Design & Code for Social Impact 🌍 #Svelte #React #UX #UI #GIS
Stockholm, Stockholm County, Sweden
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I ♥ making ideas happen, especially for making society better. Before: Spotify, Telia, startups, non-profits. M.Sc. Media Technology & Engineering. Volunteer projects for e.g. Fridays for Future. Spare time: beach volleyball, cooking, and music.
I've freelanced as a graphic designer/web developer for the last 15 years. Nowadays, I contribute with my co-design/UX/dev skillset (and curiosity!) in impact-oriented organizations as a front-end developer & UX designer for hire as a consultant at 100%. Could I be the right fit for your organization? See my profile: http://bit.ly/marcusnygren-cv Write to me at: marcus@edvira.com
Stay awesome, Marcus
I love the intersection of creativity, technology and people.
I have a B.Sc + M.Sc. Media Technology & Engineering from Linköping University in Sweden. I did 2D, 3D, AR, VR, dome, app/web, UX/UI, data visualization projects + took interdisciplinary courses in e-learning, intercultural communication, service design and change management.
For a gap year, I was headhunted for a 6-month digital media internship in Washington D.C. at non-profit SACC-USA. The following 6 months I was recruited by Spotify to create a 2-day conference Student TechFest. In 2014 I started international non-profit CoderDojo's first student-driven code club, teaching girls and boys 7-17 years old to code for free in Norrköping.
I did my master thesis for entrepreneurship education program YoungDrive (youngdrive.io), applying service design to develop an e-learning app together with end-users, during 3 months in Uganda and Zambia. The result was a launched hybrid app developed in React/iOS+Android/Node.js.
After my graduation, CEO Linnea Rothin and I started the social enterprise Edvira. Edvira started out by supporting K-12 teachers wanting to learn and use computer science in their classroom as a force for good and to reach gender equity within the technology field. We reached 1/10th of Sweden's elemantary schools within the first year, and has worked on a regional, national and international level since then, with a number of awards and achivements on our belt.
For the last three years I apply my tech & UX skills as a full-time consultant – building tools and services that enables reaching the Global Goals, currently at Norconsult Digital in Stockholm.
- Sep 2016 - Present (6 years 10 months)
- Norrkoping, Sweden
We support organizations in development and design of digital products and services that contributes to a better world. Now: Software Developer & UX Designer at Norconsult Digital, for our web GIS applications. #svelte #javascript #typescript #interactiondesign #ux #gis #maps #visualization
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Founded in September 2016 by CEO Linnea Rothin and Co-Founder Marcus Nygren, Edvira was selected for Linköping University's "LiU Impact Factory", a pre-incubator for social innovations. Since 2016 we're the international partner to Hour of Code, the world's largest education event, by code.org, and have reached 10% of Sweden's elementary students and teachers so far in learning how to code.
Committee for the Computer & Media Technology Programs, Linköping University Jan 2021 - Present2 years 6 months Linköping, Ostergotland County, Sweden As part of the committee, we are responsible for developing and renewing Linköping University's bachelor's and master's programs in computer science, software engineering, media technology, innovative programming, and graphic design and communication. My task is to 1) voice the concerns from the startup/impact sector, and 2) strengthen the entrepreneurial perspectives of the programs.
Mar 2014 - Feb 20195 years Norrkoping, Sweden We give every girl and boy aged 7-17 in Norrköping the opportunity to learn how to code for free. Websites, apps, games, robots - whatever they are curious about! Beyond our bi-weekly 2-hour dojos with 30+ participants per event, we've organized teacher dojos, hackathons and much more, with university students, PhDs and professionals volunteering. Sponsors include Visualization Center C, Spotify and DICE.
CoderDojo is a global non-profit movement teaching girls and boys ages 7-17 to code. It exists in 100+ countries with 1000+ dojos. I started the Norrköping chapter after being a coach at the Stockholm dojo at Spotify. Read more on http://coderdojo.com and http://coderdojonkpg.se.
PS: since June 2015 I am no longer president/chairperson for CoderDojo Norrköping (still an active coach though). I am extremely proud of the successors, who has done an amazing job with growing the organization further than I ever could have:
2015-2016: Linnea Rothin, linnea.rothin@hotmail.com 2016-2017: Ingela Rossing, pringela@gmail.com 2017-: Nils Breyer, nils@coderdojonkpg.se
Marcus Nygren AB Jul 2012 - May 20174 years 11 months Norrkoping, Sweden Marcus Nygren AB: tech events, entrepreneurship education, and modern app and web development.
Clients included e.g. HyperLab (App Developer using React), Mjärdevi Science Park (East Sweden Hack 2015 Organizer), UngDrive (Co-Organizer & Young Entrepreneur Coach).
I love to do things (develop, coach, train) within the fields of coding, design, media and entrepreneurship. Clients either ask me to lead and design inclusive events out of the ordinary, or design and develop apps that makes users grow as human beings.
YoungDrive Jan 2016 - Sep 20169 months Kampala, Uganda For three months I was in Uganda and Zambia as part of my Master Thesis in M.Sc. Media Technology & Engineering at Linköping University, Sweden. The purpose was to develop an app for the entrepreneurship coaches at YoungDrive as part of my Master Thesis at Linköping University, Sweden. Then, I wrote my master thesis report about the service design methodology I had used, learnings made and the results gained. Read more via the master thesis report below or visit http://bit.ly/youngdrive-app. It was a fantastic learning experience I will never forget.
