HoBSoft
- Head of development
2004 - 2016
Since Feb. 2004 Owner/Head of development for HoBSoft ApS.
The work involves developing software and production systems and databases. The main product is management systems for the animation film industry. One could say an ERP with lots of automation for animation film production. The product keeps tracks of 50-150.000 tasks to be done over 2 years, in the correct sequence by people sometimes spread out over half the globe.
We have worked on such productions as:
Ethel & Ernest, Lupus Films (2016)
Song of the Sea, Cartoon Saloon (2014)
Kika and BoB II, Walking the Dog (2014)
Un Monstre a Paris, EuropaCorp, Walking the Dog, Mac Guff (2011)
Chico & Rita, Estudio Mariscal (2010)
Brendan & the Secret of Kells, Cartoon Saloon, Les Amateurs, Vivi film (2008)
Asterix and the Vikings, M6 (2006)
Cirkeline and the smallest superhero of the world, Dansk Tegnefilm (2004)
Garden of Dana, Buttenschøn & Budde (2004)
HCIS, Project Alaska, DSTL, Porton Down, UK (Ministry of Defense)
- Consultant
2003 - 2005
In February 2003 I moved to Salisbury, England. Here, I started a consultancy company for the purpose of using my extensive experience in transferring analysis technology, developed by the British military, to the private domain. Specifically: Designing a highly complex analysis instrument for fast detection of micro organisms in food samples. The work took place as an external consultant with half of the working time inside the DSTL (Defence Science and Technology Laboratory) in Porton Down, Salisbury, and the other half in contact with external design, construction and production companies. Responsibilities were: Technical liaison, design proposals, contact to external development companies, contract review (£ millions)
Foss electric
- R&D projects engineer
1994 - 2003
From Aug. 1994 to Feb. 2003 I worked as a projects engineer creating new instruments for the food analyser marked. The work involves managing "Projects within projects", typically subsystems of varying complexity, as well as detailed implementation. I have taken part in all phases of projects:
Pre-project: Idea generation – brainstorm; Literature studies; Method – development;
Demonstrational set-ups, building and testing;
Concept phase: Concept – development; Feature development; Functional model –
development; Specification, Software and hardware;
Construction phase: Component selection; Contact to suppliers; Specifications; Specification
and test of changes to purchased components; Construction; Software;
Test phase: Test specification, supervision, execution and data processing.
Transfer to production: Production manuals, Liaison, Problem solver. Production software.
I worked on the following instruments, amongst others, produced by Foss in the period 1987-2003
MeatMaster (Dual energy x-ray, slaughterhouse inline production environment)
General instrument concept
Radiation calibration and security, power distribution, Control software for x-ray sources,
radiation security and calibration device.
Windows PC, Pic, USB, I2C, RS232, RS422, RS485, Industrial Ethernet
FoodScan Meat Analyzer (Near Infra Red, lab and production environment)
General instrument concept
Test instrument for development
All embedded code, ranging from 80186, pic16, DSP, usb interface, i2c, 1wire, stepper
motors, voice coil monochromator, lamp stability, calibration...
Windows device driver, Instrument access OCX, Service software, Calibration concept.
Milcoscan minor (Medium infrared, Lab)
Test instrument electronics and software
Urea/Ammonia in milk (Flow Injection Analysis, 600 samples/hour, lab, never commercialized)
Concept development, test instrument, large scale test instrument for deployment in lab,
Electronics, Software, PC Windows, Device driver, Embedded software 80186.
Bactoscan FC (Flow Cytometry, Lab, 150 samples/hour)
General instrument concept. Flow systems, PMT detection algorithm, instrument network
interface. All test instruments used during development, including flow systems, mechanics,
sample manipulators, rinsing, daily testing protocol.
Windows PC, Device drivers, 80186, Electronics
Fossomatic FC (Flow cytometry, Lab, 600 samples/hour)
General instrument concept. Flow systems, PMT detection algorithm, instrument network
interface. All test instruments used during development, including flow systems, mechanics,
sample manipulators, rinsing, daily testing protocol.
Windows PC, Device drivers, 80186, Electronics
Supermatic 20 (Grain Moisture, Specific Capacitance)
Service software, including remote control over coded 2400 baud phone modems.
