Career

Espen Gylvik has worked in the technology industry for over 20 years and most recently as the CEO at UMS, a Norwegian public warning technology provider with global coverage. Before his tenure at UMS he has held positions as Chief Operating Officer Norway and Regional Director Central & Eastern Europe for Microsoft and senior positions at Evry and TeliaSonera. He holds a Bachelor of Management and Finance and a Master’s degree in Psychology.

Working in Cyviz has been a dream come true for me. What I love about Cyviz and being a Project Manager here, is that no day is ever the same. Each day I am presented with new challenges, situations and collaborations which help me to stay focused and interested.
All the talented, influencing and great people who work here make me proud of my work place and enjoy going to work every single day. Also, the fact that I can help customers become more efficient and save money at the same time, makes me enjoy it even more. Being part of a team that influences the future of how we meet and provide our customers with the latest products is very inspiring, and I am looking forward too many more inspiring years to come.

Since joining Cyviz in 2012 as an Application Engineer I’ve seen my role grow to encompass challenges of a wide variety, learn new skills, and became proficient in technical areas I had never thought possible. Cyviz being a smaller company, I’ve always felt like a part of the team, where my work makes a genuine difference and my feedback is taken onboard by management. Seeing your ideas taken onboard by the company is a very rewarding feeling. I look forward to going to the office each day and feel I’ve made honest friends with my colleagues all around the world.

Working at Cyviz is collaborative and rich in opportunity. We live in an accessible culture where an eagerness to think outside the box, can-do attitude and commitment to living our core values sets us apart from others. At Cyviz we take our company’s mission seriously. Our leadership encourage everyone to adopt an owner’s mindset. That means working in unison to achieve the ultimate goal of “providing the utmost satisfaction to our customers and partners

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Bergljot joined Cyviz in September 2018, and is responsible for Human Resources. She has 10 years of experience in Human Resources, both at a strategic and operational level. Bergljot has worked in international companies within various industries including the oil and gas, medical and hospitality industry. She was Cluster HR Manager of Radisson Hotel Group before starting in Cyviz. Bergljot holds a Master of Science in Leadership and Organizational Psychology from BI Norwegian Business School, Oslo in Norway.

Joined Cyviz in 2000, and is responsible for the development of core technology. He has wide knowledge and hands-on experience with electronics, programming and general technology; almost all the way back from vacuum tubes and tape recorders to modern FPGA’s and flash recording. He has previously worked with early semi-digital tv receiver firmware programming smart card access control and GUI), LCD/DLP projector design and programming and electronic locks. At Cyviz, Leikvoll works with electronic design, firmware programming, product innovation, design and specification and optical & 3D modeling work. He holds a master degree in cybernetics.

Jan Petter has a key role in supporting continued international expansion with a focus on the European market. 15 years of international experience from software, consulting, management and strategy makes him invaluable to Cyviz’ expansion into new European markets. Jan Petter has worked in various roles and industries including media, shipping and oil and gas. Lie joined Cyviz in 2016 from IHS where he managed multiple Energy product verticals in the capacity of Director, EMEA Sales. He holds a Bachelor of Business Degree from Queensland University of Technology and a Master of Business degree from Queensland University (Australia) and the University of Florida, USA.

Joined Cyviz in March 2005, and is responsible for sales in North America. He has 25 years of sales, marketing and business operation experience, having previously lead several firms to great success. His background includes stints with leading CAD resellers; with Silicon Graphics, and time building the largest Silicon Graphics reseller in the world. He posses a unique mix of technical knowledge and approachable, experienced customer understanding. He lives in Washington, DC and holds BSc degrees in Business and Economics from Radford University.

Joined Cyviz in September 2015 and is responsible for overall operations of North America. Stewart brings 20 years of experience in strategy, alliances, global sales, and marketing. He was previously with collaboration software leader PGi where he was the SVP Strategy & Alliances for Global Collaboration Services and the SVP of Global Product Management, responsible for a $600M portfolio. He holds 10 patents in collaboration technology as the lead inventor of iMeet™. He held positions in product management at Sprint-Nextel and was a Principal IT Consultant at PricewaterhouseCoopers. Stewart earned a bachelor of civil and environmental engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology and an MBA in Strategy & Marketing from Emory University.

