One of the most formally-dressed members of Team Dyalog, Martin enjoys managing cloud infrastructure and helping everyone get even further with IT. He comes from a somewhat classical background, having worked his way up from changing printer toner to managing teams and working with service management and cloud operations at Maersk and Kraftvaerk. In his former roles he focused on building reliable, people-friendly, IT environments. His approach to technology has always been simple – IT should make life easier, not more complicated. Processes, in his view, only have value if they help people to achieve something meaningful, otherwise, they’re just paperwork with better formatting. This philosophy is welcomed at Dyalog Ltd.
Before joining Dyalog Ltd, Martin had spent years discussing IT philosophies, the importance of good service, and occasionally how many gadgets one person can reasonably own with Stine, our CEO. When the opportunity came to turn those conversations into action, he joined the team and quickly discovered that working at Dyalog Ltd can be just as entertaining as it is technical. That said, one part of the job came with unintended consequences. During the hiring discussions, Martin asked Stine whether they could exercise together, to motivate him to get to the gym more often. This has now evolved into a twice-weekly gym partnership, which he suspects is less “light encouragement” and more “mandatory strength training”.
Like most people at Dyalog Ltd, Martin is not just an IT guy in a suit – he also has a secret identity! When leaving the office, Martin changes out the shirt for a hand-stitched tunic, turning into the owner of The Merchants Guild – his own medieval shop offering everything a 14th-century citizen could possibly need: clothing, tools, furniture, books, and the occasional spoon. Having spent more than twenty years in the Danish medieval re-enactment community, he founded the shop to give something back — and possibly to justify owning far more wooden chests than anyone reasonably should.
When not working, Martin is happiest creating something new, whether it’s a piece of furniture, a bit of code, or a castle in Minecraft. He enjoys the challenge of turning an idea into something tangible, preferably with a practical twist.
In many ways, that blend of curiosity and craftsmanship makes him a good fit for Dyalog Ltd. Whether he’s fine-tuning IT infrastructure or constructing a medieval bench, Martin approaches it all with the same philosophy: if it’s worth doing, it’s worth doing properly, preferably with a hint of character and a cold can of Coca-Cola.
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It came as a surprise to Andrea (but not to anybody else) that she wanted to work as an executive assistant. She should have anticipated it; she did write her master’s thesis in rhetoric on how to lay the foundation for a great partnership between the rhetorical adviser and the director that needs assistance!
However, Andrea knew that working from the outside wasn’t what she desired. She wanted to be part of the organisation that she was helping, getting to know its members, its strategy, and its challenges and strength in depth. She also wanted to work closely with one or two members of management so that she could refine her ability to anticipate their needs and really be of assistance. This was a discussion that she often had with Stine, whenever the two of them and their partners met up to drink port and catch up. After two years of listening to this, Stine asked her if she wanted to try working with her and Dyalog Ltd. Andrea was sceptical at first as programming had never caught her interest, but her three-week internship passed very quickly. For a person interested in communication, behavioural design, and people, Dyalog Ltd was a wonderful source of learning and development. Advising on communication, helping with administration, and partaking in leadership discussions gave Andrea a new sense of fulfilment; here she got to stay and actually do the work instead of always leaving for the next client. After her internship she submitted a formal application and soon found herself thrown headfirst into a whole new world of programming and APL. Besides tackling administration and communicational tasks, Andrea is also trying to increase the number of memes being circulated in Dyalog Ltd!
He found his way to APL due to a fascination with programming languages – not so much programming language development, but more the affordances that different languages provide and reasons why you’d choose one over another in various circumstances. His interest in APL remained for many years after his initial discovery of the language, nurtured by watching presentations and reading articles. Eventually, he found himself talking for two hours about APL with experienced APLer 
Martina started studying physics with the intention of specialising in Astrophysics. However, after her first linear algebra and analysis classes, she discovered that she found most enjoyment in the mathematical and theoretical aspects of physics. Following this discovery, she started a Master’s degree in statistical mechanics and computational physics, ultimately pursuing a PhD in computational materials science with a focus on the physics of complex systems.
Karl was one of the few computer science students who actually enjoyed the courses on project management; he was also part of an even smaller minority who enjoyed writing mathematical proofs! He not only brings his mathematics and coding abilities with him, but also a fresh energy to the team.
