Work experience:

 

• 40 years of industrial experience with Elkem and 3 years with SINTEF

• Research, development, and special projects for ferroalloy production and mineral processing

• 8 years at ferroalloy production plants with responsibility for ladle treatment, casting, crushing, and screening operations

• 20 years with responsibility for the process development and safety of atomization and granulation processing of ferroalloys

 

Other relevant experience:

 

• Several publications latest at INFACON XVI

• Several patents filed

• Supervisor for BSc, MSc, and PhD students

• Opponent for the dissertation of PhD candidates.

• Invited conference keynote speaker and university lecturer

• Referee for scientific journals and conferences

• Responsible for Elkem’s contact towards MEFOS

• Worked with universities in most parts of the world

​

 

Education:

 

• BEng in metallurgical and chemical engineering

• BBA

• MSc in process metallurgy

• PhD in material science

• Various leadership training courses

 

Main present responsibilities:

​

• Partner in Styrhuset AS

• Consultant for several companies both domestic and abroad

• Member of expert panel for the Norwegian Research Council

​

Main professional responsibilities:

​

• Pilot plant engineer, project manager, researcher, technology centre manager, and scientific advisor.

• Development of industrial scale inert gas atomization process for non-ferrous products

• Development of industrial scale granulation process for high-risk non-ferrous products

• General development of granulation processes for control of granulated product size distributions

• Development of new and improvement of existing casting methods for ferroalloys