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Pocketzim

Management
Flying isn’t the hard part—preparing for the unexpected is. That’s why seven pilots came up with a plan. We share a common foundation in aviation, but there’s more to it. Not least: Grethe. This list is not final. Pocketzim AS is looking for talent and competence.

Joakim Strøm
Founder/CEO & Board
Two and a half years in the USA, learning the basics of flying one and two propeller airplanes, came to an end with an offer to join SAS in 1988. Since then his life has been on the airline highway flying various jets. MD80, B767, B737, A330, A340, A350 and A320 in that order. For the better part of his career a constant battle for keeping knowledge and skills up to par, led to a desire for and work with a handy pilot emergency training tool. Pocketzim is a baby and Joakim knows it takes a village to raise a child.

Are Wergeland Krog
CTO & Board
Before he started his pilot career, Are was working with design and quality with his engineer degree. Flying has been a big thing since 2009, recently on the Boeing 737 in SAS and now with Field Group Aviation as Chief Flight Operations and Check Captain. He also keeps himself busy flying a wide range of private planes, where he is also acting as instructor and examinor. He want's to narrow the knowledge-gap between the private and the professional pilot.

William Ray Reagan
CCO & Board
During more than 40 years in aviation, flying as a first officer, captain, and instructor both in general aviation, the corporate market, and the airline industry, his main interest has always been the people aspect. Fueled by this, Ray has in his role as examiner, as Director Flight Crew or in managing several projects always focused on pilot development as it relates to human factors. Upholding airmanship in an increasingly technological reality is a lasting ambition.

Grethe Selven
CLO & Chair of the Board
Grethe holds a degree in economics/market economics and a master’s in jurisprudence from the University of Tromsø. She has held roles such as general manager, CFO, senior advisor, and business lawyer across industry, public administration, research, and law firms. Since 2008, she has specialized in employment, corporate, real estate, contract, EU/EEA, and intellectual property law. She now chairs the board and serves as the company’s legal , administrative, and business strategy adviser.

Johan Olafsen
CFO
Johan is a pilot flying for SAS on A320, with previous experience on B737 and Dash-8 and Embraer 190 at Wideroe. He has been Chairman with us and is studying economics at UiT part-time for added weight. Personal development is a thing. The youngest member of the team is naturally in sync with the new generation of Pilots. Apart from a passion for flying, he shares their love for gaming and readiness for change. Hence the drive to provide the future of e-learning to his peers, today.

Espen de Lange
Creative Director
His flying career began in ’86, spanning over 30 piston-propeller aircraft, plus the DC-9, B767, B737, and DHC-8. From the USA to the deserts of Africa and the Arctic coast of Northern Norway. With SAS, Malaysian Airlines, Widerøe, and now B787 as Captain and Base Manager at Norse. He served as instructor, project manager, and change consultant at Airborne. A master’s in Human Factors & System Safety deepened his understanding of complexity and resilience. Finding smarter ways to practice is always on his mind.

Rickard Wikander
Advisor
Rickard is a SAS Capt. and Flight Instructor on A320 after years on B737. His background, is diverse including ten years in business development and helping the financial industry with regulatory compliance. He holds a bachelors degree in aeronautical sciences, trying to modernize pilot training on human performance and competencies. He has been invited as speaker at several international aviation training conferences. His advice is always to think not only "outside" but even "without the box”.

Dr.Nicklas Dahlström
Advisor
Nicklas started out as a meterologist in the Swedish Air Force, receiving flight training on SAAB 105 military jets. Later, as acting Human Factors Manager at Emirates Airlines and simultaneously holding the position of Senior Lecturer at Lund University School of Aviation in Sweden, he ventured into mental work, training and simulation research. Numerous publications has brought him both, to many arenas around the world and the 2018 Civil Aviation Training magazine’s Pioneer award.
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