Curriculum vitae
| Name | Jan Henning Thorsen |
|---|---|
| Birthdate | 24th of February, 1983 |
| Residence | Tokyo, Japan |
| Nationality | Norwegian |
| Languages | Norwegian and English |
Work career
| Year | Occupation |
|---|---|
| 2021- | Thorsen & BRAVES AS: Chief Technology Officer |
| 2018-2021 | Braves: Chief Technology Officer |
| 2016-2018 | Reisegiganten: Backend developer and web monkey. Core focus on HTML, CSS and JavaScript. |
| 2011-2016 | Telenor: System developer and system designer. Core focus on router automation and web development. |
| 2007-2011 | Redpill Linpro: Consultant and system developer. |
| 2004-2007 | Eidolon A/S: Software developer and web designer. Supporting customers, with question regarding cable networks and DOCSIS. |
| 2002-2005 | Montér Tvedestrand: Sales consultant. |
| 2002-2004 | Grimstad Kabel-TV: Software developer and web designer. |
| 1999-2001 | Laget Byggsenter / Fiane Byggshop: Knowledge with materials and customer attention. |
Education
| Year | Education |
|---|---|
| 2019 | One month Japanese crash course |
| 2003-2006 | Bachelor degree in telecommunication, Høyskolen i Agder. Honours degree in telecommunication: “EuroDOCSIS 2.0, how it works and specification”. |
| 2001 | Further education course in electronics, Arendal Maritime. |
| 2000 | Basic course in general electronics, Risør Videregånde Skole. |
| 1990-1999 | Elementary school, completed at Tvedestrand Ungdomskole. |
Knowledge base
I’ve studied these topics in both personal and work relations:
Web technologies
- HTML5, CSS (SASS, PostCSS) and JavaScript
- VanillaJS
- htmx
- Svelte
- Vue.js
- React
- nginx
- HTTP and RESTful web APIs.
Rust and Go
Since early 2024 I’ve been fortunate to program in Go and Rust. The webpage you are visiting now is written in Rust.
Perl
- Core member in the Mojolicious realtime web framework.
- Number of libraries on CPAN.
Databases
- MySQL and PostgreSQL
- Redis
- General knowledge of relational databases and SQL.
Linux
Other
- Interested in delivering quality products. Quality to me, means readable code, good test coverage and structured documentation.
- My second language is JavaScript. I would very much like to get more familiar with NodeJS in the backend.
- I like to be involved in system design. I’m good at seeing small changes, that have big impact.
- Passion for open source. I have a hard time seeing myself work with (only) closed technologies.
- Git - Version control system.
- Ansible - System automation.
- OpenAPI - The World’s Most Popular Framework for APIs.
- Given talks on various programming related topics.
Projects
- Mojolicious - Real time web framework.
- Convos - Web based chat application.
- See also Github for complete list of projects.
Personal interests
My main interest is programming, both in frontend and backend. I like to learn new things about API design, but also design principles regarding frontend development. I also like to take a walk, jog or go skiing. Whenever I can, I travel to meet new people and experience new places.