HyperLab Jun 2015 - Jul 20152 months Göteborg, Sverige Loved being an intern at the Gothenburg startup HyperLab! The five of us created the app "Bibelstund" for the Swedish Bible Society during 2 intense months. I learned React.js, Reflux and JavaScript ES6 for front-end development, and Python/Django REST Framework for the API. Titanium was used to create a hybrid app. I must say I love React.js!
Inkstone Jun 2014 - Aug 20143 months Seattle Summer internship for two months at the Seattle-based engineering agency Inkstone. I mainly worked with their animals sticker book app ZooWho™ by ZooBooks (read more about project below), but also assisted on engineering projects for Apple and Skybell (featured at WWDC 2014).
My main assignment was to make the kids app ZooWho successful via a significant increase in downloads and revenue. Being new to app marketing and product development, I continuously researched the market and experimented, tested and evaluated different approaches.
The app was three years old, so I gave out a summer update with a new free and paid pack, in conjunction with App Store Optimization (ASO) and PR. Rebuilding a strong relationship with ZooBooks proved crucial: the app got included for free in newsletters, social media and print magazine, with great results. It was a challenging summer, but a truly awesome one.
Results: • The period June – August stood for 85% of the app downloads in 2014 (8 900/10 300 downloads)! • New record downloads/day (5 590 downloads) thanks to big feature in ZooBooks' main newsletter • ZooWho got Top 500 rank in the Education category on the AppStore (iOS, iPad and iPhone) • ZooWho featured for free on iPhoneMom.com as "5 Fun Apps For Friday" • ASO took the app from ranking 85 to 15 on the search term "sticker book" • ASO increased average downloads per day from 5 to 30* (*PR peak days excluded)
Significant Bit Mar 2014 - Jun 20144 months Norrkoping, Sweden Worked extra at awesome web agency Significant Bit (HTML/CSS/JS + Ruby on Rails). I contributed to the websites for Stadium Sports Camp and Kolmården (the Nordics' biggest zoo).
Spotify Mar 2013 - Sep 20137 months Stockholm, Sweden People Operations is a team dedicated 100% to make Spotify the best place to be as an engineer (building autonomy/mastery/purpose). With my interest in both tech and leadership, the team became like a second university to me during my 6 months there, before I returned to my studies at Linköping University.
In the team, I was the leader of three projects: Spotify Street Team, Student TechFest (Sweden's first ever tech conference for students) and an internationally focused research project reporting to CTO.
I also had smaller projects: I co-led a new hire bootcamp, organized three external tech meetups, and I helped arrange and took part in the Spotify Summer Internship Program 2013 in Technology. I truly loved working in People Operations, and learning from the fantastic individuals in the team. I started at Spotify in 2012 as a student ambassador/headhunter in Spotify Street Team.
Swedish-American Chambers of Commerce Sep 2012 - Mar 20137 months Washington D.C. Metro Area Headhunted via LinkedIn! As the Digital Media/Webmaster Intern I was responsible for taking non-profit SACC-USA's web platform, graphic design and social media channels to the next level. SACC-USA is the 2nd largest European chamber of commerce in the U.S, with 18 regional chambers. I learned WordPress Multisite and a lot of print design. http://sacc-usa.org
Spotify Apr 2012 - Aug 20125 months Norrkoping, Sweden Worked part time as a student ambassador in tech for Spotify. I learned a lot about tech recruiting, headhunting and employer branding. Our job was to establish Spotify as the best place to work for talented engineers, where I was responsible for Linköping University together with a team member. We were given a yearly budget and a lot of creative freedom in choosing the best approach. We were part of the People Operations organization at Spotify, and were always welcome to the headquarters. It was amazing! After being headhunted for an internship in the U.S. for six months, I returned to Spotify in 2013 to join the People Operations team in Stockholm full-time (see above).
Radio Sweden Jul 2010 - Jul 20122 years 1 month Gavle, Sweden In 2010 I got my first qualified summer job, starting as a receptionist at the local radio channel. While being a receptionist, I voluntarily joined and contributed to the news staff morning meetings, gaining a growing interest in communication. Gradually I got larger and larger responsibilities in web and photography, complementing the radio staffs' skillset in media production - but I also managed incoming calls from three regions, and welcomed guests into the radio house.
Entrepreneur Marcus Nygren Jun 2007 - Jun 20125 years 1 month Sweden In the summer before high school I was asked to make a website for a dog-kennel. In the process, I learned HTML and CSS, Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop, and basic photography and editing.
While attending the IT & Media Programme, I continued to freelance and refining my skills. My proudest moments include a website for Go West Sports & Education, an honorary diploma for the Swedish Task Force, and the logotype for the Swedish Championships in Orienteering 2012.
I also started with entrepreneurship education, being a Educator and Coach for UngDrive in 2012, and lecturing high school students how to develop their entrepreneurial skills and make ideas happen.
Linköping Municipality Mar 2011 - Dec 201110 months Linkoping, Sweden Winning Linköping Municipally's idea contest meant 2 months pay as fuel to fulfill my dream event. 99 hand-picked youths gathered in the City Hall for my conference themed "making ideas happen". Thanks to Crazy Pictures, Twingly, Crisp & Awesome and Ledarskolan for lectures, networking and workshops.
