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Schmidt Mikkelsen is a Fellow International with the
Explorers Club since 2006 |
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Peter Schmidt Mikkelsen
FI'06
Member's
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Peter was born in 1954 at a farm
near Videbæk in Vestjylland, Denmark. He is married
o Ulla and they have two children: Lisa Maria ('85) and Niels
('86).
Peter is a trained Electronics technician
(Academy profession degree).
Employment
1972 - 1975: Electronics mechanic, Fona Service, Herning
1975 - 1977: Military service as private and sergeant in
the Danish military. Winter warfare training by the Norwegian
Army
1977 - 1979: Military service in the Sirius Dog Sledge Patrol,
NE Greenland
1979 - 1980: Danish Civil Aviation, Mestersvig Airfield,
NE Greenland
1980 - 1981: Danish and Canadian pilot licenses. Travels
in North America
1981 - 1983: Electronics technician, Aarhus Technical College
1983 - 1984: Electronics engineer, Thule Air Base, North
Greenland
1984 - 1996: Quality manager, Terma Electronics, Aarhus
1996 - 2001: Quality manager, Grundfos Electronics, Bjerringbro
2001 - 2007: Program manager, YORK Refrigeration, Aarhus
2007 - 2009: Senior consultant, New Future Formula, Aarhus
since 2009: Deputy manager, Greenland Climate Research Centre,
Nuuk
Expeditions
1989: Two-month kayak expedition in NE Greenland
1991: Co-founder of the Nordøstgrønlandsk
Kompagni NANOK
1999 - President and CEO of NANOK since 1999
1999 - Leader and member of numerous expeditions to NE Greenland
2008: Leader of dog sledge exp. into the NE Greenland national
park
Authorship
1986: Tusind dage med Sirius (Gyldendal)
1994: Nordøstgrønland 1908-60 (Dansk Polarcenter)
2000: Sirius gennem 50 år (ed.) (Aschehoug)
2000: Topografisk Atlas Grønland (co-author) (Royal
Danish Geographical Society)
2005: One thousand days with Sirius (UK)
2006: Twin Otter – flyvning og rejser i Grønland
(Aschehoug)
2008: North-East Greenland 1908-60 (Scott Polar Research
Institute, University of Cambridge)
Membership
Sirius-forening (former members of Sirius Patrol) (DK)
Grønlandske Selskab (The Greenland Society) (DK)
Knud Rasmussen Selskab (Knud Rasmussen Society) (DK)
Norsk Polarklubb (Norwegian Polar Club) (N)
Arctic Club (UK)
Scottish Arctic Club (UK)
Hakluyt Society (UK)
Fellow of The Royal Geographical Society (UK)
Fellow of The Explorers Club (USA)
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