Career path

Type: Other
Job title Period Description
Languages Languages and language skill 2011-11
  • Danish - native
  • English - fluent writing and verbal
  • Norwegian, Swedish - both writing and verbal I am able to communicate
  • German - conversations and simple writing messages
  • Indonesian - parleur level, simple words and senteces
Software Software knowledge 2011-11

(1 = novice, 3 = expert)

  • Operating systems: Windows (3), DOS (3), Linux (1), VMS (1) and OS/2 (3)
  • Programming languages: Powerbuilder (3), Visual Basic (3), PHP (2), Visual C# (1), Visual Basic.NET (2) and Java (1)
  • Databases: Microsoft SQL Server (2), Sybase (3), MySQL (2) and Oracle (1)
  • Office automation: Microsoft Office (3) including VBA programming and Lotus Smartsuite (3)
  • Web development: HTML (2), CSS (1), XML (2), JavaScript (2), Drupal (3), WordPress (2), PHP (2)
  • Graphic programs: Photoshop (1), Flash (1), GIMP (1)
  • CAD/BIM: Revit (1), Autocad (1), Sketchup (1)
  • System design: UML (2), Yourdon (2), ER Diagrams (3)
    Practical skills Business lines and problems I worked with over the years 2011-11

    Business lines

    • General business practices inside companies. Fields: Budgeting, operational bookkeeping, purchase, sales, inventory and production.
    • Production planning, feed-back data retrieval and analysis and capacity analysis.
    • Traffic planning in sea ports and main roads both regarding setting up hardware units like booms, traffic lights and the mathematical principles in calculating capacity.
    • Real estate planning, financing, building and selling.
    • Architectural and engineering practices in the building industry.
    • Many years of experience in educating and communicating with other people in regard of knowledge transfer.
    • Excessive knowledge of demands specifications, quotation handling and project management in the IT industry.

    Practical Education
    Educated in Denmark and has spent 26 years working as a teacher, programmer, software designer and project manager in Denmark, Sweden, Germany, Switzerland and Indonesia.

    Practical knowledge in software design, database design and project management is very extensive and has been applied to a number of industries i.e. banking, real estate, building development, traffic control, production planning, production process control, accounting, logistics etc.

    Strengths

    • Broad knowledge of more or less all aspects of an organization, ability to present complicated material in simple format, creative skills in system design/implementation and problem solving (able to think outside the box).
    • Ability to overview complicated business strategies and action consequences both short and long term.
    • Willingness to take calculated risks and work very long hours if that is needed to get the job done.
    Personal data Michael Lundager Pedersen 2011-11
    Topic Information
    Born Aalborg, Denmark, 1965-07-21
    Citizenship Danish
    Civil status Married to Tri Sabrina Tirto, Indonesian citizen
    Type: Job
    Job title Period Description
    Wivvies, Jakarta, Indonesia - After business restructuring Owner 2011-05

    Runs Wivvies as a single man operation with focus on interactive web solutions.

    Technologies

    • Drupal
    • PHP
    • MySQL
    Wivvies, Jakarta, Indonesia Owner and Managing Director of PT Wivvies in Indonesia 2006-11 to 2011-04

    Wivvies worked with graphical outsourcing in the building industry.

    Major functions in PT Wivvies include daily personnel administration, developing IT solution for the Wivvies administration mainly programmed in Microsoft Access, financial guidance and business area development.

    2009-2011 were very volatile due to the world crisis and Wivvies has been downsized from 28 people to currently myself and my aim is to re-engineer the company from being a production company to being a company that works with strategic partners and freelance personnel.

    Technologies

    • Microsoft NET
    • Microsoft Access
    • Revit
    • 3d Max
    • Flash
    Schibstad A/S, Silkeborg, Denmark IT Manager 2003-05 to 2006-11

    Developed financial calculation model, support and help desk functions, wrote presentations and was a part of developing business routines for a growing real estate development company.

    Technologies

    • Visual Basic
    • Microsoft Access
    • PHP
    • Microsoft Project
    Trelleborg Hamn, Sweden (Consultancy via CheckVision) Project Manager 2002-05 to 2003-02

     
    Designed and implemented web based system to receive cargo manifests from RORO shipping lines, distribute this data out to the loading trucks operated by port staff and keeping track where containers and  trailers went (train or parking).
     
    The system also took care of weather reports, damage reports in the harbor area and other day to day registrations. This system was integrated directly with the check-in and photograph systems designed for LHG.
     
    Technologies

    • PHP
    • Visual Basic
    • Microsoft SQL
    HH Ferries, Helsingborg, Sweden (Consultancy via CheckVision) Project Manager 2001-05 to 2003-02

    Designed, programmed and implemented database routine, Windows user interface, user driven tickets automats interface for a ferry line. System included booking, ticketing, invoicing, payments, extensive pricing structure, reporting VAT, passenger statistics and integration to truck measurement hardware and booms.