Master of Science (M.Sc.)Media Technology and Engineering4.76/5 2014 - 2016 Activities and Societies: Founder CoderDojo Norrköping, TEDxNorrköping Co-Organizer, Netlight Next9 Mentoring Program I have a B.Sc + M.Sc. Media Technology & Engineering from Linköping University in Sweden. I took master courses in 2D, 3D, AR, VR, dome, app/web, UX/UI, data visualization projects + interdisciplinary courses in e-learning, intercultural communication, service design and change management.
7.5 HPICT and Learning - Digital Competence and Educational ToolsPass with distinction 2017 - 2017 Course for pre-school teachers, K-12, after-school, adult education, ICT teachers. Lectures, workshops, peer groups, real-life project work.
Lectures: "Use of Digital Technologies in Education: The Complexity of Teachers' Everyday Practice" (Sadaf Salavati), "Research & Reality" (Mattias Davidsson), "When Digitalization Rises Schools – Theory Meets Practice" (Håkan Fleischer)
Assignments in: Digital Learning, Source criticism, Law, Copyright and Creative Commons Workshops in: Google Classroom, Google Sites, Google Docs, Screen recordings, Diigo, App Design, App Assessment, Compensatory Apps, Mobile Storytelling, Programming
My project: "Digital badges for youth and teachers: increasing curiosity and discovery", for CoderDojo Norrköping (implemented successfully, continues without my involvement)
Pre-Incubator Diploma LiU Impact Factory 2016 - 2017 LiU Impact Factory is a new pre-incubation program that supports the most driven students and researchers at Linköping University to transform their innovative and sustainable ideas into reality. LiU Impact Factory give the ideas a great boost so that they quickly can start making a real difference.
We had six months to develop our ideas through three stages. To go through the program, LiU Innovation offered us two hours of coaching per week, a customized lecture package, networking through mingles and events, access to workplace and support for funding issues. It was a truly fantastic experience. The LiU Impact Factory teams also became a close community where we helped and supported each other. Edvira participated in the first batch, in 2016-2017, and now act as mentors for the 2017-2018 groups.
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.)Media Technology and Engineering 2010 - 2014 Activities and Societies: Head of Sponsorship for Media Technology Days 2011, Head of Business Collaborations for the Media Technology Student Board 2011/2012, Student Ambassador in Spotify Street Team 2012 Media Technology is a combined B.Sc. and M.Sc. program where math and programming is applied to e.g. computer graphics, visualization and interaction design. The result can be e.g. an AR app, a realistic interactive simulation, a VR game or a dome theather media production. I really love the program, as it's a very hands-on and fun way to learn.
In summary: Mathematics, Programming, Computer Graphics, Simulation, Image Processing, Visualization, Web Development, Software Engineering, User Interfaces
Between 2012-2013 I accepted an offer via LinkedIn to intern at the Swedish-American Chambers of Commerce in the U.S., and for the remaining period I worked six months at Spotify in Sweden.
5 HPPre-Program Course in Mathematics 2010 - 2010
Leadership program for young adults 2009 - 2010 Stand-alone course for young adults on how to successfully lead people and organizations. The course consisted of 21 sessions, each session taking up a chapter from John C. Maxwells' books "The 21 irrefutable laws of leadership" and "The 21 indispensable qualities of a leader".
High SchoolIT & Media Programme 2007 - 2010 A very creative IT program combining theory and practice during three years.
As my final project, four friends and I decided to start our own web and film advertising agency "Spicy Creatives UF". We were selected from the regional finals to participate in the Swedish Championship for Young Enterprises (JA Sweden) in Stockholm, for the category "Best service-based company".
TEDx Apr 2015 Education April theme: Meeting the Challenge
Live talks by Sofie Lindblom on "IT Girls are the new it Girls" and Björn Söderberg on "Sustainable is Profitable" . Replayed TED Talks were "Being Wrong" and "The Art of Asking".
More information: http://bit.ly/tedxnkpg
Education Volunteer during the first Nordic.js (JavaScript conference) in Stockholm, Sweden, 2014. http://nordicjs.co
CoderDojo Seattle Jun 2014 - Aug 20143 months Education Volunteered to help kids 7-17 years old learn to code games and websites at CoderDojo Seattle, a volunteer-driven class active every Saturday 10-12 AM. http://www.meetup.com/Seattle-Coder-Dojo/
Hillsong Church Jul 2013 - Sep 20133 months Social Services Volunteered in the Multimedia Team while in Stockholm, working mainly with video and live presentation.
The Interaction Design Foundation Issued Jan 2022 Credential ID 89293 See credential
Master Thesis: Developing a Mobile Learning Application for Entrepreneurship Education in Uganda and Zambia
Linköping University September 26, 2016 The non-profit YoungDrive has 60 coaches teaching entrepreneurship to 12 000 youth in rural areas in Uganda and Zambia. The purpose of my study was to investigate how to design, and then actually develop and evaluate, an app to support entrepreneurship coaches in assessing and improving their abilities to learn and teach.
Methods within service design, agile development and interaction design has been used and combined to construct and analyze interviews, workshops, question sets, and app tests with the coaches in Uganda and Zambia. In total, three months were spent testing and iterating on low-detailed and high-detailed prototypes. The result is a launched hybrid app for Android, iOS and web.
A formative test shows coaches are more reliably correct using an improved design of multiple-choice questions over a standard multiple-choice design. Interviews shows the coaches has become more aware of what they know and do not know, and feels more confidence before their youth lesson with an increased quiz result.
