CURRICULUM VITAE
Martin Blix

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Family Name: Blix
Surname(s): [Nils] Martin
Date of Birth: March 8, 1961
Swedish Civic Reg No: 610308-[last four digits undisclosed]
Contact: (Weekends)
Nygatan 3
SE-652 20 Karlstad
SWEDEN
Residence: +46 (0)54 218384
Mobile: +46 (0)70 568120

(Weekdays)
Hammerstads gate 10B, leil #104
NO-0363 Oslo
NORWAY
Residence:/Mobile: +47 48052399


martin.blix@gmail.com
www.martinblix.com

Family Status: Single, no children.
Drugs: Smoking: No
Snuff (snus): No
Alcohol: Yes (moderately!)

EMPLOYMENTS

Position
Employer
From -- To Appendix
ICT Consultant
Accenture, Oslo (Norway)
2007-05-21 -- -
Started, owned (50%), managed and sold(!) a Mexican restaurant in Karlstad - "El Sombrero" April 2006 -- January 2007 -
Software Development [CS7 Signaling Products]
TietoEnator, Karlstad
2002-11-01 -- 2006-06-19
One of 31 laid off of totally 530 employees - due to lack of assignments.
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Software Development [CS7 Signaling Products]
Ericsson AB, Karlstad
2002-04-08 -- 2002-10-31 -
Software Development [Simulator Technology]
Ericsson [Infotech/-] AB, Karlstad
1999-09-27 -- 2002-04-07 -
Product Management [Simulator Technology]
Ericsson [Utvecklings/Infotech] AB, Karlstad
1997-06-01 -- 1999-09-26 -
Development of Methods&Processes for Testing SW [Simulator Technology]
Ericsson [Telecom/Utvecklings] AB, Karlstad
1994-12-01 -- 1997-05-31 -
System Development,
Uddeholm Tooling AB, Hagfors
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
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Gymnasium, 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 TietoEnator
3G - UMTS (RNC and Node B) 2006, 5 days C-3N (no certificate [yet])
Safer C 2005, 2 days C-3M (no certificate [yet])
At Ericsson
SS7 (internal course in Karlstad) 2002, 1.5 days C-3L (no certificate was received)
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, Quartermaster, I2, 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: VAX/VMS; C, Pascal; SQL; INGRES (Relational Data Base); SQR (SQL Report Writer); MS Excel; PHP; (X)HMTL; HTML Forms; Java Script.

Intermediate skill level: Unix; C++; Java; Visual Basic; ClearCase; MS Windows; CSS; XForms; MySQL.

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



LANGUAGE SKILLS

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


ASSIGNMENTS


Assignments at Accenture:

Software Development: 2007-05-21 -- present

Norwegian government institution.

Environment - Unix, MS Windows: C, SQL.


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

Vice chairman of my homeowners association (Swedish: bostadsrättsförening) - totally 28 appartments. BRF Trekanten, www.sbc.se/trekanten.

Hobbies: golf (hcp ~18), floorball (Swedish: innebandy), hockey bockey.

Operating and developing my own web service - a booking system (in Swedish) - www.TidPlatsVem.se



REFERENCES

Their contact information will be supplied on request.



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