Franz Skaaning

What can I do?

Decode complex technical stuff to "normal" people, and to be the connector between the idea and the engine.
I have worked in political organizations, both professional and privately, I see myself as a good leader, who is not afraid of making tough calls, but who listens to qualified opinions.

Personal skills

Strong communicator and idea rich team player
Very good in making relations both within a workplace and with customer
Fun and trustworthy
Speak English, German, Swedish and Norwegian languages (my mother is Norwegian)

Personal and professional networking.

Partner & channel sale. Direct sale.
Content Management + Document Management

Proffessional activities

Companies I worked for in the past: Bellcom OpenSource, 727 online, Sitecore A/S, Synkron A/S, Scanditek ApS, IBM, Winkelhorn A/S & IKON Office Solutions A/S (now RICOH Denmark).

IT-skills

Expert user, system architect and front-end programmer in Drupal, Sitecore, Synkron VIA, Dynamicweb and WordPress.
Web developer, frontend, css, html, xhtml, Smarty and a little PHP.
Knowledge management, content management, CRM Exchange and Windows Server OS.
ZyLAB certified both in tech and sale (only person in Denmark since 2003).

Certificates

Sitecore Developer Level 1 (5.x)
Zellgeist Solution Selling
ZyLAB technical specialist
Kofax VRS Technical Certified

Personal activities

Round Table Denmark, National Board
- National President (2010/11), National Webmaster 2010, IT task force - new website 2009, Area 3 chairman (Østjylland) (2007/09), National Secretary (2006/07)

Round Table Aarhus 8000 (RT 131), co-founder and charter of new club
Round Table Skanderborg (RT75), local chairman 2004-2005

PostNuke.com, Steering Committee 2005 - 2007 (Communications and webmaster)
PostNuke.dk 2002-2006 (co-admin)
Father for 2 lovely daughters
LEXeBus.NET - PostNuke resource site, 1999-2007 (own site, free releases of modules and designs i made myself)
Marriage to a wonderful woman
DJ in nightclubs (Ålborg, Hjørring og Brønderslev) 1986 - 1999
Radio DJ (1988 - 1993)

Important Projects

  • LEGO.com, new CMS web platform (Sitecore)
  • Tvind Court Case, Sale of document management solution software to Danish National Police to be use in courtcase. http://www.tvin...t/arrest.htm
  • Several major sales of document scanner solutions
  • TDC Kommissionen, sale of document management solution software to the commission
  • PostNuke.com - new design and structure of main and subsites
  • Printer and copier accounting software development projects
  • AOS.dk / RTD.dk / Kger.dk - community sites based on Drupal 6
  • Syddjurs.dk, Odsherred.dk, Odsherred Kommune Intranet, mi.dk & Valhalla, election volunteer handeling for Aarhus Kommune based on Drupal 7