- Applied Mathematics in Science and Technology, TNA005
- Applied Transform Theory, TNG032
- Artificial Intellegence for Interactive Media, TNM095
- Automatic Control, TNG028
- Calculus, TNA004
- Calculus II, TNA003
- Calculus III, TNA006
- Communication and User Interfaces, TNM040
- Computer Graphics, TNM046
- Cross Disciplinary Project - Demola East Sweden: Intercultural Living (iOS), TGTU69
- Data Structures, TND004
- Design, TNM042
- Design Patterns, TDDB84
- Design and Programming of Computer Games, TDDD23
- Digital Media, TNM088
- Electronic Publishing, TNMK30
- Engineering Practice, TPTE06
- Foundation Course in Mathematics, TNA001
- Graphic Arts, TNM059
- Image Processing and Analysis, TNM087
- Information Visualisation, TNM048
- Interaction Programming, TDDD13
- Intercultural Communication, TEIM03
- Leadership and Organizational Change, TEIO13
- Linear Algebra, TNA002
- Media Production for Immersive Environments, TNM091
- Media Technology - Bachelor Project, TNM094
- Modelling Project, TNM085
- Modelling and Simulation, TNG022
- Object-Oriented Programming, TND002
- Physical Modelling, TNE043
- Practical Data Visualization and Virtual Reality, TNM093
- Procedural Methods for Images, TNM084
- Programming, TND012
- Programming in C++, TNG033
- Scientific Visualization, TNM067
- Signals and Systems, TNG015
- Statistics, TNG006
- Vector Analysis, TNA007
- ICT and learning - digital competence and educational tools, 1ME118
Nov 2014 - Present Sweden's first open hackathon where students and professionals meet and compete around the challenge of creating Internet of Things products utilizing open data.
Sep 2013 - Present Continuous is an interactive visualization tool where concepts from mathematics can be explained intuitively for university students, using modern 3D computer graphics for the web.
Oct 2017 - Dec 2017 My project: "Digital badges for youth and teachers: increasing curiosity and discovery", for CoderDojo Norrköping (implemented successfully, continues without my involvement)
Tools: Badgecraft, Google Sites and CoderDojoNKPG.se (http://coderdojonkpg.se/koda#badges)
Sep 2015 Hackathon combining open data and IoT. 20 teams competed. First price went to team "Tryggheten" (Safety) for an assault alarm, and the won a trip to Berlin visiting with startups and a companies within Industry 4.0
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Jun 2015 - Aug 2015 High school students get to start and run own businesses throughout the summer, being coached by active young entrepreneurs. Stefan FalkBoman and I were project leaders in Jönköping and Norrköping. We held two kickoff weeks for 60 students, including online mentoring, and finishing events. I was in the jury and participated as Team lead at UngDrive SM (Swedish Championships).
Jun 2015 Almedalen is the place to be if you want to influence the development in Swedish society. Among over 2 000 events, we had one of the most visited and appreciated workshops, having a dojo for both adults and children with the challenging title "Programming for everyone: a democratic urgency". I was responsible for the program and the CoderDojo and partner collaboration.
Feb 2015 - Mar 2015 For CoderDojo Norrkoping, it is meaningful to see how the age distribution among attendees evolves after each event. Eventbrite data is loaded dynamically via the Eventbrite API, and D3.js is used to create interactive visualizations with user interaction.
Dec 2014 CoderDojo Norrköping and Norrköping Municipally organized Hour of Code Norrköping, giving all schools (from K1 to K12) the opportunity to learn programming in the class room. It was a huge success, with almost 2 000 participants during 2 weeks and nation-wide press. Hour of Code is the world's largest educational event. You can read more on http://bit.ly/hocnkpg.
Sep 2014 We organized a half-day hackathon for kids and youths in East Sweden, challenging them to learn programming via coding their own games, websites and robot programs. The event was a collaboration between CoderDojo Norrköping and CoderDojo Linköping for 58 participants, and was part of the popular 2-day hackathon East Sweden Hack.
May 2014 I've held two nation-wide dojos specifically for teachers (for Skolverket and CETIS) and one for high school teachers in the East Sweden region. Using the same tools and pedagogical concepts we use at CoderDojo, teachers learn how to make programming in the classroom fun for everyone.
Apr 2014 - May 2014 Norrköping's first tech meetup. Peking Hackers is a Meetup group for tech interested people to share, learn and have fun together.
Apr 2012 - Mar 2014 Spotify Street Team is a group of hand-picked students from Sweden's top tech universities. They work with student recruiting, employer branding, and events (e.g. hackathons, student fairs, guest lectures). Selecting two students per top university, I was responsible for Linköping University in Norrköping. In March 2013, project manager Sofia von Celsing offered me the job as project leader for Spotify Street Team, and I officially started working at the Spotify HQ in Stockholm.
Jan 2014 I really wanted to learn how to make a game. Spending time with my cousin during the Christmas holidays, we spent 10 hours in Unity and C# building 7 Light-years, a simple 3D space flight game available for free online. Try it out if you have the time - will you be able to complete all seven levels?
Sep 2013 Travis is a traffic visualizer built in WebGL, showing citizens via Google Maps where and why traffic accidents often happen. We built the app during East Sweden Hack, a 48-hour hackathon with the mission of using open data sources (e.g. Swedish Transport Agency API) for social good.