Marie Pettersson is responsible for Marketing and Go-to market Strategy in Cyviz. Pettersson has over 15 years’ experience from the business-to-business technology space with positions in strategic product marketing, sales and business development. She joins Cyviz from CAMO Software where she worked as Marketing Director & Business Development Director Asia Pacific & Japan. Prior to CAMO she spent 9 years in the security software and services industry working for Symantec. Pettersson holds a degree from the School of Business, Economics and Law at the University of Gothenburg.

Marie Pettersson is responsible for Marketing and Go-to market Strategy in Cyviz. Pettersson has over 15 years’ experience from the business-to-business technology space with positions in strategic product marketing, sales and business development. She joins Cyviz from CAMO Software where she worked as Marketing Director & Business Development Director Asia Pacific & Japan. Prior to CAMO she spent 9 years in the security software and services industry working for Symantec. Pettersson holds a degree from the School of Business, Economics and Law at the University of Gothenburg.

Eirik Simonsen joined Cyviz in April 2009 and is responsible for Research and Development, as well as Operations. Prior to Cyviz Simonsen worked in business development for CoreTrek AS. He has worked in the software development industry for over a period of 20 years and has additional management experience in sales and marketing; ensuring market-oriented development efforts. He holds a Bachelor Degree in Information Technology from the University of Stavanger.

Erik Fausa Olsen joined Cyviz as CFO in October 2017, and is responsible for finance and accounting, with key responsibility to define and drive the financial strategy and objectives aligned with the company business plan. Olsen has more than 25 years’ experience from financial management, business development, M&A, active ownership of growth companies. Olsen holds a Master of Business and Economics from Norwegian School of Management and a is Certified European Financial Analyst from Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration.

The co-founder of Cyviz in 1998, and has served as Managing Director for the past 15 years. Joar Vaage has been in the visualization business since the very first commercial projectors were introduced. With a strong background in both engineering and sales, he was instrumental in developing a market strategy for the high-end visualization niche; positioning Cyviz as a major global segment player. Mr. Vaage continues to be a key resource in the firm’s development of innovative solutions.

Vaage holds an extensive education in engineering and has 40 years of experience in the oil and gas industry. Being a significant entrepreneur since the 1980s, Tore Vaage has founded and managed a range of successful companies within drilling, HSE and venture capital. He is currently CEO and Chairman of the Board of GeoCem AS.

Patrick Kartevoll holds a Master of Business and Economics from BI Norwegian School of Management. He has previously worked 7 years as a fund manager for maritime funds in Pareto, as well as 4 years as business manager and auditor in Pareto and Deloitte respectively. He is currently board member at Investinor’s portfolio company Topro Industri AS, Zi-lift AS, Cyviz AS and deputy member of the board in Partnerplast AS.

Roar holds an M.Sc. and a B.Sc. from London School of Economics and Political Science. Roar has worked as a strategy consultant for a number of multinational businesses through Marakon Associates in London and he has worked on business development and M&A projects as a Manager with Ernst & Young Corporate Finance. In 2007 Roar took the position as CFO with SalMar ASA (OSE listed salmon farmer), a position he held until 2012. Just prior to joining Investinor Roar held the position as Investment Director at Greenway, a family office investment company.

Mr. Fredriksen has held various key management positions within the peripheral computer industry in Europe and US (ASK ASA, ASK Proxima ASA / Proxima Inc/InFocus Inc). Mr. Fredriksen  was a co-founder, CEO and President of  ASK  ASA  for 15 years (6 years listing at Oslo Stock Exchange). Prior to founding  ASK, he worked for several private companies in the service and computer industry. Mr. Fredriksen has worked and lived abroad for 5 years in different countries (US and Europe). In his career Mr. Fredriksen has had Board experience from 10 listed companies (7 as chairman) at the Oslo/ Stockholm/ New York Stock Exchange, and several smaller companies, where he simultaneously has been involved as an investor. He has worked closely as advisor with various Private Equity companies, as well as privately owned investment companies. Mr. Fredriksen has a Bachelor degree from the Norwegian School of  Economics and Business Administration, Bergen, Norway.