Abel Arrouj
Interim Head of Software & Product Owner
About
Interim Head of Software and Product Owner at Accella Solutions, with over eight years of experience delivering projects in warehouse automation, gas detection, control systems, AI-based automation, and IT services.
Certified PRINCE2 Agile Practitioner with a Master's degree in Industrial Economics. Completed selected courses and a bachelor thesis in Electrical Engineering at OsloMet.
I enjoy understanding how things work — from PLC logic and gas detection hardware to cloud infrastructure and AI pipelines. This technical curiosity drives how I facilitate teams and build products: hands-on enough to ask the right questions, and structured enough to deliver.
Experience
Head of Software / Project Manager / Product Owner
Accella Solutions AS
09/2025 — Present
Oslo
- Establishing the product team
- Working on ISO 27001 certification
- IT operations management
- Personnel responsibility
Senior Advisor — IT Services
NOKUT
03/2025 — 09/2025
Oslo
- Identified opportunities for AI-based automation of case-handling processes
- Managed IT infrastructure for 100+ employees, including Microsoft 365 and specialist systems
- Conducted public procurement of IT services in accordance with regulations
- Ensures GDPR compliance for processing of personal data in AI-based systems; conducts ROS, DPIA, and LIA analyses
Project Manager
Accella Solutions AS
09/2024 — 02/2025
Oslo
- Delivery of PLC, automation panels, and Accella Software to oil depots
- Project management and technical assistance
Project Manager
Element Logic AS
02/2022 — 08/2024
Kløfta
- Led implementation of multiple AutoStore installations for clients including Meny and Sport Holding
- Managed project budgets of 10–90 MNOK and teams of 10–25 people
- Delivered Element Logic's first AI-based sorter and conveyor module together with the product team
- Served as technical liaison between support, solution architects, end users, and product management
Systems Engineer / Project Lead
Dräger Nordics
02/2019 — 02/2022
Oslo
- Designed and delivered gas detection systems for offshore installations and industry
- Created electrical drawings in EPLAN
- Produced FAT/SAT documentation and manuals for international clients
- Coordinated deliveries between production (Germany), engineering (UK), and Norwegian service technicians
- Established System Centre for Dräger in the Nordics
Project Assistant
Dräger Nordics
03/2018 — 02/2019
Oslo
- Assisted project manager with planning and follow-up of Nordic harmonisation project
- Mapped and optimised processes across Dräger Nordic (Finland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark)
- Coordinated cross-functional teams across sales, engineering, and service
- Established process documentation and managed training
Interpreter — Category 5
Hero Tolk
06/2016 — 01/2020
Oslo
Education
Electrical Engineering — Selected Courses & Bachelor Thesis
OsloMet
08/2023 — 06/2025
Bachelor thesis: AI Accelerators, Drones and Quantized Neural Networks
- ELVE3610-1 24H Introduction to Robotics
- DAVE3625-1 24H Introduction to Artificial Intelligence
- ELI3600 Industrial Communication Systems
- ELI2300 Dynamic Systems
- MEK3100 Programming 2
- ELI1100 Electronics
- ELPE1400 Digital Technology
- ELPE1300 Electrical Circuits
- MEK1300 Programming 1
Master's in Industrial Economics
University of Stavanger
06/2015 — 06/2017
Engineering — Drilling
University of Stavanger
08/2014 — 06/2015
Bachelor in Petroleum Technology
University of Stavanger
08/2011 — 06/2014
Course in Project Management
Metier Academy
11/2017
Portfolio
Career Highlights →Languages
Skills
Certifications
- Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals
- PRINCE2 Agile® Practitioner — Metier Academy
- PRINCE2® Foundation — Metier Academy
- Scrum Product Owner — Metier Academy
- EPLAN Electric P8 — EPLAN Software & Service Norway