Throughout my professional career I’ve handled numerous technology projects. It would be too much to list them all here; however, here is a brief selection of them.

Enterprise Projects

• Shipboard Implementation Lead for Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) compliance onboard Carnival Sensation.
• Project Liaison for GSM/CDMA cellular implementation, CellAtSea, onboard Carnival Conquest, ensuring successful project completion on time and within budget.
• Shipboard Implementation Lead for Casino Cashless Gaming onboard Carnival Miracle
• Shipboard Implementation Lead for Funtime – Staff and Crew Time Tracking onboard Carnival Inspiration
• Successfully migrated Carnival Miracle’s onboard Gift Shop from WYSE terminals to Windows based POS system incl. barcode scanners without any interruptions to business operations - increasing revenue and reducing customer wait time.
• Managed I/S retrofit onboard the cruise ship Carnival Sensation, including installation of 20 HP Compaq servers, Cisco switches and routers, Krone patch panels, 50-100 HP workstations, HP and Ithaca printers, and installation of a wide range of back office applications and proprietary software.

Software

• Designed and developed Online Remittance Tracking System - a complete online system for tracking family, immigration, and special remittances for Airline Brokers Co., Inc. 
• Designed and developed TotalNet - an award winning commercial network information and diagnostic tool for Windows 2000 and XP. 
• Designed and developed e-Monitor - an application written for a research project at the University of South Florida. Used to analyse the effectiveness of learning web-design and coding through traditional HTML coding versus using visual tools such as Microsoft FrontPage.

My name is Tom Andreas Mannerud and I am an Information Technology professional and educator from Oslo, Norway. I would like to use this opportunity to welcome you to my blog and hope that you will find your visit both educational and entertaining.

I hope to use this blog as a tool to distribute ideas, opinions, software, scripts, teaching and class material, and any other material as it relates to my professional career and hope that you will find the resources here valuable as well.

Everything posted on this blog is my personal opinion and does not necessarily represent the views of any other person or party.

VBScripts for IT Managers

 The scripts in my VBScripts for IT Managers series are designed to help hands-on IT Managers and System Administrators in their day-to-day operations. Every script I post here I wrote to solve a particular problem I was facing myself or to automate tasks that made my life easier, and thought I would share them in hopes it will help you as well.

Solutions-oriented IT Professional with 12+ years of hands-on experience designing, implementing, and integrating cost effective, high-performance technology solutions to meet challenging business needs. Strong problem solving, analytical, and teamwork skills with special interests in enterprise applications and information security.

Professional Experience

HOK (Hellmuth, Obata + Kassabaum, Inc.)
Associate
Information Technology Manager
http://www.hok.com

Carnival Cruise Lines
Senior Information Systems Manager
http://www.carnival.com

• Supervised and led a multi-national team providing first, second, third level support of 50-100 back-office desktops, 40 wireless laptops for check-in, 100-120 point-of-sale terminals and the support of the in-cabin interactive information and entertainment systems.
• Accountable for managing and maintaining all equipment in the shipboard Network Data Centers including 25 servers running Windows 2000/2003 & Unix, specialized printers, backup tape carousels, battery backup, routers, switches, cabling, and other hardware components that make up the shipboard LAN infrastructure.
• Accountable for overseeing all satellite equipment and data communications between ship and shore including Internet access, email, file transfers, telephone calls and billing, credit card authorizations, and bank ATM communications.
• Accountable for administering and supporting a wide variety of COTS and proprietary systems including onboard credit systems, guest tracking systems, crew and passenger identification/security systems, magnetic key door lock systems, crew personnel systems, dining room seating systems, casino financial systems, slot management systems, inventory control and purchasing systems, customer response/guest relations systems, weather/marine/navigational systems, and point-of-sale systems - linking all revenue generating departments onboard including accounting, bar & restaurants, casino, gift shop, infirmary, Internet café, photo, room service, shore excursions, and spa.
• Selected by management to mentor and train new and existing technical team members.
• Acknowledged for consistently implementing projects on time and within budget. 

Carnival Cruise Lines
Information Systems Manager
http://www.carnival.com 

Mannerud Consulting & Research
Technology Consultant
http://www.mannerud.org 

Education

University of South Florida
Bachelor of Science in Management Information Systems

Treider College
Diploma in Network Administration

Professional Certifications

Certified Internet Web Professional (CIW Associate)
Novell Certified Internet Professional/Certified Internet Business Strategist
Certified Novell Engineer
Certified Novell Administrator

Certificates

Master Certificate in Information Technology Industry Knowledge
Master Certificate in ITAA Information Security Awareness
Certificate in Internet Security
Certificate in Computer Forensics
Certificate in HTML 4.0
Certificate in MS Windows XP Desktop Administration
Certificate in MS Windows Server 2003 Administration
Certificate in Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP)

Professional Associations

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
IEEE Computer Society

Teaching Experience

International Academy of Design & Technology (IADT, The Academy)
Adjunct Instructor
http://www.academy.edu

Temple Heights Christian School
Guest Instructor

Boards

IADT Interior Design Advisory Board, 2008
Technology Advisor

My name is Tom Andreas Mannerud and I am an Information Technology professional and educator from Oslo, Norway. I am currently an Associate and Information Technology Manager with HOK (Hellmuth, Obata + Kassabaum, Inc.), the worlds leading architecture and engineering firm.

I am also the President of TriTom Technology Group - providing innovative technology solutions for today’s small businesses and large enterprises.

Before working for HOK, I managed technology for Carnival Cruise Lines (CCL), a fortune 500 company and the worlds largest cruise line with more than 21,000 employees and 22 ships. As a Senior Information Systems Manager onboard the passenger superliners Carnival Fascination, Carnival Sensation, Carnival Inspiration, Carnival Miracle, Carnival Spirit, and Carnival Conquest, I was an officer responsible for all Information Technology and Communications onboard.

Over the years I have tutored & taught workshops and classes at corporate training centers, high-schools, and colleges and am currently an adjunct instructor at the International Academy of Design & Technology, where I have taught classes such as Web Site Operations & Security and Markup Languages.

I currently hold a degree in Management Information Systems from the College of Business Administration at the University of South Florida in Tampa, Florida, and a Diploma in Network Administration from the professional network adminstration program at Treider College in Oslo, Norway. I also maintain numerous industry certifications ranging from the rare Certified Internet Business Strategist to Certified Internet Webmaster to Certified Novell Engineer to name a few.

My teaching philosophy has, and continues, to follow a constructivist philosophy. I believe students learn by social constructivism whereby through exploring, creating and sharing with eachother that students retain the most knowledge and reach their potential. Moreover, it is my belief that it is of higher importance to teach students where to acquire knowledge about a topic in order to reach a conclusion or solve a problem rather than enforcing memorization.