Paal Aamaas

Senior Adviser
Department of Research, Innovation and Library
Unit for commercialization and innovation
Campus Vestfold (B2-37)
Supporting USN in becoming the most professional and forward leaning academic business partner in the Norwegian innovation market place

Responsibilities

Head of unit for commercialization and innovation (USNs Knowledge Transfer Office - KTO) including

  • TTO (Technology Transfer Office) - Commercialization of research
  • Coordination of external engagement including businesses competence brokering research projects in cooperation with the regional counties
  • Product responsible for Customer Relationship Management System (CRM)

I addition

  • Key Account Manager (KAM) for the Kongsberg group corporate
  • Project manager Technologytriangle
  • Board of directors on behalf of USN at Trainee Vestfold, Sprout and SAMS cluster

CV

See my linkedin profile for full professional CV at https://www.linkedin.com/in/paamaas/ 

  • 2008 Norges Televisjon, Technical Project Management, responsible digitalization of national terrestrial broadcast network (terrestrial network, project managent, DVB-T and Head end technology, business development)
  • 2010 Vestfold University College, Reserach coordinator Oslofjord Alliance, Project Developer MARKOM2020
  • 2011 Vestfold University College, Project Manager and Developer (development of public sector, financing, research, strategy, initiated, developed and managed MARKOM2020)
  • 2012 Kongsberg Maritme, Vice President Maritime Simulation (200 employees in USA/Canada/Russia/Norway, Business Unit P/L responsibility, international sales, internationalization, mergers and acquisitions (SMSC), strategy)
  • 2016 Kongsberg Digital, Vice President Business Development (business development, strategy, digitalization, sale of unit through management buy-out)
  • 2017 University of South-Eastern Norway, Head of Corporate Engagement, Project Developer and Managemer at rectors staff (development of public sector, financing, research, strategy, key account Kongsberg Group) 
  • 2023 University of South-Eastern Norway, Head of unit for Commercialization and Innovation at Research and Innovation department (Business Development, TTO, CRM system, Competence brokering, Cluster development, Key Account Management KOG)