Dag Endresen
GBIF Node Manager For Norway at University of Oslo
Oslo, Norway
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Top SchoolDag Endresen is the GBIF Node Manager for Norway based at the University of Oslo Natural History Museum, bringing over two decades of experience at the intersection of biodiversity informatics, genebank documentation and research data infrastructures. Trained as a civil engineer and PhD in crop science, he pioneered predictive agro-ecological models (FIGS) for identifying useful plant genetic resources and has seen his thesis widely used and cited globally. His career spans hands-on systems development—building genebank information systems and the Svalbard Seed Vault portal—to strategic roles shaping metadata standards like the Darwin Core extension for germplasm. He has led IT teams, advised FAO on permanent unique identifiers for germplasm, and served in GBIF governance and ICT expert groups, blending technical delivery with policy impact. Multilingual and research-savvy, he combines deep domain knowledge in plant genetic resources with practical engineering experience in databases and knowledge organization systems. An often-overlooked strength is his track record of turning research outputs into operational infrastructure that supports global open access to biodiversity data.
14 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Mathematics and Science, Mathematics and Science at Arendal GymnasPhD, Crop Science, Ecoclimate, Ecology, Biodiversity Informatics, Agricultural diversity, PhD, PhD, Crop Science, Ecoclimate, Ecology, Biodiversity Informatics, Agricultural diversity, PhD at Københavns UniversitetFaculty of Chemistry and Biology, Genetics, Biochemistry, Architecture, Diploma Engineer, Master of Technology, Faculty of Chemistry and Biology, Genetics, Biochemistry, Architecture, Diploma Engineer, Master of Technology at Norwegian University of Science and Technology
English, Norwegian, Swedish, German
Github Skills (63)
ontologies9
r-package9
biodiversity-informatics9
xml-schema9
biodiversity9
organize9
readable8
portal8
web-application7
derived7
bioinformatics7
aix7
utility7
jekyll6
hugo6
Programming languages (10)
Github contributions (5)
GBIF-Europe/nordic_oikos_2018_r
Nov 2017 - Apr 2021
Contributions:145 commits, 124 pushes, 1 branch in 3 years 5 months
r-packageworkshopbiodiversitynordicprogrammatic
dagendresen/darwincore-germplasm
Oct 2011 - Jun 2019
Contributions:51 commits, 11 pushes in 7 years 9 months
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