    Technologies

    • Visual Basic
    • PHP
    • Crystal Reports
    • Microsoft SQL Server
    Lübecker Hafen GmbH, Lübeck, Germany (Consultancy via CheckVision) System designer and programmer 2000-08 to 2001-05

    Designed, programmed and implemented database routines and Windows user interface for scan portal system that photographed, weighed and measured trucks entering and exiting the seaport area. Integrated this system with the PMIS (Port Management Information System).

    Technologies

    • Powerbuilder
    • PHP
    • Sybase Adaptive Server
    LSC, Indonesia IT-Consultant, Owner LSC 1998-02 to 2000-06

    Various locations i.e. Danish Embassy, Unesco and Danapaints, Jakarta, Indonesia

    Worked as a long distance freelance programmer for Linco in Denmark via emails.
    Teaching standard Microsoft Office products at the Danish Embassy.
    Implemented administrative routines in Danapaints (factory with 600 employees).
    Wrote reports regarding the Indonesian telecom infrastructure for UNESCO.
    Initiated database program for Lubecker Seaport check-in system

    Technologies

    • Powerbuilder
    • Sybase Adaptive Server
    • FoxPro
    Linco, Aarhus, Denmark Project Manager 1996-10 to 1997-12

    Designed, programmed and implemented Windows based platform (build in PowerBuilder) to control poultry processing factories production lines. This included working with databases, CNC controls, weighing cells and conveyor belts.

    Technologies

    • Powerbuilder
    • Sybase Adaptive Server
    • Serial communication via electronic telegrams
    Colorlux, Esbjerg, Denmark IT Manager 1995-08 to 1996-10

    Implemented and installed network systems, streamlined and formalized the office software solutions, implemented production planning via standard software tools, and introduced new presentation methodology in company with 550 employees spread over 5 countries.

    Technologies

    • Powerbuilder
    • Concorde XAL
    • AS/400
    LSC, Herning, Denmark Owner of LSC 1993-06 to 1995-08

    PowerBuilder programming, teaching, sales and consulting work for a number of large Danish companies (Maersk, Grundfoss, WHO, Road Ministry, Education Ministry) that transferred their traditional IT systems into client/server environment on the Windows platform.

    Technologies

    • Powerbuilder
    • Oracle
    • Sybase Adaptive Server
    • Ingres
    TPI, Zürich, Switzerland IT Consultant 1992-08 to 1993-05

    Consultant work for KAPP Autoteile and Hoffmann La Roche in large Oracle database environments. Mostly worked with porting data and data routines from one platform to another during critical time spans.

    Technologies

    • Oracle DBMS
    • Oracle Forms
    • Oracle Report
    • Unix
    • C shell
    BFC Data, Herning, Denmark Internal IT Coordinator 1989-09 to 1992-06

    Was part of a team building up the technical platform and the administrative routines to handle sales, inventory, invoicing, purchase, human resource, executive reporting, internal mail etc. for BFC Data that at that time had grown from 5 to 650 spread over 12 departments in less than 6 years.

    Technologies

    • SAS DB
    • SAS AS
    • Dataflex
    • Application manager
    Danish Government School, Copenhagen, Denmark Lector and leader of the IT/Project education 1987-03 to 1989-06

    Teaching project management and software development techniques.
    Responsible for the development of education topics, material, exams and methods for a 30 week IT education plus a number of less extensive courses.

    Technologies

    • DBASE IV
    • Relational Report Writer
    • Open Access
    BFC Data, Copenhagen, Denmark IT Consultant 1985-06 to 1987-08

    Teaching software techniques, setting up PC networks, integration PCs to mid and mainframe solutions, programming database solutions in 4GL tools and sales support functions.

    BFC took over the facilities in Copenhagen from IBM and I was a part of building and educating the staff to support the first real network oriented IT solutions where PCs played a role.

    Technologies

    • OS/2
    • OS2 DB2
    • OS2 Query Manager
    • DBASE
    • Various network and midi/mainframe emulation products
    BFC Data, Herning, Denmark Student job 1983-09 to 1984-06

    Learned and tested a new and untested product in the world market called the PC and the software available for the PC. Held sales seminars showing Danish companies what could be achieved with the PC.

    This was the time when the PCs just hit the market, so everybody had to be taught to use one and shown what type of tasks a PC could solve in an organization.

    Technologies

    • DOS
    • Lotus 123
    • DBASE
    • Wordstar
    • Autocad
    Type: Education
    Job title Period Description
    Danish army elementary education, Aalborg, Denmark Private 1984-10 to 1985-06

    Sanitary services, medical inventory control, truck license and a lot of field work

    Higher Commercial School, Herning, Denmark Student 1982-08 to 1984-06

    Bookkeeping, economy, languages, organization theory, geography, history, math and IT

    Basic Commercial School, Herning, Denmark Student 1981-08 to 1982-06

    Bookkeeping, economy, languages, organization theory, geography, history, math and IT

    Danish Elementary School, Herning, Denmark Student 1972-08 to 1981-06

    Lundgårdsskolen

    Danish, English, German, math, biology, physics, geography, social studies, history, sport, music