Jon Gretar Gudjonsson

Chief Executive Officer at Compodium International

Jon Gretar Gudjonsson has a diverse work experience spanning several roles and companies. Jon Gretar currently serves as the Chief Executive Officer at Compodium, a company focused on delivering reliable solutions for online collaboration. Jon Gretar also holds the position of Chief Technology Officer at the same company, where they oversee the development of secure video conferencing and messaging platforms.

Prior to their current roles, Jon founded CoreMotif, a consulting firm that assists businesses in bridging the gap between business and IT. Jon Gretar applies a holistic approach, utilizing methodologies like TOGAF, Zachman, Agile, and Lean Startup to help corporations achieve their goals.

Before CoreMotif, Jon co-founded mymxlog.com, where they served as the Co-Founder and CTO. Jon Gretar'sresponsibilities included leading the technical development of the company.

Jon's earlier experience includes working as an Enterprise IT Architect at Arion Bank and as a Team Lead in Core Banking IT Services at the same institution. Jon Gretar was responsible for optimizing processes, implementing SCRUM and Agile methods, and managing a team of engineers.

Jon Gretar'sprevious role at Kaupthing Bank involved serving as the Global Network Service Manager, leading a team of international network engineers and technicians. Jon Gretar also managed contracts and service levels for the bank's global network services.

Jon's work experience also includes a role as a Software Specialist and Systems Engineer at EJS.

Overall, Jon Gretar Gudjonsson has a solid background in executive leadership, IT consulting, software development, architecture, and project management.

Jon Gretar Gudjonsson has a diverse education background. Jon Gretar pursued a Master of Science degree in Computer Science and Engineering from KTH Royal Institute of Technology, completing it between 2006 and 2008. Prior to that, they also obtained a Master of Science degree in Information Technology, Interactive Systems Engineering from the same institution, studying from 2004 to 2005. Jon completed their undergraduate studies at Háskóli Íslands, where they earned a B.Sc in Electrical and Computer Engineering, with a focus on computer science, between 2000 and 2003.

In addition to their formal education, Jon has also obtained multiple certifications. In 2018, they became certified as a Professional Scrum Product Owner I (PSPO-I) through Scrum.org and received the TOGAF 9 Certified certification from The Open Group. In 2017, they obtained the ITIL Foundation Certificate in IT Service Management (2011) from AXELOS Global Best Practice and the Professional Scrum Master I (PSM I) from Scrum.org.

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Timeline

  • Chief Executive Officer

    March, 2022 - present

  • Chief Technology Officer

    October, 2021