Curriculum vitae

Name	Jan Henning Thorsen
Birthdate	24th of February, 1983
Residence	Tokyo, Japan
Nationality	Norwegian
Languages	Norwegian and English

Work career

2018-	Braves: Chief Technology Officer
2016-2018	Reisegiganten: Backend developer and web monkey. Core focus on HTML, CSS and JavaScript.
2011-2016	Telenor: System developer and system designer. Core focus on router automation and web development.
2007-2011	Redpill Linpro: Consultant and system developer.
2004-2007	Eidolon A/S: Software developer and web designer. Supporting customers, with question regarding cable networks and DOCSIS.
2002-2005	Montér Tvedestrand: Sales consultant.
2002-2004	Grimstad Kabel-TV: Software developer and web designer.
1999-2001	Laget Byggsenter / Fiane Byggshop: Knowledge with materials and customer attention.

Education

2003-2006	Bachelor degree in telecommunication, Høyskolen i Agder. Honours degree in telecommunication: “EuroDOCSIS 2.0, how it works and specification”.
2001	Further education course in electronics, Arendal Maritime.
2000	Basic course in general electronics, Risør Videregånde Skole.
1990-1999	Elementary school, completed at Tvedestrand Ungdomskole.

Knowledge base

I’ve studied these topics in both personal and work relations:

Web technologies

HTML5, CSS (SASS, PostCSS) and JavaScript
VanillaJS
Svelte
Vue.js
React
ngin x
HTTP and RESTful web APIs.

Perl

Core member in the Mojolicious realtime web framework.
Number of libraries on CPAN.

Databases

MySQL and PostgreSQL
Redis
General knowledge of relational databases and SQL.

Linux

CentOS, Debian and Ubuntu.
Shell scripting.

Other

Interested in delivering quality products. Quality to me, means readable code, good test coverage and structured documentation.
My second language is JavaScript. I would very much like to get more familiar with NodeJS in the backend.
I like to be involved in system design. I’m good at seeing small changes, that have big impact.
Passion for open source. I have a hard time seeing myself work with (only) closed technologies.
Git – Version control system.
Ansible – System automation.
OpenAPI – The World’s Most Popular Framework for APIs.
Given talks on various programming related topics.

Projects

Mojolicious – Real time web framework.
Convos – Web based chat application.
See also Github for complete list of projects.

Personal interests

My main interest is programming, both in frontend and backend. I like to learn new things about API design, but also design principles regarding frontend development. I also like to take a walk, jog or go skiing. Whenever I can, I travel to meet new people and experience new places.