Gissur Simonarson
Chief Technology Officer at Cloud Sherpa
Dunblane, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Top SchoolGissur Simonarson is a seasoned technology leader and CTO who specializes in intelligent workplace design and cloud-enabled digital transformation, with 10 years in executive roles and a track record across the USA, Iceland, Norway, and the UK. At Cloud Sherpa, he helps enterprises unlock cost savings and improve employee autonomy by optimizing existing tools for integrated digital workplaces, including delivering over £1M annual licensing savings for Haleon post-GSK demerger. Earlier, he led Microsoft cloud architecture for NatWest at Fujitsu UK, orchestrating the migration of SharePoint estates to Microsoft 365 and Azure while guiding a multi-person team and enterprise-wide change. His background spans senior roles at Brightwire, Puzzlepart, EVRY Norge, Advania Norden, Conflict News (founder), and GlobeScope, with deep expertise in SharePoint, 365, Azure, and modern web development. He brands himself as an Intelligent Workplace Architect who champions open-source-driven cloud adoption. Based in Bridge of Allan, Scotland, he brings a global perspective and a strong foundation in CS from George Mason University and Reykjavik University.
11 years of coding experience
22 years of employment as a software developer
IT, IT at Forest Park HighComputer Science, Computer Science at George Mason UniversityComputer Science, Computer Science at Háskólinn í Reykjavík
Icelandic, English, NorwegianGithub contributions (5)
GissiSim/conflictnews
Apr 2016 - Jul 2017
Contributions:1 push, 1 branch in 1 year 3 months
GissiSim/callapplybind
Jun 2018 - Jun 2018
Contributions:10 commits, 9 pushes, 1 branch in 6 days
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