Summary
Georg Birgisson is an Iceland-based IT consultant and managing owner with over 8 years of focused experience in e-commerce solutions, IT project management, and business requirements design. He founded and runs Midran ehf., delivering consultancy that ties IT strategy to improved operations, marketing, and change management with a strong emphasis on electronic procurement and invoicing standards. Georg has served as technical editor and national representative in multiple European e-procurement standardization efforts (CEN/ISSS BII, NESUBL, Peppol), bringing rare domain expertise in public procurement workflows and EDI integration. His background blends hands-on product development—such as the CargoQuoting web application—and corporate leadership from roles in VAN operations and transport IT projects. Trained in international marketing (MBA, Cornell) and finance (Cand. oecon), he combines commercial insight with technical precision to turn complex requirements into interoperable implementations. A former salmon guide and longtime contributor to standards work, he brings both persistence and practical creativity to cross-border e-commerce challenges.
8 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
MBA, International marketing, MBA, International marketing at Cornell Johnson Graduate School of Management
Stúdentspróf, Viðskiptabraut, Stúdentspróf, Viðskiptabraut at Verzlunarskóli Íslands / The commercial college of Iceland
Cand oecon, Finance and accounting, Cand oecon, Finance and accounting at Háskóli Íslands / University of Iceland
English, Icelandic, Danish, German