Tern Systems and Isavia ANS have been collaborating closely for almost 30 years now, developing ATM systems. The newest and most ambitious product being developed is the POLARIS ATM system. The POLARIS ICE team, comprised of members from both companies, is responsible for developing the feature set that will enable Isavia ANS to manage air traffic over the North Atlantic Ocean in the future. The area is more than 5 million square kilometres and is one of the largest control areas in the world.
Here we introduce the next team member: Thor Hauksson
✨Role within the POLARIS ICE team
“I joined Tern Systems last year as a project manager, leading the project with my counterpart at Isavia ANS, Ingi Sturla Þórisson. I am a newcomer to the domain of ATM systems, but not to project management and leadership where I have extensive experience in different domains over the past 30 years. What I have found is that the further you move into leadership, the more you move from the technical skills to the soft skills of collaboration, facilitation and teamwork. Project principles are consistent across domains, evolving to a holistic view of success. What I’ve also found is that the principles of projects are the same across domains, where project management as a profession has evolved to a more complete and holistic view of project success.
My role focuses on three pillars: delivering stakeholder value, meeting scope, time, and budget requirements, and ensuring team alignment and dedication.”
✨Professional experience
“In my first decade, I was a software developer with a bachelor's in computer science and studies in AI. A managerial promotion sparked my interest in project management. Over 30 years, I've worked in financial, telecommunications, IT, and energy sectors and earned a master’s in project management. I've taught at the University of Iceland, served on Iceland's project management association board, and joined IPMA's Advisory Committee.”
✨Life outside of work
“With three grown children, I try to spend as much time with my family and close friends as I can, and whenever possible, combining three important aspects: family gatherings, travel and culinary experience. Having lived in Italy for 3 years, both the culinary and travel preferences are pretty clear - with the extended family and friends of the two countries”
✈ About Polaris ATM
POLARIS ATM is our flagship product, the next-generation Air Traffic Management System. Our vision is to advance Air Traffic Control by delivering new levels of usability, modernity and innovation. Moving beyond the legacy systems which dominate the industry, POLARIS ATM uses technologies which will support our partner's emerging needs in the next decade and beyond. ANSPs who select POLARIS as their future ATM system will benefit from new features developed with others within our user group, designed with scalability and adaptability in mind.