Martin BLIX

Family Name:	BLIX
Surname(s):	Nils Martin
Date of Birth:	March 8, 1961 (1961.03.08)
Contact Info:	Weekends, vacations, non-workdays: `Nygatan 3 SE-652 20 Karlstad SWEDEN Mobile: +46 (0)70 568 1202` Workdays: `Storgata 45 NO-0182 Oslo NORWAY Mobile: +47 480 52 399` martin.blix (AT) gmail.com no.linkedin.com/in/martinblix facebook.com/blix.martin www.martinblix.com (this site)
Family Status:	Male Single No Children Heterosexual
Hobbies/Interests:	General Science/Technology Contemporary History/Society News "Nerd" Documentaries Programming/Web Technology Some sports... * Floorball (innebandy) * Golf
Misc. Info:	Smoking: No Snuff (snus): No Alcohol: Yes (very moderately!) "Other" Drugs: No Tattoos: No Sick Leave: Extremely low Religion: Atheist

EMPLOYMENTS

Position Employer	From -- To	Appendix
Software Development Helsedirektoratet (Norwegian Directorate of Health), Oslo, Norway	2013.10.01 --	-
Software Development Gabler AS, Oslo, Norway	2012.05.02 -- 2013.09.30	E-4
ICT Consultant Accenture AS, Oslo, Norway	2007.05.21 -- 2012.04.30	E-3
Started, owned (50%), managed and sold a Mexican restaurant "El Sombrero", Karlstad, Sweden	2006 June -- 2007 January	-
Software Development [CS7 Signaling Products] TietoEnator AB, Karlstad, Sweden	2002.11.01 -- 2006.06.19	E-2
Software Development [CS7 Signaling Products] Ericsson AB, Karlstad, Sweden	2002.04.08 -- 2002.10.31
Software Development [Simulator Technology] Ericsson [Infotech/-] AB, Karlstad, Sweden	1999.09.27 -- 2002.04.07
Product Management [Simulator Technology] Ericsson [Utvecklings/Infotech] AB, Karlstad, Sweden	1997.06.01 -- 1999.09.26
Development of Methods&Processes for Testing SW [Simulator Technology] Ericsson [Telecom/Utvecklings] AB, Karlstad, Sweden	1994.12.01 -- 1997.05.31
System Development, Uddeholm Tooling AB, Hagfors, Sweden	1989.02.01 -- 1994.11.30	E-1

EDUCATION

Schools

Grades/Degree, School	From -- To	Appendix
Master of Science (M. Sc.), Engineering Physics, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden	1983 -- 1989	S-1D - Page 1 - Page 2 - Page 3 - Page 4 - Page 5 - Page 6
Älvstrandsgymnasiet, Hagfors, Sweden	(1993), 1978 -- 1981	(L-1) S-1C
Bellmont High School, Decatur, Indiana, USA	1977 -- 1978 (one year)	S-1B
Grades 7-9, Asplundskolan, Hagfors, Sweden	1974 -- 1977	S-1A

Courses

Subject	Year, Duration	Appendix
At Gabler
Software Development in C# .NET (Visual Studio 2012)	2013 June, 5 days	C-6B
Software Development in C# .NET (Visual Studio 2010)	2012 May, 5 days	C-6A
At Accenture
Spring for Java Developers. Internal Course	2011 March, 5 days	C-5A, no certificate
At TietoEnator
3G - UMTS (RNC and Node B). Internal Course	2006, 5 days	C-4B, no certificate
Safer C. Internal Course	2005, 2 days	C-4A, no certificate
At Ericsson
SS7. Internal Course	2002, 1.5 days	C-3L, no certificate
Business Advantage IV	1998, 3 days	C-3K
Capability Maturity Model	1998, 3 days	C-3J
AXE 10 Survey, [LZU 108 775]	1997, 4 days	C-3I
WWW Presentation	1997, 1 day	C-3H
Introduction to SDL and SDT	1995, 2 days	C-3G
OSE Delta Basics	1995, 2 days	C-3F
Active Quality [SV/LZU 110 7030]	1995, 5 days	C-3E
Telecom Platform [LZU 107 340]	1995, 5 days	C-3D
C++ Basics	1995, 4 days	C-3C
Programming in C	1994, 4 days	C-3B
APStools Course [LZU 107 207]	1994, 1 day	C-3A
At Uddeholm Tooling AB
INGRES - Relational Data Base
Data Base Administration	1991, 2 days	C-2C
INGRES for Application Developers	1990, 4 days	C-2B
Introduction to INGRES with SQL and Report Writer	1990, 4 days	C-2A
REFLEX - Project Model
Activity Analysis	1991, 2 days	C-1C
System Maintenance	1990, 3 days	C-1B
Project Management	1989, 4 days	C-1A

MILITARY SERVICE

Rank, Service, Regiment	From -- To	Appendix
A number of military exercises/meetings, 5 days -- 1 month long.	1985 -- 1990	-
Sergeant, Quarter Master, Infantry Regiment / Brigade #2, Karlstad, Sweden	1981.06.09 -- 1982.05.28	M-1

COMPUTER SKILLS

Below, computer skills are grouped into three lists, depending on the skill level at the time I worked with the product/issue.

Higher skill level: C, Pascal; (Transact-)SQL; Sybase; Unix Shell Script; INGRES (Relational Data Base); MS Excel.

Intermediate skill level: C# .NET; C++; Java; Visual Basic; ClearCase; Subversion; MS TFS; MS SQL Server; MySQL; HTML; CSS; JavaScript; PHP, WordPress.

Lower skill level: Tcl/Tk; OSE Delta; SDL/SDT; XML.