Jun 2013 - Sep 2013 Project leader for Sweden's first student tech conference! For who: Students from IT, Design & Computer Science. When: September 27-28, 2013. Where: Spotify HQ in Stockholm.
101 students • 2 days • Music • Inspiration • Tech talks • Party • Food • Networking Join us! Apply and find out more: studenttechfest.se.
Mar 2012 - Sep 2012 Participated in nation-wide student fairs and held lectures about "life as a student" at Linköping University, being a representative for the M.Sc. programs in Computer Science and Media Technology.
Sep 2011 - Aug 2012 Gave guided tours of the interactive installations for companies visiting the highly respected Visualization Center C in Norrköping, one of the world's top research facilities in the field of visualization.
Jun 2012 - Jul 2012 UngDrive is a fantastic initiative teaching high school kids to start and successfully run their own summer businesses and startups. Together with four other young entrepreneurs we held a 4-day business camp and then coached the ~100 participants in Norrköping and Jönköping throughout the summer. It was great fun!
Apr 2012 - Jun 2012 Inhibitor is a WebGL interactive movie built in three.js.
Aug 2011 - May 2012 I organized a lot of activities between Media Technology students and companies within the creative tech industry, increasing revenue for my program and opening up job opportunities for the students.
I did three original projects together with colleagues from the university and the industry:
• "MT infiltrates the Gaming Industry" - A one-day intense fieldtrip to visit some of Stockholm's hottest gaming companies. DICE, Paradox Interactive, Avalanche, EA Easy, King.com and Stardoll.
• "Geek Tour at Visualization Centre C" - A behind the scenes look into one of the world's leading visualization centers, also announcing the collaboration program C Student.
• "Job Provider Live" - A matchmaking event between senior-year students and companies within the regions cluster for interactive media. The client was Norrköping Science Park.
Oct 2010 - Mar 2011 During 2 days Media Technology students are given the chance to meet their role models within creative technology. The non-profit event is organized annually by 11 students volunteers. Being Head of Sponsorship, I increased the numbers of sponsors, among them Spotify, Autodesk and DICE.
BELT 2018 Apr 2018Invited and finalist in the Baltic startup program and competition BELT 2018, the criterias being business idea, scalability and future market potential. BELT was a 4-year program in 4 cities, with the 2018 version in Finland focusing on more mature startups.
"BELT project creates and develops new joint companies and cooperation between startups in the Central Baltic region under the theme of Smart City." https://www.beltproject.net/
C Awards 2016 Apr 2016En av de roligaste kurser jag läst på Civilingenjör i Medieteknik är Immersiva miljöer. Då fick vi högskolepoäng för att göra spel och film för Europas modernaste domteater. Jag, Anton, Ellen, Michael och Rasmus skapade ett sorts samarbets-kareoke-spel där upp till 100 barn och vuxna kan lösa ett labyrintspel tillsammans med hjälp av rösten. Det blev mer än en galen idé. Nu är vi nominerade i Nästa publikmagnet, 10 000 kr, på C Awards! Vinner vi, hoppas vi kunna se till att vårt bidrag snart kommer till en domteater, husfest, eller biograf nära dig. Se demo på YouTube: https://youtu.be/pTzU9L-jnaE. Skulle du våga göra detta tillsammans med andra före en film på SF? Tillsammans med kompisarna?
LiU Game Awards 2015 Nov 2015Together with Emma Forsling Parborg, for the AI game SumoBot Wars: https://youtu.be/Ls2c9tOACmU. This was our first game created in Unreal Engine 4. The project was a mashup between the courses TDDD23 Design and Programming of Computer Games and TNM095 AI for Interactive Media, at Linköping University.
C Awards, Norrköping Visualization Center Sep 201510 000 SEK, for Best Interaction Design by Gaia. http://cawards.se Awarded for the Bachelor's Thesis: Ladybug - A Mobile Cluster Game.
C Awards, Norrköping Visualization Center Aug 2015Competition between Linköping University and KTH in Media Technology. We were nominated for our Bachelor's Project "Ladybug", which I did with Sebastian Piwell, Teodor Vik, Mikael Zackrisson och Joakim Deborg.
The Media Technology Section of Linköping University Mar 2015Given to a Media Technology student who inspires others within the field of programming. I got the stipend the first year it was handed out, awarded for starting up and leading CoderDojo in Norrköping.
"CoderDojo inspires and teaches both kids and youth to code, between ages 7-17. Moreover, the coaches are people interested in programming who volunteer their time. It's fantastic how people, who never before has been interested in coding, has done so through CoderDojo and afterwards shares their experiences with newcomers. CoderDojo's operations are run 100% as a non-profit and will continue to do so forever. Marcus main purpose with CoderDojo is to teach and inspire programming to future generations. That goal fits this stipend perfectly."
MARÖ (Marknadsföreningen i Östergötland) Mar 2015Awarded for CoderDojo Norrköping.
The Media Technology Section of Linköping University Feb 2015Jury: Stefan Gustavsson (Senior Lecturer in Computer Graphics at Linköping University) and Jimmy Johansson (Senior Lecturer in Information Visualization at Linköping University).
