Jan is a patent engineer with a PhD in materials technology. He prepares and prosecutes patent applications in Norway and internationally.
Jan has many years of experience from applied research, qualification of new technologies and consulting and certification from the maritime and energy sectors. He has broad expertise in several technical areas, such as nanotechnology, development, qualification and use of new materials in the maritime, process industry, aquaculture, renewable energy, sports and oil and gas.
He works with identifying needs and opportunities for the protection of intellectual property (IP) including freedom to operate analysis (FTO), patent invalidation and infringement and providing patent validity analysis and other IP matter-related advice.
2021 – d.d.: Patent advisor, Onsagers AS/ Acapo Onsagers AS
2018 – 2021: Patent engineer, Apace IP AS
2017: Innovation programme Solar Engery Sol&Energi
2011 – 2016: Principal Engineer, DNV Oil & Gas. Responsible for renewing and developing material competence for DNV globally; developed risk-based inspection (RBI) planning for inspection of coating and corrosion damage; advised on material selection, was project manager for certification and qualification projects for new technologies.
2010 – 2011: Group leader and deputy head of section, DNV Oil & Gas; certification of materials
2008 – 2009: Principal Engineer, DNV Maritime; certification and type approval of non-metallic materials
2003 – 2008: Research Programme Director, DNV Research; responsible for ‘Multifunctional materials and surfaces’ research programme
1996 – 2002: Senior Research Engineer, DNV Research; ageing, inspection and repair of composite materials
2002: European Adhesive Engineer, Fraunhofer IFAM, Bremen, Germany
1993 – 1996: PhD, Polymers and composites, University of Southampton, UK
1991 – 1992: MSc, Naval Architecture, University College London (UCL), UK
1986 – 1991: Mechanical Engineering, Technische Universität Graz, Austria
1985 – 1986: Boatbuilding training, Lowestoft, UK
German, English, Norwegian
