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Simon Damgaard has a diverse work experience spanning over several companies. Simon is currently working as the Director of Engineering at Concordium since 2023. Prior to that, they served as the Area Engineering Manager at Vipps MobilePay, where they headed the engineering of the Payments & Processing area for over a year. Simon managed a team of Engineering Managers and oversaw the services provided to 11 million users and 400,000 shops across the Nordics.

Before their role at Vipps MobilePay, Simon worked at MobilePay as a Squad Lead, managing two squads in the Payments family. Simon played a crucial role in facilitating various payment methods used by MobilePay's users. Simon worked with three squads before partnering with a co-conspirator to share the responsibilities.

From 2011 to 2020, Simon worked at Danske Bank in various roles. Simon served as a Development Manager for the Investment Core department, where they were responsible for the operation and development of the system portfolio. Simon also served as a Development Manager for the Listed Derivatives Execution department, contributing to the transformation of the IT system landscape. Additionally, Simon worked as a Project Manager in the Cash Management IT department and as a Senior Software Engineer in the Card Systems department, where they played a key role in the development of MobilePay and received recognition for their contributions.

Before joining Danske Bank, Simon worked as an ERP System Consultant at Logimatic, where they worked on the shipbuilding materials management system and handled customer support. Simon also led the implementation of interfaces between the system and existing systems at Northrop Grumman, a defense contractor.

Overall, Simon Damgaard has extensive experience in engineering management, software development, and project management in the finance and technology sectors.

Simon Damgaard completed their education history as follows:

- In 2006, they graduated from Aalborg University with a B.Sc. in Software Engineering.

- From 2009 to 2011, they pursued their M.Sc. at Aalborg University, specializing in Software Engineering, Information Systems, and Human-Computer Interaction.

- Simon attended Aarhus University from 2012 to 2014, obtaining a Graduate Certificate in Business Administration (HD part 1).

- From 2014 to 2016, they completed Project Management studies at the Implement Learning Institute.

- In 2017, they obtained a Single subject, Graduate Diploma in Business Administration (HD part 2) from Aalborg University.

Additionally, they obtained certifications as a Certified ScrumMaster from Scrum Alliance in 2012 and as a Certified Agile Leadership from TRAIL RIDGE CONSULTING, LLC in 2018.