Axel Forsberg

Team leader for the Azure Cloud Excellence (ACE) team, driving architectural discussions, cost efficiency, and security improvements. Committed to automation and enabling scalable, self-service solutions for streamlined cloud operations.

As Platform Owner for the Retail Package Integration Concept (RPIC) team at IKEA, I was responsible for overseeing and driving the vision, roadmap, and delivery of an enterprise-scale integration platform and framework. My work focused on enabling standardized, scalable, and governed integrations that connect IKEA's core ERP with a wide range of retail and business-critical systems. This included defining key integration concepts, designing reference architectures, supporting adoption of best practices, and ensuring operational excellence and security of the integration landscape. I collaborated closely with solution teams and stakeholders across the organization, empowering them to deliver robust integration solutions through reusable patterns and automation, while ensuring compliance, reliability, and measurable business value.

I worked as a technical leader for StepStone’s innovation lab, where we focused on emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence, blockchain, and immersive tech (augmented reality, virtual reality, and the metaverse). In this role, I guided and supported a team of engineers and researchers as we explored the potential of these technologies to develop innovative solutions. My deep interest and expertise in computer sicenceartificial intelligence enabled me to support the team at the forefront of these cutting-edge fields and help StepStone unlock their full potential.

I worked as a cloud architect on the AWS platform for the kitchen planner project. In this role, I was responsible for designing and implementing the cloud infrastructure for the project, ensuring that it was scalable, reliable, and secure. I had extensive experience working with the AWS platform, and I was well-versed in the latest technologies and best practices for cloud architecture. I was passionate about helping our team achieve success and delivering exceptional results. As a cloud architect, I was dedicated to ensuring that our project was well-positioned to take advantage of the unique capabilities of the cloud, and I was committed to helping our team leverage the power of the AWS platform to drive innovation and accelerate the customer's business growth.

I supported the customer with cloud related tasks. Such as development advisory, migrations, developing smaller solutions and managing cloud environments.

I worked in an innovation team where we explored the potential of Google Cloud Platform, machine learning, and other exciting technologies. As a member of this team, I was responsible for conducting research and experimentation, identifying new opportunities and applications for these technologies. I found it fulfilling to work in a creative and collaborative environment where we were encouraged to be innovative and challenge the status quo. This type of environment allowed me to explore new ideas and possibilities, and to push the boundaries of what was possible. It was a stimulating and rewarding way to work, and I enjoyed being a part of it.

I acted as the tech lead for a team of three developers. Together, we built the world's fastest bank website, utilizing a serverless architecture on the AWS platform. Everything was optimized for speed, security, and simplicity. As the tech lead, I was responsible for providing guidance and support to the team, ensuring that our project was delivered on time and within budget.

In this short term assignment, I built a platform for handling web based campaigns. The platform was developed using a serverless architecture on AWS infrastructure which bodes for stability, availability, scalability, and low cost.

Performed a SharePoint 2013 to SharePoint 2016 migration/cleanup, utilizing PowerShell scripting. A simple database move was not suitable due to legacy code causing upgrade issues and I had to extract the content from the databases and recreate a cleaned version of the content and solutions in the new environment.

I am currently working as the Technical Director at GESHDO. In this role, I am responsible for providing guidance and direction for our company wide technology strategy, managing our team of managers, and supporting our sales efforts. I am also a member of our leadership team, contributing to the overall direction and growth of our company. I have a strong background in technology and a deep understanding of the latest trends and best practices in the field. As the Technical Director, I am dedicated to helping our teams achieve success and delivering exceptional value to our clients. I am committed to driving innovation and fostering a culture of collaboration and continuous improvement.

I started out as a IT consultant at GESHDO. During my time here I have pivoted from mainly hands-on assignments involving cloud development and infrastructure to more hands-off and high level technical roles. However I still keeps up with the latest trends in technology by continuous learning.

Additionally, I have managed a delivery team known as the A-Team, consisting of ten consultants. This role further honed my leadership and managerial skills, contributing to my comprehensive expertise in the technology sector.

Worked as a system developer. Main focus on migration from server-side to client-side APIs for SharePoint On-Premise.

Worked as a system administrator for Windows servers mainly. Managing deployment, monitoring and maintenance of different systems. Large focus on SharePoint farm administration.

Worked as a software test developer introducing automated test for a web platform. Wrote documentation and implemented different test in both C# using Coded UI and PowerShell.