Hey! I'm Samuel.

How I like to contribute

I want the digital experiences and solutions we create to truly bring value to people and society. Technology is exciting, but never the end goal. This desire to take a holistic approach helps me contribute more than just code to help the team succeed.

My beliefs

• People

  I believe everyone can teach you something, no matter their experience, job title or background. This approach is especially useful in cross-functional teams with people from development, design, product and business.

• Leadership

  Good leadership to me is like coaching, creating a learning culture where the team continuously improves their technical capabilities and collaboration skills.

• Curiosity

  I'm driven by curiosity and a strong learning mindset and generally try to see challenges and problems as learning opportunities. These are some of the most important qualities I look for in people I collaborate with.

• Quality

  I believe testing (mostly integration) is fundamental to quality software, especially for large projects that are going to be used and developed for many years.

• Ownership

  I enjoy taking ownership for the products, services and features I work on, ensuring we're meeting the needs of people using them, and delivering accessible, performant solutions.

• Systems Thinking

  Instead of working around symptoms, I often try exploring the systems perspective to find underlying causes. I've found that "solving a problem" usually means updating the solution - but not always. Sometimes you need to ask different questions, and redefine the problem.

Unique experiences

• I founded a co-operative system development agency, managing teams, projects and clients. Doubling the annual yearly revenue two years in a row while reinvesting all surplus to enable social impact projects and speed up the transition to a regenerative and distributive economy.
• I've worked at several early-stage startups and impactful non-profits. I'm used to working in resource-constrained environments where every technical, human and financial resource needs to be used wisely.
• Every year since 2021, I've had the privilige to hold guest lectures at Chalmers University of Technology for the course Social innovation and social entrepreneurship. My goal is to showcase how to use Doughnut Economics and Doughnut design for social enterprises. I also hope to inspire more young people to learn about co-operatives and how they enable transformative change. (slides).
• I've worked in highly international, diverse teams since 2019, which has taught me a lot about intercultural collaboration and made me more humble and considerate.