Profile

Expertise in building xtreme learning ecosystems for industry and academia in a complex world. 20 years experience of building research and competence partnerships between industry, academia and large scale research infrastructure. Crafting pathways and strategies for scientific results to inventions and innovations. 

Passion to build safe, diverse, inclusive teams with strong belonging and cohesion. 

Experience

Senior advisor, research and competence development strategy, AB storycrafting with Martin 2024 –

Supporting organisations crafting emerging strategies for research and competence development in collaboration between industry and academia. 

Adjunct professor, complex systems, Royal institute of technology 2024 –

Supporting the faculty to build up a cross scientific academic environment in complex systems. Developing a research school with the aim of educating industrial scientists. Research interest is to develop a methodology for xtreme learning as well as helping organisations to adapt a fully circular business model.

External Grant Investment Advisor, VINNOVA 2022 –

Review R&I action proposals for Sweden’s largest national innovation program; Advanced and innovative digitalisation. 

University affairs manager, Northvolt AB 2022 – 2024
Leading strategic collaborations with academic partners, external research and education strategies, policy crafting in academic affairs and coaching industrial Ph.D.-students

Deputy Chairman of the board, Battery Sweden Competence Center, Uppsala University 2023 – 2024

BASE is a Vinnova center startled 2020 combining the competence of the Swedish battery industry with Uppsala university, Chalmers Institute of Technology and the Royal Institute of Technology. 

Member of the Board, Arctic center of Energy, Luleå university of technology 2022 – 2024
ACE is a center of excellence for the electrification of the society at Luleå university of technology.  

Manager, Atlas Copco Industrial Technique AB 2018 – 2022
Leading a multi-disciplinary engineering team responsible for mechatronic strategy and integration of assembly tools. Responsible for university collaboration and Atlas Copco Research School for industrial Ph.D.-students. Ambassador for Atlas Copco Win with diversity initiative, which includes facilitating co-learning activities for corporate culture.

Chairman of the board, KTH Innovative Center for Embedded Systems 2020 – 2022

The ICES Network is a vibrant meeting ground for leading tech companies and academic faculties at KTH. A place where industry experts, researchers and students come together to share, learn and innovate.

Member of Board, TECOSA competence center, KTH 2020 – 2022
TECoSA is a Vinnova center that started on March 26, 2020. The center brings together KTH and 13 industrial partners. The aim is to provide methods, tools and theory for building safe, secure and predictable systems relying on edge computing. Lead facilitator for Ph.D. course on self-management, innovation and collaboration.

Member of Board, LINK-SIC competence center LiU 2016-2018, 2019 – 2022
LINK-SIC — Linköping Center for Sensor Informatics and Control — is a Vinnova Competence Center for industry-academia cooperation with the general area of control systems and signal processing. 

Co-supervision of one post-graduate student.

Pre-development Manager, Scania CV AB 2016 – 2018

Manager with responsibility for research and pre-development of the power train control system in heavy vehicles. Project portfolio includes development of simulation and model based development, optimal control of conventional and electrified power trains, diagnosis and big data analysis as well as control strategies for new conceptual research demonstrators. Responsible for the development of research strategy and coordination of research activities with universities and research departments across Scania and within the VW Group. Member of the research council at Scania Research & Development and the board of LINK-SIC, a Vinnova Excellence Centre at Linköping University.

Manager, Scania CV AB; Södertälje, 2013 – 2016 

Joined Scania as an interim manager for technical simulation at Axle development on a consultancy basis in 2012, continued as employee in 2013. Responsibilities includes management of the axle technical simulation team, consultant assignments, planning, salaries, strategy as well as heading the research activities and technical road map at Axle development. Member of the research council at Scania Research & Development.

Interim Manager, Scania CV AB; Södertälje, 2012 -2013

Heading a team responsible for all technical simulations of the axle transmission and supporting structure as well as axle gear design. The team is also responsible for the development of topology optimisation at Scania R&D.

Expert, ÅF AB; Stockholm, 2011 -2013

Expert in rotordynamics. Responsibilities include advising colleagues, develop business opportunities and strategy as well as heading client and research projects.

Adjunct Lecturer, Luleå University of Technology; Luleå, 2009 – 2013

Research collaboration and guest lecturer in machinery dynamics, product development and electromechanics.

Technology Leader, Lloyd’s Register ODS; Stockholm, 2009 – 2011

Principal specialist for electromechanical and control engineering. Responsibilities include heading research, development, internal and external teaching of electromechanical and control technologies, commercialisation and external promotion of electromechanical services. Member of the Technology Management Team as well as the Lloyd’s Register Renewable Technology Theme Panel. Consultant in machinery dynamics and electromechanics for the Energy, Marine and Transportation sectors. 

Consultant, Lloyd’s Register ODS; Stockholm, 2008 – 2009

Joined LR ODS in 2008 as a consultant, have been working on a variety of problems including industrial rotors, offshore requirements of high speed centrifuges, piping systems and power generating units. Managed research projects aimed at acquiring a deeper understanding of electromechanical and control engineering problems in the marine and energy sectors. Worked with business development activities in the power generation sector.

Ph.D – student, Luleå University of Technology 2004-2008

Research in the field of rotordynamics and electromechanics of hydropower rotor systems. Was project manager for the Ph.D.-project 2007-08. Performed teaching in machinery dynamics and product development. Guest researcher at Chalmers Institute of Technology 2006 and Stanford University 2008. Member of the board of Faculty of Engineering as well as member of the board of the association of Doctoral candidates 2007-08. 

Chairman, Gramse Annonssamordning AB, Stockholm, 2004

Headed the work within the board and collaborated with the owners to re-organize the business and prepare the company for liquidation.

Chairman and President, Student Association of Engineering, Luleå, 2001-2002

Headed the work within the board and top level management. Engineering student’s representative in several university boards and committee’s, including the board for Luleå University of Technology. Responsibility for operational result, staff, strategy and subsidiaries. 

Military Service, Gothenburg, 1998-1999

Group leader at the Naval Control West, Swedish Navy. Including eight months mobilised service. 

Education

Luleå University of Technology, Luleå – Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering 2008

Stanford University – Visiting Scholar 2008

Chalmers University of Technology – Visiting Scholar 2006

Luleå University of Technology, Luleå – Lic. Eng. in Mechanical Engineering 2006

Luleå University of Technology, Luleå – M.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering 2004

Leadership training 

Self-leadership and professional development, Hjärna utbildning 2020 – 2021

Learning and professional development, Hjärna utbildning 2020 – 2021

IERO Executive leadership certificate 2018 

IERO Strategy, innovation and organizational culture 2018

IERO Connect Convince Communicate with Philip Bliss 2017 

IERO Personal leadership 2015 

Scania Första linjens chefsutbildning 2014-2015

IERO To lead in complexity 2012 – 2013

Scientific and industrial committees

Board of directors, ARI4Sweden 2024 –  

Mission Control, Impact Innovation Metals & Minerals 2024 – 

Board of advisors, Integrated Complexity Sweden, Fryshuset 2024 –

Member of the R&D-committee, Teknikföretagen 2023 – 2024

Member of the IVA project on critical raw materials, subproject: circular flows. 2023 – 2024

Reviewer for the Advanced and innovative digitalisation programme, VINNOVA 2022 –

Board member for the master education in Battery technology, Uppsala university. 2022 – 2023

Member of committee “SIS/TK 111/AG 2, Machinery influence of vibrations”. SIS Swedish Standards Institute. February 2012 – April 2013.