"I'm a hacker - I like making the connections that others might not see - finding new ways to use the technology."

Experience

Software Evangelist

Company
Volvo Cars
Project
Software Hub
Year
2021-2022
Location
Gothenburg
Role
- Leading the Software Hub, building the capability to share APIs, Android Automotive services and other digital tools in order to discover and de-risk our future user digital ecosystem.
- Co-Lead: Transformation to a Software Driven Company
- Creating & running company wide Hack Weeks & Days

Product
Owner

Company
Volvo Cars
Project
Developer Portal
Year
2019-2021
Location
Gothenburg
Role
- Responsible for creating and delivering Volvo Cars’ Developer Portal, releasing their first public API alongside an Android Automotive Emulator, 3D model, and Datasets

Lead Technical Designer

Company
Humblebee
Project
Volvo Cars Product Labs
Year
2017-2019
Location
Gothenburg
Role
- Leading a wide variety of innovation exploration and de-risking projects through the dynamic lens of creative technology
- using a hypothesis-driven, customer-centric approach, to build test and learn from user experience driven pilots.

Co-Founder & CTO

Company
Stuffstory
Project
Startup
Year
2014-2016
Location
Gothenburg
Role
Concept development, service design, technical strategy and website development for start-up.

Skills & Tools

Industry Knowledge

  • Service & Product Design
  • Design Thinking
  • User Experience
  • Communication | Presentation | Storytelling
  • Agile
  • Experimentation
  • Innovation

Technologies

  • Javascript
  • HTML
  • CSS/SASS
  • React
  • API
  • Anrduino
  • Raspberry Pi
  • Android Studio

Tools

  • Figma
  • Sketch
  • Notion
  • Miro
  • Notion
  • Slack
  • Github
  • Adobe Suite

Languages

  • English (Native)
  • Swedish (Functional)

Media

"How Paul Aston Forges Digital Growth"

Publisher
Cogniverse
Media
Podcast

"Volvo Cars Opens Portal for Increased Innovation"

Publisher
NyTeknik
Media
Article

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