Grå kuben: "Ladybug - A Mobile Cluster Game". En utmärkt, unik och förrädiskt enkel idé, genomförd på ett föredömligt sätt med en väl fungerande och imponerande demonstrator. Ett tekniskt svårt problem döljs i ett lekfullt paket som skulle imponera långt utanför LiU:s väggar. Förutom den rent tekniska kompetensen visar studenterna prov på en helhetssyn som man sällan ser i studentprojekt redan på den här nivån. Med sådana här kandidatprojekt från MT ser vi verkligen fram emot examensarbetena om några år.
See contestants: http://youtu.be/2YpIJFigQRU
Netlight Consulting Jan 2015Each year, Netlight elects 9 young professionals with high ambitions from Sweden's top ranked universities. You get personal development support from a mentor, and also training in e.g. resume writing, winning the job interviewing and presentation skills.
LiU Game Awards 2014 Nov 2014Ladybug (Joakim Deborg, Mikael Zackrisson, Sebastian Piwell, Teodor Vik and I) were awarded the 2nd place at LiU Game Awards 2014 for our Bachelor's Thesis: http://youtu.be/fcklnezF1vg.
80 submissions became 10 nominees, and became 3 finalists. In the jury were representatives from e.g. 343 Industries (Halo 5), EA Digital Illusions CE (Battlefield), Unity, Toca Boca and Mediocre (Smash Hit).
Unionen & LinTek (Technology & Science Student Union at Linköping University) May 2014Motivation: "By being coaches, engineering students are developing their social, pedagogical and technical skills while inspiring youths to learn programming. With the long term mission of more kids and youth applying for technical programs, and a wish to give engineering students a meaningful activity beyond their studies, Unionen and LinTek awards CoderDojo Norrköping with the Scholarship of Engagement 2014."
- Swedish (Native or bilingual proficiency)
- English (Professional working proficiency)
- Spanish (Elementary proficiency)
Member, Stockholm Hub Dec 2013 - PresentSandbox Network identifies exceptional people worldwide that already have an impressive impact at a very young age, no matter in what field or industry. Sandbox's mission is to accelerate young leaders and help them have a global impact before they become 30.
10 people have recommended Marcus
Design thinking | Service & Business Design | Innovation Lead August 10, 2017, Susanna was Marcus’ mentor
I was mentoring Marcus in service design methods, during his Master Thesis work in Uganda and Zambia. Marcus developed an app for entrepreneurship coaches.
Marcus was a very ambitious apprentice who was not only a fast learner, he also developed the service design methods further as he applied them on the field. Marcus is a likable, innovative and hard working person that really get things done. Great entrepreneurial skills that will lead him to success in any field he chooses.
I'm very happy to have had the opportunity to work with Marcus and hope that I will have the chance to work with him again in the future. I was mentoring Marcus in service design methods, during his Master Thesis work in Uganda and Zambia. Marcus developed an app for entrepreneurship coaches. Marcus was a very ambitious apprentice who was not only a fast learner, he also developed the service design methods further as he applied them on the field. Marcus is a likable, innovative and hard working person that really get things done. Great entrepreneurial skills that will lead him to success in any field he chooses. I'm very happy to have had the opportunity to work with Marcus and hope that I will have the chance to work with him again in the future.
f.d. kommundirektör / retired Manager of Municipality August 5, 2015, Tommy was Marcus’ client
Existing recommendations are clear - Marcus leaves nobody in his environment untouched. Many testify to his extraordinary passion, creativity and entrepreneurship, something I can really confirm. But after seeing Marcus phenomenal ability to engage everyone from children to influential politicians it is, after all, his strong ideological and selfless platform that impresses the most. You do not see a trace of the usual drivers like power, honor or wealth, but rather only that which all leaders trying to claim - getting their environment to grow. Marcus tools now happens to be coding but it could actually be anything that strengthens people's self-esteem and releasing the power to change and promote development. Marcus will affect many people in the coming years, and it is fortunate for our society.Existing recommendations are clear - Marcus leaves nobody in his environment untouched. Many testify to his extraordinary passion, creativity and entrepreneurship, something I can really confirm. But after seeing Marcus phenomenal ability to engage everyone from children to influential politicians it is, after all, his strong ideological and selfless platform that impresses the most. You do not see a trace of the usual drivers like power, honor or wealth, but rather only that which all leaders trying to claim - getting their environment to grow. Marcus tools now happens to be coding but it could actually be anything that strengthens people's self-esteem and releasing the power to change and promote development. Marcus will affect many people in the coming years, and it is fortunate for our society.
CEO | Entrepreneur | Board Member | AdvisorCEO | Entrepreneur | Board Member | Advisor December 1, 2014, Jeremy managed Marcus directly
Marcus joined our team at Inkstone with the enthusiasm of ten interns. Within a week, he was at a full sprint and engaged in everything we threw his way. As the summer progressed, he continue to impress with his uncanny ability to meet and make connections from everyone he met. Additionally, Marcus tackled projects from multiple angles to find the best possible outcome, a strong skill in my book. I can recommend Marcus without hesitation for any project that requires though leadership, problem solving, team work and technical mastery. I’m hopeful that our paths cross again, he is a rising star.Marcus joined our team at Inkstone with the enthusiasm of ten interns. Within a week, he was at a full sprint and engaged in everything we threw his way. As the summer progressed, he continue to impress with his uncanny ability to meet and make connections from everyone he met. Additionally, Marcus tackled projects from multiple angles to find the best possible outcome, a strong skill in my book. I can recommend Marcus without hesitation for any project that requires though leadership, problem solving, team work and technical mastery. I’m hopeful that our paths cross again, he is a rising star.
