bjørn borud

if you've stumbled across this web page I'm going to be so pretentious as to assume that you are trying to figure out who I am. well, that shouldn't be too hard as I've left breadcrumbs all over the place. you'll run into me sooner or later.

I currently work as an independent consultant. Earlier I've worked for Google as a Software Engineer. Before that I used to work for Yahoo!, Overture, Fast Search & Transfer and a few other companies you've probably never heard about. (All in all spending a bit over 10 years in the search engine industry).

in my spare time I do a bit of photography and I spend a lot of time hanging out with people who are into various forms of italian driving machinery. I have a lot of other hobbies as well, but it isn't always as easy to fit them into my schedule these days. I like to tinker, learn, and build stuff.

recent pictures

as mentioned above, I dabble a bit in photography from time to time and sometimes the result makes it onto the web. the quality varies quite a bit. some photos are just random shots I take with my cameraphone, while others are taken with a bit more care. unlike more consistent photographers, I haven't really gone for any one visual style. it all depends on the mood I am in on a particular day. if you'd like to see some more of my photos I've published some of them on flickr .

blog

occasionally I scribble down some thoughts in blog form. I have been blogging on and off for a number of years (since the 90s). Unfortunately the blog posts from before I switched to Blogger are no longer available.

You can find my blogs here:

Contact info

my primary email address is bborud at GMail. Unless you are a machine you should be able to figure out the correct mail address :-).