LANGUAGE SKILLS

Good at expressing myself, especially in writing. Knowledgeable in the following languages:

Swedish. Native language.
English. Regard myself advanced.
German. Simple conversations.
French. Better in reading than speaking.

ASSIGNMENTS

Assignments at Helsedirektoratet:

Software Development: 2013.10.01 -- present

Development/Maintenance/Test of Helsedirektoratet's information systems.

Environment - C# .NET, TFS, SQL (Transact-SQL), MS SQL Server, HTML, CSS, MVC, Public 360, Wiki/Confluence, SharePoint

Assignments at Gabler:

Software Development: 2012.05.02 -- 2013.09.30

Development/Maintenance of Gabler's pension administration systems.

Environment - C# .NET, TFS, SQL (Transact-SQL), MS SQL Server, IBM DB2, SharePoint.

Assignments at Accenture:

Software Development: 2007.05.21 -- 2012.04.30

Consulting at Statens pensjonskasse (until december 2011). Participated in the PERFORM-project.

Environment - Unix, Unix Shell Script, MS Windows, C, SQL, Java, Subversion, FitNesse, Public 360, Wiki/Confluence.

Assignments at TietoEnator:

Software Development: CS7 Signaling Products, 2002.11.01 -- 2006.06.19

2002-11-01, CS7 Signaling Products was sold by Ericsson to TietoEnator. This meant no changes in assignments - still working at CS7 Signaling Products with Layer 3 products.

Assignments at Ericsson:

Software Development: CS7 Signaling Products, (around) 2002.04.08 -- 2002.10.31

Due to the outsourcing of Simulator Technology, I was transferred to CS7 Signaling Products (SS7 signaling in telecom networks) - the Layer 3 products.

Environment - Unix: C, XEmacs, ClearCase.

Software Development: Simulator Technology, 1999.09.27 -- (around) 2002.04.07

Simulation of the so called APT devices, which are parts of an AXE switch. Simulation of the central processor (CP) of an AXE switch, and testing of the CP.

Due to that Simulator Technology was outsourced to TATA (India), everybody had to move to other assignments.

Environment - Unix: C, Tcl/Tk, XEmacs, ClearCase.

Product Management: Simulator Technology, 1997.06.01 -- 1999.09.26

Product Manager, who meets customers, collects requirements, writes product plans, and orders the implementation of requirements from the local Product Provisioning Organisation.

Process Development: System Verification, 1996 -- 1997

Technical Writer of some documents, and then Product Responsible for the System Verification process (FEA 202 637).

Process Development: Function Test, 1996 -- 1997

Product Responsible for the Function Test process (FEA 202 632).

RPG Software Development Environment, 1996

Product Responsible of an integrated package of products (CRA 118 008), used for development of C/C++ software for Regional Processors in AXE switches. Due to a reorganisation within Ericsson Utvecklings AB, the Product Management was in the autumn of 1996 transferred elsewhere.

Environment - M68k, OSE Delta, C/C++.

Process Development: RP SW Unit Design and Basic Test using C, 1995 -- 1996

Technical Writer of some documents in a manual (FCK 114 27, EN/LZT 144 59) for development and test of C software for Regional Processors in AXE switches, and later Product Responsible. Due to a reorganisation within Ericsson Utvecklings AB, the Product Management was in the autumn of 1996 transferred elsewhere.

Environment - M68k, REOS, C.

Investigation: C++ Competence Center, 1994.12.01 -- 1995.03.13

Investigated the need of a C++ Competence Center within Ericsson.

Assignments at Uddeholm Tooling AB:

Corporate Communications, 1990 -- 1994

I worked with Uddeholm\'s communications network (ToolLink) with the subsidiaries. In this assignment I had many international contacts.

Steel Mill Production System, 1993 -- 1994

I have participated in the programming of a production system for use in the steel mill.

Environment - VAX/VMS: INGRES/4GL, SQL, SQR, DECmessageQ, Pascal.

Budget System, 1992 -- 1994

Developed a budget system for the marketing department, used at subsidiaries world wide. In this assignment, there were many international contacts.

Environment - Microsoft Windows 3.11: Excel v5.0, Visual Basic.

Stock Analysis, 1991 -- 1994

Participated in writing a system specification, and the programming and use of a stock analysis system [ABC Analysis], keeping track of stock level, customer demand, production and transport costs of Uddeholms products at subsidiaries world wide. In this assignment there were many international contacts.

Environment - VAX/VMS: INGRES/4GL, SQL.

Production Control System, 1990 -- 1994

Participated in writing a system specification, and the programming of a production control system [called MIP] for about 100 users.

Environment - VAX/VMS: INGRES/4GL, SQL, SQR, DECmessageQ, Pascal.

Transport Control System, 1990 -- 1991

Written a system specification of a transport control system, keeping track of fork lifts, stock places and steel bars. This was a one-man-project.

Stock System, 1989 -- 1990

Written a system specification of a stock system, handling stock levels, prices and consumption of scrap steel. This was a one-man-project.

OTHER INFORMATION

1999 - 2006: Chairman and vice chairman of my Home Owners Association (Swedish: Bostadsrättsförening) - totally 28 apartments, BRF Trekanten.

Web sites operated by me:

Booking System (in Swedish) - www.tidplatsvem.se, not updated since 2006, still used.
Innebandy/Floorball Team - ingmaninnebandy.se.preview.binero.se.
Restaurant in Oslo - www.mrsushi.no.
Small cleaning business in Norway - annesrenhold.com, in WordPress.

REFERENCES

Their contact information will be supplied on request.