Developer at Ledyer September 10, 2014, Per worked with Marcus on the same team
I had the pleasure of working with Marcus at CoderDojo Norrköping in the first half of 2014. He has the tireless spirit of an entrepreneur, an ambitious spirit and engaging soul, and no doubt will continue to create wonders .I had the pleasure of working with Marcus at CoderDojo Norrköping in the first half of 2014. He has the tireless spirit of an entrepreneur, an ambitious spirit and engaging soul, and no doubt will continue to create wonders .
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March 3, 2014, Sofia managed Marcus directly
Marcus is really one of a kind. He is very bright, courageous, positive, analytical and has a huge drive. He easily adapts to any situation and his ability to network with pretty much anyone also makes him a social genius. I have had the pleasure of managing Marcus both as intern and ambassador at Spotify and I am very satisfied with his work. He takes ownership of his tasks, spreads positive energy and constantly over-delivers which makes him a very trustworthy and appreciated team member.Marcus is really one of a kind. He is very bright, courageous, positive, analytical and has a huge drive. He easily adapts to any situation and his ability to network with pretty much anyone also makes him a social genius. I have had the pleasure of managing Marcus both as intern and ambassador at Spotify and I am very satisfied with his work. He takes ownership of his tasks, spreads positive energy and constantly over-delivers which makes him a very trustworthy and appreciated team member.
Group Manager på Triolab AB July 19, 2013, Jimmy worked with Marcus on the same team
I had the pleasure to work with Marcus at the Swedish-American Chambers of Commerce. Marcus had broad responsibilities e.g. digital media, webmaster and social media tasks.
Already the first week it was clear that Marcus has a natural passion and talent for digital media and entrepreneurship. It also turned out that he is a social genius. Marcus masters networking at a high level and has the ability to create long-term relations.
Marcus’ energy spreads enthusiasm and happiness in a whole organization. His most valuable qualities are his curiosity and perceptiveness. Marcus has the ability to uplift people around him and it's very easy to collaborate with him. His performance always exceeds expectations and he always gives that extra effort.
Marcus is definitely one of the most talented young professionals I have met and I would warmly recommend him to future employers. Those who manage to recruit Marcus have won the top prize of a candy wheel. I wish Marcus all the best in the future and hope that our roads will cross again.I had the pleasure to work with Marcus at the Swedish-American Chambers of Commerce. Marcus had broad responsibilities e.g. digital media, webmaster and social media tasks. Already the first week it was clear that Marcus has a natural passion and talent for digital media and entrepreneurship. It also turned out that he is a social genius. Marcus masters networking at a high level and has the ability to create long-term relations. Marcus’ energy spreads enthusiasm and happiness in a whole organization. His most valuable qualities are his curiosity and perceptiveness. Marcus has the ability to uplift people around him and it's very easy to collaborate with him. His performance always exceeds expectations and he always gives that extra effort. Marcus is definitely one of the most talented young professionals I have met and I would warmly recommend him to future employers. Those who manage to recruit Marcus have won the top prize of a candy wheel. I wish Marcus all the best in the future and hope that our roads will cross again.
Partner at Barnes & Thornburg LLP April 5, 2013, Bradley J. was Marcus’ client
As the current chair of the Swedish-American Chamber of Commerce of the USA, Inc. in Washington, DC, I have had the pleasure of knowing Marcus in a variety of capacities throughout his internship with the Chamber. Marcus served as the technical “go to” person and webmaster for the Chamber’s IT assets. Marcus was superbly skilled in computer-interfaced technology and honed his skills through a variety of past experiences which have included, among others, the noted Spotify.
Marcus has a professional work demeanor and quickly developed rapport with all those he came into contact with during his internship. He works extremely well with teams—some of the best cooperative skills that I have seen in someone who is still a fairly young person. He also has an impressive sense of creativity in technical pursuits that is seldom encountered in the workplace. Moreover, he has a very high level of integrity and maintains confidences.
Despite being a native born Swede, Marcus has excellent English communication skills, both written and verbal. I have no doubt that Marcus will be considered to be a highly valued asset at any organization in the future. I suggest that he be kept challenged by assigning him greater responsibilities, as he has yet undiscovered inner talent and a drive that needs to be cultivated by greater work challenges.
In summary, I highly recommend Marcus for any position or endeavor that he may seek to pursue—the more intellectually challenging the better. I also recommend that the reader "connect" with Marcus soon as he is someone who you wish to have access to in the future and you will benefit from learning of his future achievements.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Sincerely, Bradley J. Olson Chairman, Swedish-American Chamber of Commerce of the USA, Inc.
March 11, 2013, Andreas worked with Marcus on the same team
I had the privilege to recruit and work with Marcus in Washington D.C. at the Swedish-American Chambers of Commerce. Marcus is a rare combination of talent and passion, as well as one of the friendliest individuals I have encountered. He truly loves what he does and it transfers into his labor of work, making the result superb. Marcus is driven and knowledgeable about digital media and entrepreneurship, and not only did he inspire me on a day-to-day basis with his energy and altruistic nature, but the entire office was positively influenced by both his personality and sought after skills. Thus, I can highly recommend Marcus and hope that I will get the opportunity to collaborate with him in the future. The sky is the limit for Marcus and I will follow his continued career with great interest.I had the privilege to recruit and work with Marcus in Washington D.C. at the Swedish-American Chambers of Commerce. Marcus is a rare combination of talent and passion, as well as one of the friendliest individuals I have encountered. He truly loves what he does and it transfers into his labor of work, making the result superb. Marcus is driven and knowledgeable about digital media and entrepreneurship, and not only did he inspire me on a day-to-day basis with his energy and altruistic nature, but the entire office was positively influenced by both his personality and sought after skills. Thus, I can highly recommend Marcus and hope that I will get the opportunity to collaborate with him in the future. The sky is the limit for Marcus and I will follow his continued career with great interest.
