david honneffer - curriculum vitae

FINN.no

2017 - present

Senior Developer

Sole front-end developer for the Personal Finance vertical - encompassing 10 products and several supporting projects.
Created a Vue component library to address several domain-specific needs and enable rapid development of future products. This library later formed the basis for a company-wide Vue component system.

Telenor Digital

2017 - 2017

Front-end Developer (Engineer 3)

Sole front-end developer for GDPR consent-gathering app - serving 15m+ global users in 2018
Balanced a modern front-end app experience with the need to serve users in emerging markets

Oslo University Hospital

2015 - 2016

DevOps Engineer, Lead Web Designer

Transitioned the genetics analysis platform to modern DevOps practices, enabling more reliable deployments of critical software (handling patient genetic results).
Led and implemented a complete redesign of an in-house Python+Angular app for genetic analysis.

Opera Software

2012 - 2015

Director of Internal IT

Responsible for ensuring IT experience is understandable, secure, and efficient for 1600 employees in 29 offices globally.
Managed staff of 12 employees, both local and remote. Coordinated with 20 additional IT staff in other business entities.
Travelled worldwide ~25%

2012 - 2012

Documentation Specialist

Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology

2009 - 2011

Senior Teaching Fellow

Lectured daily on business/entrepreneurship and computer science topics. Created supporting materials including slides, homework, quizzes, tests.
Responsible for daily operations and resolution of any issues while administration was out of country.
Mentored teams of post-graduate level students working on software-startup business plans. Met daily to discuss each phase of product development and key business decisions.

2009 - 2011

Technology Director

Implemented a complete IT solution for local campus. Solution included wired/wireless networks, networked printer access, development servers, and additional provisions for ensuring continuity given the environmental/logistical challenges of the environment.

Earlier experience

2008 - 2009

Tutor, Computer Science

2006 - 2008

Sales Executive

2004 - 2005

Computer Training Coordinator

Summers 2001, 2004, 2005

Lead Instructor

2004 - 2005

Systems Administration Support

1998 - 2002

Helpdesk and Systems Support

education

University of Oslo

2011 - 2012

M.S. Innovation & Entrepreneurship

The College at Brockport

Graduated 2009

B.S. (cum laude) Computer Science

Purdue University

Graduated 2006

B.S. Management

skills

Development

Front-end

Javascript: daily-use, familiar with modern Javascript, common tools, and several frameworks - React, Vue.js, Node.js. Have developed open-source modules that are widely used in the JS ecosystem.
HTML / CSS: daily-use, can quickly prototype ideas, as well as create sustainable solutions; knowledgeable on cross-platform as well as accessibility considerations
UX / UI: high attention to detail with a history of working either directly on design or closely with design team

Other

Ruby/Python: comfortable with using for scripting and automation, some backend work in the past

Notable projects on GitHub

Operations / DevOps

DevOps

Familiar with most modern DevOps practices, experience with cloud platforms as well as deploying/maintaining in-house hardware

Operating Systems

Deep knowledge of macOS internals and platform management
Very comfortable with Linux and CLIs

Personal

Languages

English: Native
Norwegian: Intermediate and working to improve

Hobbies

Cooking and the local food industry, open source projects, board games, video games. Enjoy experimenting with photography and other personal design projects.