work experience

Founder, CEO and Principal Consultant

As a Founder & CEO I am responsible for the strategic development of the company, including business development, sales, communications, and identifying market needs within the blue economy.

As a Principal Consultant I help clients with:

• Aligning scientific knowledge with real operational and innovation needs
• Helping organizations make sense of evolving ocean and climate information
• Facilitating productive dialogue across sectors and disciplines

Leading Project Manager / Science Lead

• Strategy and business development
• Stakeholder engagement and partnership management
• Portfolio of technology and data-focused projects
• Sales and funding acquisition
• Service and Product Development

At HUB Ocean, I operated at the intersection of ocean science, digital infrastructure, and strategic partnerships, serving as a key connector between the organization and leading scientific institutions, technology developers, and international policy bodies. I brought deep institutional knowledge of open-source ocean data ecosystems, European research infrastructures, and emerging digital technologies developed within academic and public research communities.

I managed a portfolio of publicly funded European projects focused on digital ocean data infrastructures, including ILIAD and Blue-Cloud 2026, building and coordinating international consortia and cross-functional internal teams spanning science, engineering, product, and strategy. I played an integral role in the development of the Ocean Data Platform, contributing from early feature ideation for scientific users through product discovery, positioning, and go-to-market strategy.

Representing HUB Ocean within the UN Ocean Decade framework, I served on both the UN Decade Data Strategy Implementation Group and the UN Decade Corporate Data Group, contributing to global discussions on ocean data governance and digital collaboration. I led the organization’s work on industrial ocean data sharing, convening scientists, industry actors, and policymakers at UNESCO to identify structural barriers and define mutually beneficial, impact-driven data sharing models.

This work resulted in thought leadership contributions including:

• How Industrial Ocean Data Can Fill Scientific Data Gaps (ImarEST)
• How Fisheries Data Can Help Sustain Antarctica’s Ecosystem (World Economic Forum)

I also contributed to the Ocean Decade Bathymetry Data Sharing Guideline and led the development of the Ocean Decade Marine Megafauna Data Sharing Guideline, advancing frameworks for responsible and impactful ocean data collaboration across sectors.

Researcher

• Project Acquisition and Management
• Ocean Expedition leader
• Supervision and mentorship
• Communication and dissemination
• Technology development

As a PostDoc first and then a Senior Researcher at the University of Tromsø, I was part of the Centre of Excellence for Gas Hydrate, Environment and Climate (CAGE), a leading international research hub advancing fundamental understanding of Arctic ocean-climate interactions. I contributed to a cutting-edge interdisciplinary team investigating the role of offshore gas hydrates in the Arctic Ocean and their coupling to climate systems.

My work focused on advancing new conceptual and methodological approaches to understand interactions across the sub-seafloor, water column, seabed ecosystems, and lower atmosphere. I developed research ideas, secured project funding, and led scientific work packages, contributing to 16 peer-reviewed publications in collaboration with leading institutions across Europe, the United States, and Japan.

I was actively involved in the development and deployment of innovative ocean technologies for long-term monitoring of bottom waters in extreme Arctic environments, working closely with industry partners including Kongsberg and emerging sensor manufacturers. I led a major Arctic research cruise deploying newly developed monitoring system, coordinating 15 researchers and 11 crew members and overseeing scientific execution in high-risk polar conditions.

Beyond research execution, I represented CAGE to non-scientific audiences, including policymakers and private sector stakeholders such as investors from Guggenheim Partners, translating complex climate–ocean dynamics into strategic and economic relevance.

My field experience includes participation in multiple Arctic expeditions, including the N-ICE sea ice drift expedition, where I lived and worked aboard a research vessel frozen into Arctic sea ice at 82°N for six weeks. Across expeditions, I generated and managed complex ocean datasets, worked with advanced sensing technologies, and collaborated with international, multidisciplinary teams.

In parallel, I supervised Master’s and PhD candidates from recruitment through successful thesis defense, contributing to capacity building and the development of the next generation of Arctic scientists.

PhD Researcher

• Data and open intel analysis
• Coordination of sea expeditions and lab experiments
• Communication and dissemination

As a PhD researcher at the Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research, a Centre of Excellence contributing to the IPCC process, I investigated marine ecosystem dynamics under climate change and ocean acidification.

I participated in sea expeditions and large-scale mesocosm experiments, integrating field logistics, laboratory systems, and cross-disciplinary collaboration. In parallel, I worked with numerical climate and biogeochemical models to assess future ocean acidification and ecosystem trajectories, strengthening my ability to bridge empirical data with predictive systems thinking and policy-relevant climate insights.