Cloud Engineer at Einride December 16, 2012, Karl Johan and Marcus studied together
Marcus has, for the last three years, been one of my best friends. We have seen each other at our worst, and at our absolute high points. During our time at university, I've seen Marcus evolved. Not only in problem solving and the like, but primarily as a person who can make intelligent decisions and bring a positive atmosphere around him. The absolute best part about Marcus however, is his creativity, his stubbornness to always be the best he can be, and the two things that has made him one of my best friends: His total and utter selflessness and joyfulness in everything he does. I'd recommend Marcus for any job, and it would be a joy to once again work with him.Marcus has, for the last three years, been one of my best friends. We have seen each other at our worst, and at our absolute high points. During our time at university, I've seen Marcus evolved. Not only in problem solving and the like, but primarily as a person who can make intelligent decisions and bring a positive atmosphere around him. The absolute best part about Marcus however, is his creativity, his stubbornness to always be the best he can be, and the two things that has made him one of my best friends: His total and utter selflessness and joyfulness in everything he does. I'd recommend Marcus for any job, and it would be a joy to once again work with him.
Creator of Remotion and Lottie April 22, 2011, Marcus managed Marcus directly
Marcus is a very ambitious and entrepreneurially driven person whom both enjoys and excels in handling B2B contacts. He prides himself in his work and he is not afraid to apply himself when it matters. His efforts as responsible for sponsorship for Media Technology Days have resulted in not only an increased level of sponsorship for the event, but also an increased level of external awareness of the event through, among other things, media contact.Marcus is a very ambitious and entrepreneurially driven person whom both enjoys and excels in handling B2B contacts. He prides himself in his work and he is not afraid to apply himself when it matters. His efforts as responsible for sponsorship for Media Technology Days have resulted in not only an increased level of sponsorship for the event, but also an increased level of external awareness of the event through, among other things, media contact.
Software Engineer at Papirfly April 13, 2011, Victor worked with Marcus on the same team
Under Medieteknikdagarna 2011 jobbade jag och Marcus mycket nära varandra, då våra ansvarsområden ofta sammanflätades. Jag kände inte Marcus innan projektets början, och han överraskade mig verkligen med sitt brinnande engagemang och tillförde mycket energi till gruppen.
Marcus var lätt att arbeta med, samt mycket lyhörd och ödmjuk. Han kom ofta med värdefulla insikter och idéer som tillförde mycket. Som sponsoransvarig tog han sin uppgift på stort allvar och underlättade resten av gruppens arbete på ett föredömligt sätt.
Marcus får med anledning av ovanstående mina varmaste rekommendationer!Under Medieteknikdagarna 2011 jobbade jag och Marcus mycket nära varandra, då våra ansvarsområden ofta sammanflätades. Jag kände inte Marcus innan projektets början, och han överraskade mig verkligen med sitt brinnande engagemang och tillförde mycket energi till gruppen. Marcus var lätt att arbeta med, samt mycket lyhörd och ödmjuk. Han kom ofta med värdefulla insikter och idéer som tillförde mycket. Som sponsoransvarig tog han sin uppgift på stort allvar och underlättade resten av gruppens arbete på ett föredömligt sätt. Marcus får med anledning av ovanstående mina varmaste rekommendationer!
Projektledare Sveriges Radio February 13, 2011, Kerstin managed Marcus directly
Marcus jobbade hos oss en sommar då jag själv till större del hade semester, men Marcus insatser gjorde avtryck också efter att han hade slutat. Marcus frilansade även under avslutningen i ett projekt som jag ansvarade för. Han är en oerhört ansvarstagande person, som inte drar sig för att ta egna inititiv, utöver det som förväntas av honom. Han är kvick, effektiv, uttrycker sig väl i tal och skrift, genomtänkt och lätt att kommunicera med.Marcus jobbade hos oss en sommar då jag själv till större del hade semester, men Marcus insatser gjorde avtryck också efter att han hade slutat. Marcus frilansade även under avslutningen i ett projekt som jag ansvarade för. Han är en oerhört ansvarstagande person, som inte drar sig för att ta egna inititiv, utöver det som förväntas av honom. Han är kvick, effektiv, uttrycker sig väl i tal och skrift, genomtänkt och lätt att kommunicera med.
Author and producer of the blog Gavleoring.se - A sportfishing blog February 2, 2011, Tony was Marcus’ teacher
Marcus Nygren studerade hos oss här på John Bauergymnasiet i Gävle och om jag med några få ord skulle ge min beskrivning av honom så är det som följer: Ambitiös, social med ett fantastiskt tålamod. Det Marcus tog på sig att genomföra, det blev också färdigt i tid. Kunskaper i en mängd programvaror, där både färg, form och design är viktiga beståndsdelar är en annan merit hos Marcus!