Mette Kurland

Mette Kurland's work experience includes being the Director at the Danish Patent and Trademark Office since January 2020. Prior to that, they were the Office Manager at the Ministry of Taxes for the Udviklings- og Forenklingsstyrelsen from July 2018 to December 2019 and for SKAT from November 2016 to June 2018. Mette also served as the Chief Consultant for KOMBIT A/S (Kommune holding) from August 2007 to October 2016. Before that, they worked as a Senior Consultant at Teknologisk Institut from April 2004 to August 2007 and as a Training Consultant for CSC consulting group from May 2000 to April 2004.

Mette Kurland has a diverse education history. Mette obtained a Master's degree in IT Management from IT-Universitetet i København between 2016 and 2018. Prior to that, they completed a Diploma in management from Professionshøjskolen Metropol - Metropolitan University College from 2009 to 2011, specializing in Business Administration and Management. In 2007 to 2008, they pursued a Prince 2, Practitioner Certification in Project Management from Rovsing Management. Additionally, Mette holds a Master of scient degree in Pedology from Københavns Universitet - University of Copenhagen, which they completed before 1996, as the start year is not specified.

In terms of additional certifications, they have obtained an ITIL Foundation Level certification from Westergaard A/S in November 2019. In November 2018, they received a Leading SAFe (4.5) certification from the Scaled Agile Framework Certification Training. It is also mentioned that they hold a TOGAF 9.1 Certified certification from the Open Group, but the specific date of attainment is not provided.