What Can I Do For You?

Crass sales pitch:

My specialty is software applications that help you run your business:

• Knowledge Management:

  I was part of a team of 2 implementing one of the world’s most
  successful knowledge management projects at one of the world’s
  largest companies, Siemens.

• Collaboration:

  I was a lead architect on the team developing ACS, probably the
  most powerful web community and application toolkit out there.

• Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP):

  I built a production planning and control system for a 25-people
  production of shop fittings.

• Project tracking:

  I designed and implemented a time and project tracking product
  which was marketed by a software company and deployed in numerous
  installations.

• Process management:

  I did a powerful workflow management system to help companies
  ensure the consistency of their processes.

I’m equipped to do most of the work involved in developing great
software:

• Functional specifications:

  I know how to ask the right questions, so you can make sure we
  develop the software that meets the needs of the business and the
  people. And I can write it up, so there’s a chance it’ll actually
  get read and used.

• Interaction and human interface design:

  I was the Chief UI Architect on a team with 50 software developers
  building a web-based content management and commerce application.

• Architecture and design:

  I have a keen eye for the big picture: The right set of
  components, sensible interactions between them, performance and
  other implications.

• Implementation:

  Know what you want? I have deep experience with a range of
  databases, languages, platforms, tools, web and GUI, Windows and
  UNIX. And I know how to write code that’s robust, readable,
  maintainable, and fast.

• Software project management:

  I know how to make sure things don’t run off track,
  misunderstandings are cleared up early, and things are delivered
  on time.

• Code reviews:

  If you’ve already written software, but you’re unsure how to
  proceed with it, I can review your code for architecture,
  robustness, maintainability, and performance, and give you a
  detailed and readable report telling you where the problems are
  and what the best way to proceed is.

• Human interface reviews:

  I can find usability problems in your software, either by
  reviewing it myself, or conducting a usability test for you. And
  in addition to giving you a report that’s readable, I can also
  implement the changes for you.

• Training:

  I can do informal training with you and your team in any of the
  areas I work with.

How we’ll work together

I usually work in small and targeted 1-5 week engagements.

I work out of my office in Copenhagen, Denmark, but a number of
my clients are in the US.

I’ve been working remotely under various circumstances for a couple of
years, and know how to stay on top of the communication even when we
don’t meet face-to-face. I’m available for travels, too.

Need to hear more?

I have 15 years of experience in this field.

Here’s what a few select people have said over those years.

Herbert Huber at Siemens ICN, says:

”… what made us repeatedly bring him over from New York to
Munich, was his ability to come up with creative, alternative and
effective solutions to hard problems.”

Bruno Mattarollo, Systems Administrator at Greenpeace
International, says:

“I am extremely pleased with the work done by Lars. It was highly
professional, very detailed and fast! The recommendations proposed
were very accurate and useful. The recommendations document coming
out of the code review Lars did is a very valuable document for
us. Thanks a lot!”

Richard Buck, SVP of Development at ArsDigita, says:

“He was very well respected as a developer, having led the design
and implementation of our first workflow product, and he was also
a keen UI and usability thinker. He had done much of our earliest
work in collaboration, and his experience and insights were always
helpful. I enjoyed working with Lars and would definitely hire him
again.”

Kaj Grønbæk, Associate Professor at University of Aarhus says:

“Lars has shown an excellent performance on these programming
tasks. He has also shown to be very clever at learning new tools
and techniques that he was not familiar with on beforehand.”

Convinced?

Email me at lars@pinds.com