Media Technology
Media Technology
Graduates
Anne Kristin Kvitle
- Graduated:2003 (KTH)
- Employer:Statens Kartverk
Work tasks
Anne mainly works with maintenance and development of geoPortal, the portal of geoNorge (www.geonorge.no), a Høykom-programme initiated by the Norwegian Research Council. The main goal of geoPortal was to develop solutions to give easy access to map services on the Internet.
The work consists of translating and adapting files from the American concept. Anne also works close together with a development team which is developing the XML and GML standards to be used in the project. This is very important to make it possible to have communication between the contributions from the different contributors.
Anne spent the first time in this job learning the existing software and concepts, and to refresh her knowledge of XML and GML. She claims that it was her knowledge of XML and the standards for meta-data combined with the comprehensive knowledge she achieved from the Master programme that secured her this job.
Further on it looks like Anne will get a chance to refresh her Java programming skills. Requests have been made to convert the map data to handheld media, and Anne will be a key figure in this process. She cannot emphasise sufficiently the importance of learning Java and XML. This will be important knowledge almost no matter what kind of job you get within this business, she claims.
Per Storløkken
- Graduated: 2004 (KTH)
- Employer: Running Games AS
Work tasks
Per works with development of functionality and layout in the graphical user interface (GUI) of a new multi-player online game (similar to Anarchy Online). The graphical expression, colour choice and basic functionality is programmed by colleagues as soon as Per finishes the different GUI parts. The game is called Medieval Kingdoms and is based upon a medieval theme.
In his Master’s thesis, Per researched the feeling of presence in the game Anarchy Online. This research has given him a solid foundation for his current work, especially combined with the acquired knowledge of colour science and human-computer interaction.
Per wishes to continue in the gaming industry and he sees an excellent opportunity in this company and also via his connections.
Øyvind H. Bjerkvik
- Graduated: 2004 (KTH)
- Employer: CIK Media
Works tasks
Øyvind has started working for CIK Media. The company is just recently established in Norway, and is working its way into the market. The company has 10 employees, and is located in Oslo. The company also has branches in Dublin, London and Los Angeles. They will offer web casting services, as well as development and custom-made blog solutions.
Øyvind will be responsible for streaming and maintenance of the streaming servers. Currently he is spending his time learning the server solutions and the streaming technology, as well as updating web pages and some minor projects. Øyvind thinks that the MTech in Media Technology is perfect for this kind of job. He feels that he lacks some practical experience, but that he has a solid foundation to learn more.
Monica Strand
- Graduated: 2004 (KTH)
- Emplyer: Facaulty of Computer Science and Media Technology, Gjøvik University College
- Title: Head engeneer
Work tasks
Monica was originally headhunted to a newly established position as graduate assistant at GUC the summer of 2004. She is responsible for the coordination and adaptation of the master programmes in media technology and information security. She is also responsible for the Master students and she is the liaison between the students and the Department.
Having graduated at GUC herself, Monica has a good insight into how the students experience the studies and student life. She also got the opportunity to go to the Color Imaging-conference in San Jose, CA to present a paper she wrote based on her Master’s thesis. This experience has given her an even better knowledge with which to guide the Master students. Monica also says that she would like to continue working with research later on.
In addition to working as a graduate assistant, Monica also teaches some topics. Earlier she has given lectures on display technologies and basic HTML and CSS, and she will this autumn give lectures on XML for the new Master students.
Johannes Leiknes Nag
Graduated: 2004 (KTH)
Emplyer: Kirkerådets sekretariat
Title: Internet journalist
Works tasks
Johannes got a job as an Internet journalist for the Church Council of Norway. He commutes between Gjøvik and Oslo by train every day. His work is to prepare Internet presentations of projects regarding religious education and religious work at the Church of Norway web site www.kirken.no and maintaining the Church of Norway Development Education Service.
In addition to his job as an Internet journalist, Johannes also has his own one-man firm, Mediamannen Johannes Leiknes Nag. He develops web pages, concepts, thoughts and ideas to a complete web solution.
Frode Elverum
Graduated: 2004 (KTH)
Emplyer: Abax Communication - One Call
Title: Technical consultant
Work tasks
Frode works as a technical consultant in Abax Communication AS. Abax is a telecom-company which offers IP telephony, broadband and mobile services with the brand One Call. Frode works with the two first segments, mainly with IP telephony.
His job is to develop and test new products and solutions bundled with IP telephony, and he is also responsible for the company’s portfolio of products. Part of the job is also to follow ut customers and subcontractors. In this job it is necessary to have a lot of knowledge about networks and network intelligence. In the beginning one of Frode’s biggest challenges was to learn all of the aspects of telecommunication and network intelligence. Frode says that the learning curve has been steep, but this is something one has to be prepared for as a newly qualified staff.
In addition to this work Frode is also responsible for the maintenance and updating of the companies web site, www.onecall.no. The pages have been developed in PHP, so his adapted skills in databases and PHP comes in handy. This is an interesting job, where Frode runs into a lot of different problems that he has to address, both technical solutions and solutions for product marketing towards customers.
Frode thinks that his expansive background from Media Technology at GUC is a huge advantage both when it comes to in-depth knowledge within specific fields, and when it comes to being versatile and having the ability to acquire new knowledge easily.
Kent Elverum
Graduated: 2004 (KTH)
Emplyer: Personec
Title: IT consultant
Work tasks
Kent works as an IT consultant with the company Personec in Gran. He mainly works with databases (SQL Server og SQL) in connection with the wage payment system “Huldt og Lillevik”.
Espen Simensen
Graduated: 2004 (KTH)
Emplyer: ASP - Application system partner as
Work tasks
Espen works with developing cashier systems for the building industry. The development department is developing and improving the solution continuously according to the customers’ input, thoughts and requirements.
Espen’s main task is the systems reporting module (Java programming), which makes economics reports and sales-, customer-, supplier- and product statistics. The reports are presented with the help of Java as Excel worksheets or on-screen. In addition to this he is also a resource when it comes to finding and correcting mistakes in source code. He says that it is easy to be blind to one’s own mistakes, and it is always helpful when an outsider is able to take a look at the code.
Espen feels that the part of the education that is most useful is the project management knowledge and the XML knowledge.
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