Curriculum Vita Niklas Lindgren

Personal information

Name	:	Niklas Lindgren
Date of birth	:	3^rd July 1978
Nationality	:	Finnish (Passport valid until August 2011)
Marital status	:	Engaged
Children	:	None
Other	:	Mandatory attendance in the Finnish Defence Forces completed
Address	:	Available on request
Phonenr.	:	Available on request
E-mail	:	niklas (dot) lindgren (at) iki (dot) fi

Languages

Swedish (mother tongue)
Finnish (native speaker)
English, fluent in speaking, reading and writing
German, conversational speaker, mediocre skills in reading and writing

Education

1985-1994	Cygnæus Skola & S:t Olofsskolan, elementary school, Turku, Finland
1994-1997	Pargas Svenska Gymnasium, Matriculation Examination, Pargas, Finland
1998-2006	Åbo Akademi University, Dept. of Computer Science, Master’s degree course, Turku, Finland (no graduation)

Courses

Navigo CMS⁵, Cert. 2, 2006
Navigo CMS⁵, Cert. 1, 2006
Programming for the Web in Java, Raision Aikuiskoulutuskeskus, 2000

In addition to education provided by schools, I have conducted independent studies in technologies regarding the internet, the world wide web and web-applications.

Employment

Ego, 3.2008
- Technical designer
Ch5 Finland, 7.2006-3.2008
- CF Programmer
Lahtinen & Mantere Saatchi & Saatchi, 3.2006-6.2006
- See below
Freelancer, 12.2005-3.2006
Lahtinen & Mantere Saatchi & Saatchi, 11.2000-12.2005
- Software- and richmedia-designer; tasks ranging from designing database driven business critical web applications to creating small static brandsites, including everything in between.
- Technologies mainly used; CFML, HTML, Macromedia Flash and Microsoft SQL-server
- Less common technologies used; Java, PHP, ASP, Oracle, MySQL and PostgreSQL
MP-MasterPlanet Oy, Turku, Finland, 2000
- Helpdesk (Windows workstations)
- Network Server Administration (Linux)
- LAN-installations
- CGI-programming, building web-sites
Huvinarri, Kaarina, Finland, 1999-2000
- Bartender
Mandatory military service, 2.1998-10.1998

Skills

Technology	Skill-level¹	Years of experience
Windows²	4	14
HTML	4	8
CSS	4	7
PHP	4	7
CFML	4+	5
ASP³	1+	3
SQL	4	6
Flash (animation)	3	3
Flash (ActionScript 1.0)	4	3
Java⁴	2+	8

In addition to the above mentioned, I am experienced in using related technologies such as XML, JavaScript etc.

I also have an extensive understanding regarding security in web applications and of how HTTP (and a few other Internet protocols) works.

Using a unix-shell (mostly Linux) is something I am very comfortable with as well. Shell-scripting using sh, bash and related tools like awk or tcl feels just like home.

Graphic design is something that is not really my niche, however I am comfortable using image manipulation software, such as Photoshop, for the simpler tasks such as slicing an image when compiling HTML or for use in a Flash animation.

References

Available on request

Footnotes

¹ Rated on a scale from 1 to 5. No skill has been given a 5, because no matter how good you are there is always room for improvement. Something I believe, and practice.

² A high number here does not imply that I’m a hardcore-expert who lives and breathes Windows. It simply signifies I am highly confident and comfortable using it, just like a plumber using a wrench.

³ ASP is a technology I have used only once in my line of work, and therefore cannot claim to be very proficient in producing it, as compared to skills in other languages. That is not to say that I am incapable of doing so. My cursory skills also able me to read, understand and to some extent fix or modify existing ASP-programming.

⁴ A skill used very rarely. I am, however, still quite able using my skills, but comparing to my other skills, no higher number can be given.

⁵ Navigo CMS is a product of my current employer with which I do most of my work.