About me
My name is Björn (bear in Swedish), or
"Bj" for short, and I presently live in Sweden.
The name 'Kilted Viking' was coined by a cousin and refers to
my Swedish-Scottish ancestory and me owning a kilt (Grant tartan).
I was born and raised in Båstad (southern Sweden), spending most
of my summers visiting relatives in Scotland (mainly Pitlochry
and Cupar).
In 1995 I moved to Eskilstuna (an hour west of Stockholm, or
the other - west - end of lake Mälaren) for studies and later
work (until mid 2006). I have also lived in Halmstad and Växjö for studied
as well, the former also for work.
After a year off work, living in a caravan and travelling, and a
year in Västerås (late 2007 to 2008), I moved to
Stockholm in late 2008 - first to
Bromma, then Huddinge, and
lastly Saltsjöbaden (Nacka). I moved here
to work for Ecolabelling Sweden.
Work experience
I have spent about 11 years working as a system administrator,
lecturer, and what ever needed to be done at (former) School
of Business, Mälardalen University.
Before that I sold, and supported, multimedia
products (when CD-ROMs where new) at (former) Buller Data AB. During summer
breaks (in studies and work) and during military service I worked
at a (former) DomänTurist camp site for four seasons.
Since 2008 I work as a system administrator and developer at Ecolabelling
Sweden (and Nordic Ecolabelling, which Ecolabelling Sweden is a
part of).
Work related interests are computer related problem solving and
web based development. I love learning new things, something one
needs to do when working with computers. For awhile I
enjoyed studying Sun's J2EE and how well it is designed, but I
now focus on web technologies, both standard and Microsoft's.
Private interests
Private interests are archeology, history, trains, and
computers. Lately, since I bought a good digital camera, I have
enjoyed some amateur photography - mainly nature and architecture.
I love the area around lake Mälaren as it
is a great place to learn more about the Vikings and the Middle
ages. Eskilstuna is an industrial town (i.e. a lot of history),
well known for it's knives and other metal workings. In the autumn
especially, the area is a beautiful place to be with all it's colours.
