Rikard Hellerfelt

Rikard Hellerfelt has a diverse work experience spanning various industries and roles. Rikard started their career as a Master thesis student at the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Linköpings Universitet in 2004. After that, they worked as a Salesman in Domestic Sales at SJ until 2005. In the same year, they also worked as a Translator and Interviewer at Skill.

From 2005 to 2007, Rikard served as a Web Traffic Consultant at Melbourne IT, where they provided services such as Search Engine Optimization and Web Traffic Analysis. Following that, they joined Accenture as a Consultant in Information Management, specializing in Portal and Content Management, Data Management, and Business Intelligence. Their assignments included working with Ericsson.

In 2010, Rikard joined Connecta as a Digital Consultant, assisting clients in areas such as web analytics, Internet applications, and web development. During this time, they also worked as an Analytics Manager for Sony Mobile Communications.

In 2013, Rikard became an E-commerce Manager at Inflight Service, overseeing the commercial websites and revenue streams for the pre-order business. Rikard then moved on to gategroup in 2017 as the Head of E-commerce, responsible for global digital sales in the aviation retail business unit.

In 2020, Rikard became the VP E-commerce at LINK Mobility, leading the Self Sign-Up (SSU) business for messaging services across European markets. Their responsibilities included defining strategies, performance management, business requirement definition, and building the SSU community.

Currently, Rikard is the VP Consumer & E-commerce at Dirac, where they head the consumer fronting point-of-sale (POS) of the Dirac Live product. Their role involves managing channels, such as the Dirac Online Store and Dirac Live apps, and driving growth through an omni-channel business approach involving staff, clients, and end-users worldwide.

Rikard Hellerfelt's education history begins in 1995 when they attended Holavedskolan, where they earned their secondary school degree in Natural Sciences in 1998. In 1999, Rikard enrolled at Linköping University and pursued a Master of Engineering (MEng) degree in Communication Engineering, which they completed in 2004. During their time at Linköping University, they also participated in an exchange program with the Erasmus program at the Università degli Studi di Modena e Reggio Emilia in 2002. Additionally, that same year, they studied Italian language at the Università per Stranieri di Siena. In 2010, Rikard attended Connecta and completed the Project Manager Training (PLT) program, focusing on Project Management. In 2016, they furthered their education by attending Hyper Island, where they studied Digital Strategy. Most recently, in 2020, Rikard participated in a course on Elements of AI at Linköping University. There is a school named "Berget" mentioned, but no information regarding the duration or degree.