading a book? ■ Potatoes could grow in 3D-printed and re-usable substrates in space to make re-supplying new “soil” from earth obsolete? These are some of the projects that I worked on as a part of an interdisciplinary team. If you're working on a technically uncertain challenge, whether in industry or research, I’d love to connect. SKILLS Engineering skills: CAD, 3D printing, laser cutting, machining, technical drawings, microcontrollers, programming for automation, sensors, soldering, basic 2-layer PCB design with KiCad Research skills: proposal writing, scientific publishing, numerical simulations and data analysis/visualization (C, C++, C#, Python, SPSS, Origin), agent-based modelling for gaining understanding in complex systems, material science in ultra-high vacuum, designing highly controlled and quantitative experiments with human participants ACCOMPLISHMENTS - Proposal coordinator and project manager for developing plant root penetrable yet waterproof membranes for hydroponic plant cultivation in microgravity (175.000€ over 18 months) - Concept ideation and testing for 3 space-hardware project applications (successfully securing >4.000.000 €) - Develop life-science experiment hardware from proposal phase to space launch certification – progressed from design engineer to principal test engineer, technical manager and later quality assurance responsible. - > Published 10 peer-reviewed academic publications mainly in engineering design research, 8 publications as main author with in total >100 citations
■ initiated, procured and led early-stage, exploratory technological research and development projects about hydroponics in microgravity and fluid handling in microgravity ■ developing space flight hardware for biological experiments onboard the International Space Station progressing from design and test engineer, concept development, project acquisition, technical manager to project leader.
■ research about early-stage product development (methodology, technology and human interactions ■ development and execution of a quantitative human subject experiment studying the influence of early iterative testing on product development ■ teaching prototyping to external industry partners ■ 10+ scientific publications in peer-reviewed journals ■ supervision of 9 master students in industry challenges within medical technology, robotics, marine offshore equipment and research on product development ■ established the mechatronics lab within Trolllabs PhD thesis title: Prototyping Cyber-Physical Systems using Wayfaring - An Experiment and Insights for Early-Stage Development
Exploring and prototyping an automated production process for submerged offshore measurement equipment at Kongsberg Seatex.
■ researching electronic excitations during the oxidation of metals in ultra-high vacuum (laboratory and hardware design work in the group of Prof. Hermann Nienhaus, 2012 - 2014) ■ researching optical properties of graphene (laboratory and hardware design work in the group of Prof. Marika Schleberger, 2010 - 2011)
Research on ion-optics and scanning tunneling microscopy of soft-landed Molybdenum clusters in ultra-high vacuum (laboratory work in the group of Prof. Kit Bowen)